Hezbollah can be disarmed through Lebanon’s state. Hamas cannot. A narrow window exists—if Israel withdraws from the buffer zone.
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War has cost Iran 2 million jobs, destroyed 23,000 factories, and pushed 4 million more toward poverty. 72% inflation.
Since the war in Iran started on February 28, oil prices have moved considerably higher as the market has been…
Iran exposed why the US would lose a war with China. Forward bases aren’t defensible. Stand-off weapons don’t work.
Trump is strangling Iran’s economy—not bombing it. Crippled industries, a collapsed rial, and a frozen stock exchange prove it.
Trump traps Vance with Iran talks: win for Trump, loss for Vance. A classic heads-I-win, tails-you-lose maneuver.
UAE quits OPEC over Saudi tensions and Iran war, freeing itself to pump more oil for strategic gain.
Reopen Hormuz with US, UK, and Ukraine. Ukraine’s minehunters and Black Sea experience are essential—not just European navies.
Iran’s IRGC recruits Kurdish tribesmen as Muslim Peshmerga with $300 salaries and rifles, exploiting economic collapse to fill ranks depleted by US-Israeli strikes.
IMEC rebuilt without Israel as center. Saudi rail to Jordan, Qatar-Saudi MOU, UAE pivots to Mediterranean exits. Diversification, not normalisation.