Hezbollah lost the war but refuses to admit it, blaming Lebanon’s state as Iran collapses and its own community pays.
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The Houthis control Yemen’s Red Sea coast and Bab al-Mandab approaches, exposing how cheap weapons let militias disrupt global trade.
Saudi Arabia struck Iraqi militias and embraced Baghdad in the same month, testing a doctrine that could hollow the state.
India hosts a divided BRICS as the Iran war pits members against each other and tests the bloc’s economic agenda.
The Hormuz Corridor Deal locks in Iran’s coercive leverage, converting a wartime contingency into routine administration funded by Arab exports.
The MBS Rivalry with the UAE led Saudi Arabia to weaken its own allies, enabling the Houthi capture of Mokha.
A smarter Iran Policy must match ends to means, preserve coercive tools, and rebuild partnerships before the next war.
Oman Neutrality is a strategic asset, not weakness, and Washington cannot afford to discard a partner vital to the Strait of Hormuz.
The Houthi Victory exposes Trump’s broken Iran strategy as oil inventories fall and Gulf partners absorb mounting damage.
Sanctions on Iraq remain the only credible lever to break militia control, as military and judicial institutions stay captured by Iran-aligned factions.