DDR model for Hezbollah: phased disarmament, state monopoly on force, and Israel-Lebanon peace talks.
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Dollar safe haven holds—but only because US energy and arms production insulate it from war shocks.
China’s Iran war role is norm promotion, not decisive influence; great-power framing misleads.
Not a clash of civilizations. Russia and China backed Iran. Muslim states backed the US.
Lebanon challenges Hezbollah. Can Iraq and Yemen follow? Aoun speaks, but the world watches from a distance.
Trump as Christ the Healer: politicizing Jesus reaches a new extreme. Evangelicals push back swiftly.
Hormuz is Iran’s tested weapon. No military reopening. Tolls and linkage diplomacy follow.
Pakistan deepens Gulf military ties and US-Iran mediation, yet gets caught between Saudi and Emirati rivalry over regional alignment.
Lebanon pays for Hormuz via diesel price doubling and generator bills rising 35%, not direct shortages—imported inflation hits a bankrupt state.
After absorbing massive Iranian strikes, the UAE redefines trust in partners based on wartime stance, defense tech access, and Hormuz security.