US can’t fight two wars alone. Europe needs co-production, not just customer status. ITAR and centralized models are the bottleneck.
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Hormuz is a legal vacuum: sea law vs. naval warfare. No rule says which prevails. Iran, US stuck.
Gulf states crack down on filming strikes, target Shia communities, and expose migrant vulnerability. The prosperity-for-acquiescence bargain is fracturing.
Piracy falls, but proxy wars rise. China, Russia, US compete in Gulf of Guinea as Sahel terrorists move toward ports.
Iran war undermines nonproliferation. Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt may pursue nuclear hedging. Regional arms race looms.
Iran setback doesn’t end Israel’s nuclear risk. Egypt, Turkey, Saudi Arabia loom. Time to end nuclear ambiguity, experts warn.
Iran now targets the entire Gulf, not just Israel and the US. Neutral states become adversaries. Regional coalition against Tehran accelerates.
US blockade came too late. Before the war, it could have worked. After Iran adapted, it became a crisis-widening tool.
Iran retains 70% of its ballistic missiles. Underground cities survived. US failed to deliver a death blow to the program.
US brokers Lebanon-Israel breakthrough: “not at war.” But Hezbollah’s arsenal and Israel’s buffer zone threaten the 10-day truce.