Gulf states are terrified of a U.S. war with Iran, facing retaliation, economic collapse, and a destabilized neighborhood.
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Lebanon is trapped between Hezbollah’s pledge to defend Iran and Israel’s relentless strikes, leaving its sovereignty hollow.
The Strait of Hormuz, through which 20% of global oil passes, is a flash point in U.S.-Iran tensions.
If Iran-Israel war erupts, Iraq could become a launch pad for militias and a target for retaliation; Kurdistan faces strikes and displacement.
Khamenei threatens to sink a U.S. carrier, but supercarriers are extraordinarily hard to sink—the real danger is devastating retaliation.
Two years of war, a ceasefire is in sight—on Netanyahu’s terms. Hamas miscalculated; its allies stood down.
Hezbollah says it will not be neutral if the U.S. attacks Iran, but its capabilities are degraded and Lebanon shattered.
Iran can agree to a nuclear deal, but not on missiles—they are now its only deterrent after Hezbollah’s erosion.
Lebanon’s ceasefire is collapsing under near-daily Israeli strikes, deepening a humanitarian emergency in a country already shattered by economic collapse.
Lebanon’s Sunni Quwwat al-Fajr has joined Hezbollah against Israel, a significant and divisive shift within the Sunni community.