Two Iran-aligned Iraqi factions are openly recruiting for war, alarming the Iraqi government; the factions “listen to no one.”
Gulf air defenses are layered, but their resilience against a large-scale Iranian missile attack is untested and vulnerable to saturation.
Despite 50 years of U.S. sanctions, Iran has achieved 90% literacy, indigenous missiles, and independent satellite launch capability.
Trump’s war on Iran will fail because its demands are designed for rejection; airstrikes cannot erase knowledge or end missile programs.
Iran’s regime faces existential crises: economic collapse, regional losses, and the absence of a pivotal figure to manage transition.
Iraq’s election is quiet, but the next prime minister faces monumental challenges: water, U.S. demands, and U.S.-Iran entanglement.
By branding targets “narco-terrorists,” the Trump administration justifies extrajudicial killings, dehumanizing victims and stripping them of legal protection.
A $35 billion gas deal is signed, but a summit is impossible; Sisi refuses to legitimize Netanyahu after Gaza.
It seems that in his second presidential term, Donald Trump is still severely suffering from…
Ramadan complicates any U.S. strike on Iran; attacking during the holiest month risks galvanizing Tehran’s proxies and alienating Muslim opinion.