Pentagon unit director served on board of firm that trained Khashoggi’s Saudi killers.

Iran war confirms regime resilience and Hormuz leverage but exposes critical US assumption failures.

The 2026 war has dismantled Iran’s conventional base but failed to trigger regime collapse, resulting in global energy instability.

Audience costs and political survival, not military logic, drive Netanyahu’s unachievable war in Lebanon.

Iranian hackers weaponize minor municipal breaches to project omnipresence and erode US public trust.

Tehran can stomach a wartime deal but cannot yet imagine a durable peace with America.

Lebanon-Israel talks reassert state sovereignty but face Hezbollah’s refusal to disarm or comply.

Intelligence penetration and escalation fears, not principle, explain Iran’s surprising wartime terrorism abstention.

Communal Shiite fear, not Tehran’s command, is regenerating the Axis of Resistance from below.

Syria emerges as stable energy conduit amid Hormuz blockade, reviving Mediterranean export routes via Baniyas.