Europe leads a 51-nation effort to reopen Hormuz, diverging from US blockade but sharing goals. Deployment speed remains uncertain.

Trump declared victory. Iran war exposed US limits: regime stands, Hormuz closed, Gulf allies look to China and Europe.

Two-thirds disapprove of Trump’s Iran war. Congress faces 60-day deadline and $100bn vote. Public support for Middle East engagement erodes.

Stateless and exposed. Climate change punishes Kuwait’s bidun where legal neglect already abandoned them.

Eleven of 13 major economies are more energy-vulnerable than a decade ago. COVID lessons on supply chain security went unlearned.

Trump reaps what empires sowed: humiliation does not produce submission. Iran’s defiance is history made flesh. Dignity resists power.

Iran’s regime survives. Trump talks oil money, not liberation. Iranian hopes of overthrow betrayed by a war of attrition.

Pakistan’s military brokered US-Iran talks, not diplomats. Army chief Munir’s access and credibility made the difference. No deal, but a shift.

Lebanon-Israel talks inch forward despite Hezbollah’s coup threats. Beirut wants slow disarmament; Washington and Israel demand results.

Hormuz is a legal vacuum: sea law vs. naval warfare. No rule says which prevails. Iran, US stuck.