The United States has taken a further, major step in unhinging the global order. The…
Trump’s shock and awe aims for quick victory; Iran’s strategy is to outlast him politically.
Trump is the fourth U.S. president to promise freedom through regime change; history’s record is bleak.
Russia is a bystander in the Iran war; Tehran’s collapse would strip Moscow of a key regional node.
The Gaza war shattered illusions of dominance and forced the Arab world to rediscover its agency.
The old regional order is collapsing; Arabs face a choice: fragmented dependency or a collective security framework.
If Trump strikes Iran, oil disruption scenarios range from reversible shipping interruptions to catastrophic facility destruction.
The New York Times critiques Trump’s war on Iran—after decades of vilifying the regime and cheerleading the Iraq invasion.
Israeli society is intoxicated by war and expansion, united behind a campaign that killed Khamenei and destabilized the region.
Iran faces three simultaneous regime changes: biological decay, an IRGC dictatorship, and a shattered social contract.
