Iraqi oil exports are reviving, yet Iranian smuggling and transit fees risk turning Iraq’s recovery into Tehran’s profit.
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A US withdrawal from Gulf bases would hand Iran a strategic win while doing nothing to reduce missile threats.
Congress left for recess with defense funding unresolved, leaving military readiness and munitions production timelines exposed to new strain.
Trump Iran Negotiations risk masking a strategic defeat that could hand Tehran control of the Persian Gulf forever.
Western allies can adopt combat-tested Ukrainian tactical expertise to secure Middle Eastern airspaces against modern hostile Iranian aerial strikes.
The US Naval Blockade of Iran temporarily froze trade, but the ceasefire collapsed, proving that coercion alone cannot deliver peace.
Iraqi militia attacks on Saudi Arabia threaten regional diplomacy. Washington must combine targeted counterstrikes and intelligence support to secure Baghdad.
Joint U.S.-Saudi airstrikes targeted Iran-backed militias in Iraq after wave of drone attacks, threatening Baghdad’s diplomatic standing in the Gulf.
Fresh military strikes in the Strait of Hormuz shatter the U.S.-Iran agreement as oil prices surge and troop casualty counts climb past official estimates.
Heavy CENTCOM naval deployments expose severe U.S. shipyard bottlenecks, sailor fatigue, and the practical limits of single-region power projection.