Iran drones hit Azerbaijan. Baku sends aid, not retaliation. Ethnic Azerbaijanis in Iran defuse confrontation. Caucasus stays neutral.
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Hormuz closure shifts China-Gulf ties from oil trade to energy security community. FTA now a strategic necessity, not an option.
Lebanon ceasefire extended three weeks as Trump mediates. Hezbollah rejects talks. IEA warns of historic energy threat.
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.
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.