Baghdad’s September 30 deadline fails as Iran-backed factions reject disarmament,forcing Zaidi to prioritize PMF institutional reform over impossible timelines.
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Syria refuses military intervention in Lebanon, pursuing state-to-state ties through border security and economic cooperation instead.
Saudi Arabia faces a two-front crisis as Houthi gains and pipeline strikes narrow Riyadh’s options while Washington steps back.
Pakistan’s first Mecca Pact Test reveals layered response: protect Saudi territory but avoid direct war with Yemen as Iran ties constrain options.
Tehran’s spyware campaign and Alaj platform turn diaspora data into hit lists, targeting dissidents for kidnapping and assassination worldwide.
Saudi Oil Exports face a triple threat as pipeline attacks, Houthi gains, and Iranian interdiction leave Riyadh scrambling for routes.
Iran’s hardline Paydari Front fuels nightly protests, targeting Rouhani and challenging Pezeshkian as Khamenei’s death reshapes the regime’s future.
Attrition Warfare grinds wars into endurance contests as three gaps—power, technology, and politics—defy decisive outcomes and demand new thinking.
Houthi gains at Bab el-Mandeb threaten Saudi oil exports and draw Washington into a Vietnam-like quagmire without ground troops.
Trump vows to stop Iran’s bomb while ignoring AI risks, yet bombing cannot erase knowledge and AI lacks a centrifuge