Iran’s foreign policy will not change after Raisi’s death; Khamenei has systematically sidelined the Foreign Ministry, centralizing control in his own office.
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Trump’s generals warn that a prolonged air campaign against Iran could deplete munitions and risk escalation, complicating defense of regional allies.
On Saturday, as President Donald Trump announced that the United States had launched a major attack on Iran, the Israeli…
An air-only regime-change campaign is untested and doubtful; can bombs alone unseat a regime? The Gulf will soon test this.
Trump and Iran are playing a game of chicken; neither wants war, but each believes the other will blink.
Trump is being dragged into a war with Iran, much like Putin was into Ukraine: emboldened by a perceived victory and ignoring military warnings.
Two Iran-aligned Iraqi factions are openly recruiting for war, alarming the Iraqi government; the factions “listen to no one.”
Gulf air defenses are layered, but their resilience against a large-scale Iranian missile attack is untested and vulnerable to saturation.
Despite 50 years of U.S. sanctions, Iran has achieved 90% literacy, indigenous missiles, and independent satellite launch capability.
Trump’s war on Iran will fail because its demands are designed for rejection; airstrikes cannot erase knowledge or end missile programs.