A pressing US munitions shortfall forces a tactical shift on Iran while exposing serious risks to long-term American military deterrence worldwide.
Browsing: Iran
U.S. coercion and pilot zone tests are vital to salvage a meaningful Israel-Lebanon ceasefire amid escalating tit-for-tat strikes.
Houthis’ threats cannot close Bab al-Mandab, but military escalation for Tehran forfeits their position in Yemen political peace negotiations.
Hezbollah’s decline and Assad’s collapse force a shift in Middle East policy: absorb non-state actors into formal states or face complete collapse.
Washington targets Babak Zanjani’s illicit crypto and corporate networks, cutting off key revenue streams used to fund the IRGC and Iranian military forces.
Attacks on Persian Gulf refineries and power grids threaten civilian survival, contaminating shared waters and risking critical regional desalination plants.
The U.S. proposal to export nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia bypasses strict nonproliferation checks, raising security alarms across Capitol Hill.
Lindsey Graham’s funeral creates a vital opening for Donald Trump and Binyamin Netanyahu to resolve strategic rifts over Iran, Lebanon, and Saudi Arabia.
Houthi attacks on Saudi oil tankers pushed oil over $100 per barrel as the group used Iranian resupplies to target key Red Sea trade corridors.
Houthi strikes on Saudi oil shipping and direct Iranian arms supply flights threaten global energy corridors, forcing new international maritime interdiction.