Mass funeral rites for Khamenei aim to showcase public devotion, but silent defiance and deep apathy undermine the regime’s carefully manufactured spectacle.
Browsing: Iran
Gulf monarchies face an impossible choice as American protection increasingly threatens the economic diversification their entire future depends upon.
Will suspended US sanctions restore Iranian crude exports, or do infrastructure damage and financial caution block a full market return?
Evaluating Bahrain’s diplomatic architecture and strategic defense alliances to safeguard vital trade corridors and counter regional proxy threats effectively.
Iran strategically leverages sanctions relief from the new Washington agreement to aggressively fund and rebuild regional proxy forces like Hezbollah.
Iraq detains dozens of officials while setting a September deadline for armed groups to surrender their weapons to state control.
To secure long-term stability, Washington and Jerusalem must immediately codify a parallel strategic pact that unifies their deterrence against Iran.
Iran’s missile programme survived war and diplomacy by remaining off the table, preserving a strategic asset Tehran refuses to surrender.
This strategic brief evaluates the shifting U.S.-Israeli alliance, analyzing how permanent military force fractures critical geopolitical relationships.
Pakistan’s Balancing Strategy between Saudi Arabia and Iran faces its ultimate test as war, diplomacy, and nuclear ambiguity collide in South Asia.