Tehran’s leadership is split over whether an Iran Nuclear Breakout secures survival or invites a more destructive war.
Browsing: Missiles
Western officials still see the Houthis as pirates, but they are Iran-backed missile operators closing a critical sea lane.
After Iran’s war, Gulf states reconsider permanent US bases, exploring rotational deployments, commercial ties, and leaner security models.
Uncrewed aircraft and precision missiles neutralize traditional US naval power, creating unprecedented strategic vulnerabilities across global trade routes.
Chinese shoulder-fired missiles in Iran challenge Western air dominance, creating a lethal low-altitude barrier across critical Middle Eastern airspace.
A strike on Sanaa airport shatters Yemen’s ceasefire, threatening to reignite full-scale war between coalition and rebel forces.
Defense restructuring, platform-focused budgeting, and active regional combat deplete critical US missile stockpiles, raising peer conflict risks.
Iran’s saturation strikes severely depleted US interceptor stockpiles, exposing strategic vulnerabilities and threatening deterrence across multiple regions.
Iranian missile strikes hit vulnerable Persian Gulf posts, killing 17 troops and forcing the U.S. military to rethink its Middle East basing strategy.
Iran’s missile programme survived war and diplomacy by remaining off the table, preserving a strategic asset Tehran refuses to surrender.