Periodic Iran strikes won’t work. Iran is not Hamas. The strait becomes a permanent weapon.
Browsing: Nuclear
US blockade on Iran begins. Coercive economic warfare replaces diplomacy as nuclear and missile gaps prove unbridgeable.
Unresolvable nuclear demands and Hormuz control gaps make US-Iran grand bargain structurally unlikely.
U.S.-Iran peace hinges on compromise over enrichment suspension and a UN-backed Gulf security forum.
From blockade to bargain: converting Iran’s Hormuz control into a negotiated stake in stability.
Tehran exploits Europe-US rifts, offering nuclear and strait concessions to fracture Washington’s pressure campaign.
Faced with Gulf energy shortages and U.S. strategic abandonment, Japan and South Korea are pivoting toward nuclear self-reliance and potential armament.
Solomon argues that the NPT has become an instrument of “selective permission,” enforcing restraint on Iran while excusing the modernized arsenals of the powerful.
Sasmita argues Western hypocrisy protects Israel’s clandestine arsenal while punishing others, creating a systemic imbalance that fuels regional instability.
The Iran conflict suggests conventional forces cannot prevent attacks, prompting allies to doubt U.S. protection and seek independent deterrents.