Targeting Iranian energy targets risks global economic fallout without achieving regime change. Washington must declare victory and de-escalate.
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Internal political competition inside Tehran repeatedly forces leaders to trade tactical bargaining strength for strategic overreach.
The U.S.-Iran memorandum buys time, but Lebanon’s fires and domestic maximalism could incinerate this fragile diplomatic floor before real negotiations begin.
Washington targets Babak Zanjani’s illicit crypto and corporate networks, cutting off key revenue streams used to fund the IRGC and Iranian military forces.
Escalating strikes across the Persian Gulf transformed regional sea lanes into active hazard zones, forcing commercial fleets to adapt to severe risk.
Iran’s coercive calculus demands more than U.S. force—target its supply chains, procurement networks, and political will.
As open conflict threatens crucial shipping routes,policymakers confront limited options to contain regional aggression and stabilize international trade lanes.
Late-arriving European sanctions on Israeli settlers face a credibility test. Will banking systems and public pressure force real change?
Washington’s sudden revocation of General Licence X halts oil trade, leaving fifty million barrels of Iranian crude stranded as sanctions return.
Following strikes in the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. has targeted Iranian shadow banks and shipping cartels, signaling a return to strict economic containment.