An in-depth look at the US Israel Iran War, featuring insights from Dr. Shireen Hunter on the strategic drivers and ethnic tensions fueling the conflict.
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An analysis of the Iran regime’s shift toward military dictatorship through internet lockdowns, child soldiers, and the use of foreign militias.
Analysing how the Iran war provides Beijing with a stress-test playbook for energy strangulation and maritime coercion during a Taiwan crisis.
US strikes destroy Iran’s arsenal, exposing China’s empty security guarantees. Xi’s Gulf influence craters. Trump holds the card.
No outcome of the Iran war preserves Gulf primacy; every scenario leaves them more vulnerable and strategically diminished.
Riyadh balances between Iran, Israel, and the U.S., hedging to protect its economy and regional autonomy.
Gulf states see extended war with Iran as a destabilizing threat to the economic reliability and regional stability that built their modern success.
Iran’s strikes reveal Gulf states are targets regardless of U.S. bases, challenging the future of their American security partnership.
Hormuz inaction signals end of U.S. oil-for-security bargain, forcing Gulf states toward self-reliant defense recalibration.
The U.S. administration’s unilateral approach to the Iran conflict is causing allies to reassess the safety and legality of intelligence-sharing.