Why the U.S.-announced Hamas disarmament agreement may unravel despite formal commitment, given deep gaps and a double game.
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Military force and economic blockades fail to break the strategic deadlock in the Strait of Hormuz.
Washington loses political influence in prolonged conflicts unless it conditions security aid early on shared diplomatic strategic objectives.
Iranian public opinion strongly backs anti-regime protests and views external military strikes as potential humanitarian intervention.
Targeting Iranian energy targets risks global economic fallout without achieving regime change. Washington must declare victory and de-escalate.
Defense restructuring, platform-focused budgeting, and active regional combat deplete critical US missile stockpiles, raising peer conflict risks.
Gulf nations build alternative pipelines around Hormuz, but regional military risks continue to threaten global energy security.
Cross-border chaos is erasing Middle East sovereignty, spreading the U.S.-Iran war across Yemen, Egypt, and into Ukraine in a Hobbesian breakdown.
The U.S.-Saudi nuclear deal sparks fears of enrichment-driven arms race. Can a regional fuel bank avert crisis?
Kyiv aims to merge its ongoing war with U.S. actions in the Middle East, seeking a unified strategy against Russia and Iran across multiple combat zones.