A Kurdish intervention against Iran collapsed before it began, exposing deep Israeli strategic miscalculations about popular support and Kurdish fragmentation.
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Sanctions, bombing, and blockade have not broken Iran’s economy. New data show surprising resilience amid triple-digit inflation and job losses.
Despite campaign promises to end them, America’s forever wars persist, draining critical military resources and eroding long-term strategic power.
Trump’s gutted NSC and chaotic US Iran policy have mired the administration in a six-month war with no viable exit.
After February 2025 strikes, Iran’s leadership crisis forced the regime into collective rule, entrenching IRGC dominance while avoiding a coup.
How Iran war lessons drove Kuwait to overhaul air, missile, and naval defenses for the drone threat era.
After Iran’s war, Gulf states reconsider permanent US bases, exploring rotational deployments, commercial ties, and leaner security models.
Trump’s Iran war reveals a superpower stuck between unwinnable escalation and an off-ramp it refuses to take.
Escalated US-Iran hostilities, a smaller fleet, and mine threats deter Hormuz tanker escorts despite the legacy of Operation Earnest Will.
Decades of military overreach and the Iran war prove the US Middle East strategy must end with full withdrawal.