TEHRAN - The rapid reversal of Iran’s position on the Strait of Hormuz, from reopening to reimposing strict military control within hours, has exposed not only the fragility of the…
IRAN-US-ISRAEL: The Chokepoint Gamble: Inside The U.S.-Iran Stand-off Over The Strait Of Hormuz.
TEHRAN, WASHINGTON - In the span of a single weekend in April 2026, the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow maritime corridor through which one-fifth of the world's oil supply flows,…
INDIA: The Fire That Burned In Namakkal: India’s Electoral Reckoning And The Defeat Of Modi’s Delimitation Bill.
The BJP's audacious plan to redraw India's political map has collapsed in Parliament, but the questions it raised about federalism, representation, and the north-south divide will define the next era…
IRAN: A New Order In Strait Of Hormuz – IRGC Navy Mandates Authorisation For All Vessels.
TEHRAN - The Persian Gulf awoke Friday to a carefully scripted paradox. As the IRGC Navy declared a "new order" granting it absolute authority over the Strait of Hormuz, the…
US-IRAN: US Escalates Military Presence With 10,000 More Troops As Iran Ceasefire Hangs By A Thread.
WASHINGTON, TEHRAN - The United States is dramatically escalating its military posture in the Middle East, deploying more than 10,000 additional troops even as a fragile ceasefire with Iran teeters…
RUSSIA: Russia, Iran, And The Fracturing Nuclear Order: Lavrov’s Doctrine And The Deepening Global Divide.
MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has once again placed Moscow at the centre of a rapidly escalating geopolitical confrontation, forcefully defending Iran’s “inalienable right” to uranium enrichment while…
CHINA-IRAN: The Phantom Blockade: How A Sanctioned Chinese Tanker Exposed The Cracks In Trump’s Hormuz Gambit.
BEIJING, TEHRAN - The U.S.-sanctioned tanker Rich Starry slipped through the Strait of Hormuz in the early hours of April 14, 2026, carrying 250,000 barrels of methanol from the UAE's…
US-IRAN: Beneath the Thunder of Gunboats: The Geopolitical Tempest Over the Strait of Hormuz.
WASHINGTON, TEHRAN - The world awoke this morning to a new, perilous reality. The United States Navy, acting on a direct order from President Donald Trump, has begun enforcing a…
PAKISTAN: The Islamabad Mirage: Inside The High-Stakes US-Iran Mediation That Barely Averts World War.
ISLAMABAD, TEHRAN - In the opulent corridors of Islamabad’s Serena Hotel, shielded from the cacophony of a world teetering on the edge, history was being written, or rather, painstakingly drafted…
IRAN: Iran Says Targeting Its Ports Would Endanger All Persian Gulf Shipping Hubs.
TEHRAN, April 13, 2026 – A tenuous two-week ceasefire has shattered, plunging the Persian Gulf into a direct naval confrontation. The US Navy, under direct orders from President Donald Trump,…
