TEHRAN/WASHINGTON, 7 MAY 2026 — The Persian Gulf this spring is a powder keg wrapped in a narrative war. In the month since a shaky two-week ceasefire between the United…
IRAN: Strait Of Hormuz Closed Again – Iran’s Distrust Of US-Israeli Deception Fuels Escalation Amid Failing Lebanon Ceasefire.
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,…
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,…
LEBANON: Escalation By Design: How Israel’s Lebanon Offensive And Hezbollah’s Retaliation Are Undermining A Fragile Ceasefire.
BEIRUT/TEL AVIV — A humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding in Lebanon as Israeli military operations intensify, met with a sophisticated and sustained campaign of retaliatory strikes by Hezbollah. This brutal exchange,…
IRAN: Ceasefire Or Calculated Pause? Iran, U.S. And Israel On The Brink As Distrust Deepens Amid Escalating Violence.
TEHRAN, WASHINGTON, TEL-AVIV - After 40 days of intense warfare that had reshaped the geopolitical and military balance across West Asia, a fragile two-week ceasefire between Iran and the United…
US: Trump’s 50% Tariff Threat On Iran Arms Suppliers – No Legal Authority, Economic Warfare, And A Backdoor Ceasefire Breach?
WASHINGTON - Within hours of announcing what he described as a pathway to “long-term PEACE,” Donald Trump issued a sweeping ultimatum that risks undermining that very claim.
Ceasefire Collapses In Syria’s Suwayda As Israel Threatens Escalation And Expands Military Presence.
Suwayda, Syria – A fragile ceasefire has disintegrated in Syria’s southern Suwayda province, as intense clashes between Druze militias and Syrian government forces resumed on Wednesday, leaving scores dead. Simultaneously,…
