Iran
Many Countries May Try to Negotiate Arrangements with Tehran, to Avoid an Open-Ended Military Effort to Secure the Waterway
There Is No Example in Modern History of the Complete Destruction of a Regime or of an Organization by the Systematic Assassination of Its Leaders
A Renewed Buffer Zone Strategy Reflects Israel’s Shift Toward Physical Security Over Deterrence
The Objective Is Not Control of the Red Sea, but to Disrupt Shipping and Create Economic Pressure That Grants the Houthis Influence
Iran Shattered the Cultivated Myth of Omani Exceptionalism, the Diplomatic Card Tehran Played for Decades to Shield Itself from Total Gulf Isolation
As War Accelerates Around Iran, Europe Answers With Delay, Doubt, And Strategic Paralysis
Tehran’s Rapid Retaliation Suggests That the Regime’s Decision-Making Structures Remain Functional
Israel’s Ability to Locate the Most Important Figure in the Regime Evinces How Deeply Its Intelligence Has Penetrated the Islamic Republic
The Destruction of the Country Is neither Decisive nor Important to the Regime
Well Before the Current Conflict with Iran, the Gulf Capitals Drew the Rational Conclusion That the Relevant Competition Is Now Among the Gulf States Themselves
The Media Is Obsessing over Price Volatility in the Oil Markets as Iran Fans the Flames of Panic
Iran’s Kurdish Armed Groups Remain Too Fragmented, Cautious and Constrained to Shape the War’s Outcome.
Iran’s Proxy Strategy Has Expanded Beyond the Levant and Now Threatens North Africa’s Strategic Balance
Sustained Strikes and the Removal of Senior Islamic Republic Figures Raise Questions About the Regime’s Durability
Helium Is Vital to Semiconductor Manufacturing, Aerospace Industries, and Medical Infrastructure Such as MRI Scanners
Three Policy Frameworks for the United States and Israel on Resistance, Succession, and the Strait of Hormuz
An Operational Concept for Reopening the Strait of Hormuz Without a Ground Campaign
