Strait of Hormuz
The International Energy Agency Confirms the Scale of Cairo’s Vulnerability Across Distinct Assessment Periods
The Diplomatic Push in Doha Is Not a Breakthrough in Regional Peacemaking
Washington Has Pulled Its Forces Out of Iran’s Easiest Reach and Pointed Its Airlift at Israel. The Satellites Show a Force Ready for a Short War, with Its Third Carrier Still in the Pacific.
Israel Seems to Be Champing at the Bit to Resume the Fight Against Iran
‘If They Attack the Infrastructures of Our Country, It Is Natural That the Islamic Republic Will ... Destroy Their Assets,’ the Revolutionary Guard Warned
Their Push for Secure Trade Also Protects Centralized Power, Leaving Citizens to Bear the Costs with Little Accountability
Saudi Arabia’s Loadings at Yanbu Are Now Increasing Again After a Brief Pause After Iraqi Militia Drones Struck the Petroline
The Gulf Arab States Increasingly Seek Relationships Based on Specific Capabilities, Rather than Exclusive Alignment
While Beijing Frequently Speaks the Language of Diplomacy, It Expands Infrastructure That Gives It Leverage in the Region
Bin Salman Should Realize That the Key to Security in Saudi Arabia Rests in Riyadh and in His Strategies
Even States That Export Large Volumes of Oil May Rely on Foreign Imports of Fossil Fuels
Baghdad Says the Drones Flew From Maysan. Thermal Data and a Post-Attack Optical Frame Put the Damage on a 110-Kilometer Stretch Southeast of Medina, 1,100 Kilometers Away.
Iran Favors Asymmetric Target Substitution, Shifting the Burden Toward High-Value, Vulnerable Western-Aligned Strategic Assets
Open Sources Warned That Killing Khamenei Would Trigger the Closure of the Strait and Empower the Republican Guards. The 2026 U.S.-Israeli Strikes Ignored Those Warnings.
Neither Tehran nor Washington Has Found Enough Leverage to Force a Retreat
Partisan Politics Cannot Substitute for a Strategy to Defeat Iran
The U.S. and Regional Countries Should Build Pipelines to Send Oil from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean and the Arabian Sea
The Two Reportedly Are Mulling an Agreement Covering Insurance, Refueling, Environmental Services, and Other Naval Support