The Crisis in the Strait of Hormuz The Strait of Hormuz has long stood as Iran’s most potent geopolitical asset. As the narrow maritime corridor linking the Persian Gulf to global markets, it carries roughly 20–27 percent of the world’s seaborne oil and liquefied natural gas trade,
Amid a destructive war – and now a welcome, if fragile, two-week ceasefire – can the Islamic Republic and the United States see eye to eye? Perhaps, if Iran flips the script and welcomes regime change on its terms. After threatening Iran with genocidal war crimes that included attacks on civilian infrastructure,
In 1798, when Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Egypt, he delivered an address to the Egyptian people, saying, “I have come to restore your rights and punish your usurpers.” That statement did not sit well with the Egyptian chronicler of the occupation, Abd al-Rahman al-Jabarti, who suspected ulterior motives and did not
The haunting sight of thick, black smoke suffocating Iranians seemingly signals the slow asphyxiation of a proud country before the world’s eyes. With the goal of securing the Islamic Republic’s complete surrender, the US-Israeli military campaign has moved well beyond stated, if shifting, objectives. Operation Epic Fury raises
Iranians have an expression: Nobody distributes sweets (halva) in a fight—a cue that conflict is neither gentle nor generous. All sides are now experiencing this truism in real time. Eight days into the US-Israeli war on Iran, the endgame remains unclear. Initially framed as a war intended to bring
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