Tag: Iran
Shortage of Missiles Paused US Iran Strikes
President Trump's decision to shelve a planned two-week intensification of strikes on Iran followed a private warning from his own top general. General Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, cautioned Trump, in an account officials gave to the Wall Street Journal, that continued high-tempo strikes would deepen…
China Learns War Through Russia
Trading Blood for BlueprintsSince 2024, Chinese personnel have trained at a facility near Volgograd also used by Russia's 8th Combined Arms Army, one of the formations that has fought in eastern Ukraine – The Economist reported, citing European intelligence. The confirmed curriculum there covers drone warfare and urban combat. Separately,…
Gulf Oil Faces a Two-Strait Trap
The thesis works with two qualifications: the Gulf is not completely sealed because the UAE retains its Fujairah outlet, and American energy companies may benefit while the United States as a whole absorbs higher prices and military costs.The Houthi missile and drone attack claimed against Saudi Aramco facilities in Jizan…
U.S. Starts Rationing Air Defenses Against Iranian Strikes
U.S. commanders are deliberately allowing some Iranian missiles and attack drones through their air defenses, accepting damage to military installations rather than expend interceptors that are growing harder to replace, according to NBC News.Two senior U.S. officials told NBC News that commanders have been choosing which incoming weapons to intercept…
Iran Warns Ukraine After Caspian Strike
Iran's Foreign Ministry warned Ukraine of unspecified consequences after accusing Kyiv of attacking an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea on July 25, killing one sailor and injuring another, according to Reuters and the ministry's statement, carried in full by Tasnim.The ministry called the attack a violation of Article…
US Pauses Iran Strikes After Two-Week Bombing
US Central Command reported no new strikes on Iran as of Saturday morning. The National noted the halt followed 13 consecutive nights of announced attacks on Iranian military targets. The campaign had run without a break since a prior ceasefire collapsed earlier in the month.Trump framed the pause as tied…
Iran War Enters 13th Night as Talks Continue
The United States and Iran remain locked in overlapping tracks of warfare and negotiation, with President Trump calling talks the "most serious" yet even as US strikes against Iran continued for a 13th consecutive night. "I think they are by far the most serious that we've seen," Trump told reporters…
Iran Rejects Trump’s New Ceasefire Offer
Iran has rejected a new U.S. ceasefire proposal delivered to Tehran by Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi after his White House meeting with President Donald Trump, according to Iranian and Iraqi officials cited by The New York Times. The White House has not publicly confirmed the proposal or disclosed its…
Pakistan Is Useful Again. Can That Last?
A few years ago Pakistan was slipping out of international view. Relations with the West had deteriorated, domestic politics were consumed by the confrontation surrounding former Prime Minister Imran Khan, and an economy close to default left Islamabad dependent on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and on emergency support from…
ASEAN Tests Diplomacy Across Three Global Crises
The 33rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum in Pasay, Metro Manila, was not a venue where the United States, Russia and China came to resolve their disputes. Instead, it became a forum where each managed a different strategic challenge at the same time: Washington sought to preserve…
