Tag: Iran
Azerbaijan’s Iran War Balancing Act Faces Limits
From Karabakh to the Iran war, Baku keeps testing its own limits.Azerbaijan’s conduct through the 2026 war between the United States, Israel, and Iran fits a pattern stretching back years: a small state repeatedly testing how far it can push bigger neighbors before pulling back. A new Institute for National…
Iran Hits Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait in One Day
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps carried out strikes against US military facilities in Jordan, Bahrain, and Kuwait within hours of each other on July 14, part of an operation the IRGC designated "Operation Nasr 2," according to The Tribune.The IRGC said it destroyed weapons and equipment storage sheds and struck…
Houthis May Soon Close Bab el-Mandeb Strait
Yemeni Houthis have said they could close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in the coming days, threatening a second major chokepoint alongside Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.A member of the Houthi-aligned Ansar Allah movement's political bureau, Mohammed al-Farah, said the group intends to close Bab el-Mandeb in tandem with…
U.S. and Iran Trade Strikes as Truce Unravels
The United States and Iran exchanged another round of strikes on Wednesday, the fourth consecutive night of fighting since the ceasefire framework agreed last month effectively collapsed.U.S. forces struck Iranian military targets near the Strait of Hormuz and along Iran's southern coast as Washington expanded maritime operations aimed at restricting…
Iran War’s True Cost May Near $100 Billion
The Pentagon's public estimate of the Iran war's cost captures only part of the financial picture, according to internal Defense Department assessments reported by U.S. media. While officials have publicly put the cost of the campaign at about $30 billion, internal estimates now reportedly place the overall bill between $80…
Trump Ties Cuba Threat to Post-Iran Pivot
President Trump said Monday that Washington is investigating whether Iran has stored drones in Cuba, warning of swift action if confirmed, according to MercoPress. “If they do have that… we’ll take care of it in short order,” he told reporters, though he immediately called the claim unverified.The accusation builds on…
US Restarts War Powers Clock on Iran
July 13 showed how far the terms of the US-Iran war have moved since fighting began in February, on three fronts at once: the legal basis for continuing it, the rhetoric justifying it, and the technology used to wage it.The Trump administration formally notified Congress on July 10 that "military…
Britain Bans Iran’s IRGC Under New Law
Britain has classified Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a state threat organization, commonly described as proscription, making it a criminal offense to belong to the group, attend its meetings, or carry its logo in public.The designation uses the National Security (State Threats) Act 2026, which received Royal Assent on July…
Iran Ceasefire Unravels as Grid Losses Mount
The US-Iran ceasefire that took hold in June is collapsing, with Iranian strikes on Gulf states and mounting damage to Iran's power grid marking the most serious escalation since the truce began.The US and Iran signed the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding on June 17, establishing a 60-day framework to negotiate…
Oman Proposes a Legal Route to Reopen Hormuz
Oman has drafted a plan to split shipping through the Strait of Hormuz into two corridors, an attempt to break the deadlock over one of the world's most important maritime chokepoints. Under the proposal, reported by CNN, vessels taking a southern route through Omani waters would sail freely under pre-war…
