Tag: Iran
Iran’s Missiles Turn the Gulf Against It
The United States has struck more than 300 Iranian military targets over three nights — radar, launchers, and missile and drone stores — according to CENTCOM, after Iran hit a commercial vessel near the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's strikes have now reached across the Gulf, and its neighbours are turning…
U.S. and Iran Trade Strikes as Hormuz Ceasefire Formally Collapses
U.S. and Iranian forces struck each other for a third time in a week, an exchange that effectively confirms the collapse of the ceasefire framework established by the June 17 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), rather than another round in the contained retaliation cycle that had defined the conflict since April.…
Trump Threatens 1,000 Missiles Over Alleged Iran Plot
US President Donald Trump threatened large-scale missile strikes on Iran on July 11, warning against acting on an alleged plot to assassinate him, a threat with added weight after Iran's Khamenei was killed in the war's opening strike. On Truth Social, he wrote that "1,000 Missiles are Locked and Loaded,"…
Qatari Envoys Visit Iran to Revive U.S. Talks
Qatari negotiators have traveled to Iran in coordination with the United States, according to Axios. Qatar is not acting alone. According to the same report, officials from Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt and Saudi Arabia have held a wave of calls with both Washington and Tehran, reflecting growing regional concern that…
Hormuz Stays Open as Security Risks Disrupt Global Shipping
Iran has not issued a formal decree closing the Strait of Hormuz, but the distinction between "open" and "closed" is becoming increasingly misleading. Tracking data compiled by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) indicate that commercial traffic through the strait has yet to recover to pre-conflict levels, while…
US Strikes Near Bushehr as Truce Fractures
The collapse of the Islamabad Memorandum's fragile truce is not an accidental drift. It reflects a calculated Iranian strategy to assert control over the Strait of Hormuz, where Tehran has pushed commercial vessels toward routes and protocols set by the regime itself, a bid for what Britannica describes as hegemonic…
