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Even American analysts admit it: the war against Iran has become a strategic catastrophe for the U.S.
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Even American analysts admit it: the war against Iran has become a strategic catastrophe for the U.S.
May 21, 2026

A recent article by Robert Kagan highlights the serious consequences of Trump’s military adventure.

Can Trump really bomb Iran now?
May 21, 2026

The recalibration of relations between the GCC and Iran, and their views of Israel, will be Trump’s legacy.

Can Trump really bomb Iran now?
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Israel’s ‘war to the root’ may unravel America
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Israel’s ‘war to the root’ may unravel America
May 16, 2026

Both Trump’s Iran war and the closely connected Israeli war for Jewish hegemony across the Middle East are unravelling fast.

Russian-Turkish cooperation and security in the Eastern Mediterranean
May 12, 2026

Security crises in the Middle East remind the importance of the balance of power in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Russian-Turkish cooperation and security in the Eastern Mediterranean
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‘Ways of war’ are in metamorphosis: Lessons from the Iran war
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‘Ways of war’ are in metamorphosis: Lessons from the Iran war
May 12, 2026

A U.S. carrier no longer induces fear as once it might have; It now radiates vulnerability.

Saudi prince defied Trump and blocked U.S. planes from hitting Iran
May 9, 2026

MbS has shown verve and leadership, and his defiance now resets the game.

Saudi prince defied Trump and blocked U.S. planes from hitting Iran
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A new West Asia order is in the horizon
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A new West Asia order is in the horizon
May 9, 2026

Virtually the whole planet will pay an extremely hefty price for the latest American Dementia.

Has the handling of the Iran war divided the GCC permanently?
May 7, 2026

Saudi Arabia and the UAE are both very much victims of the war, but each has an entirely different approach to finding a working solution – if the Trump-Iran deal holds.

Has the handling of the Iran war divided the GCC permanently?
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