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Alastair Crooke

Former British diplomat, founder and director of the Beirut-based Conflicts Forum.

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April 13, 2026
La determinación de Irán de liberarse del panóptico de la contención occidental de 360 grados

Al igual que Carter, se encuentra en una situación crítica tanto política como militarmente. Pero cualquier salida significativa le exigirá hacer concesiones importantes —concesiones que chocarán dolorosamente con sus rencorosos sentimientos hacia Irán y los iraníes.

April 13, 2026
Iran’s determination to break out from the panopticon of Western 360° containment

It seems likely that the negotiations will not produce an agreement.

April 12, 2026
Rivendicare la vittoria pur ammettendo la sconfitta: non esiste un modo semplice per riaprire lo Stretto di Hormuz

Trump ora si rende conto che la guerra è persa – forse è persa, ma non è finita. Potrebbe protrarsi ancora per un po’.

April 10, 2026
Esistono, o ci saranno, negoziati tra gli Stati Uniti e l’Iran?

Si può definire la tregua come una pace, o si tratta solo dell’ennesimo stratagemma?

April 7, 2026
Proclamar la victoria, aunque se admita la derrota: No hay una forma fácil de abrir el Estrecho de Ormuz

Bloomberg: “Podría decirse que es Irán quien ha logrado la victoria estratégica más significativa… Todo apunta a que la capacidad de Teherán para controlar el estrecho está aumentando”

April 7, 2026
Claiming victory, whilst admitting defeat: There is no easy way to open Hormuz

Trump now realises the war is lost – it may be lost, but it is not over. It may last for some time.

April 5, 2026
Le audaci mosse strategiche dell’Iran – la dichiarazione di «dominio missilistico sui Territori Occupati»; un monito sulla «deterrenza nucleare»

Se l’Iran riuscisse a mantenere il suo controllo totale sullo Stretto di Hormuz, la situazione geopolitica dell’Asia verrebbe ridefinita in una nuova realtà strategica.

April 2, 2026
Are there, or will there be, U.S. negotiations with Iran?

The short answer is ‘no’, Alastair Crooke writes.

March 27, 2026
Iran’s audacious strategic moves – declared ‘missile dominance over the Occupied Territories’; a warning of ‘nuclear deterrence’

Should Iran be able to maintain its choke-hold on the Hormuz, the geo-politics of Asia would be recast in a new strategic reality.

March 24, 2026
As the wheels come off the Iran conflict, it compels the decision: ‘Where do we stand?’

Americans urgently need to discuss how to recover the elements that could lead to a recovery of a state governed by Americans’ own interests.

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