After critical remarks from Berlin, Washington responds with unusual force. The conflict shows how sharply strategic assessments on Iran now differ.

The hope is that a national institution, perhaps the army, can help preserve the country if the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps collapses.

The regimes testing US resolve are not operating under the same assumptions as in the past.

Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir warns Israel’s multi-front campaign against Iran and its proxies may continue through 2026.

Despite the superiority of American arms, a combination of asymmetric strategy, internal cohesion and control over the Strait of Hormuz has prevented a swift defeat of the Islamic Republic.

The economics of the 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis explained.

The Liberian envoy said that the Islamic Republic’s siege of the pivotal Gulf waterway has led to “the creeping normalization of disruption as leverage.”

Jerusalem is reportedly urging the United States to continue its closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

Some crises are not decided first on the battlefield, but in waiting, pressure, and the struggle over time. That is exactly what we are witnessing now between the United States, Iran, and Israel.