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DECODING: Al-Azraq, the Jordanian base turned target in Iran's retaliation
There are nights when Jordan no longer has the luxury of watching a war from a safe distance. On July 9, 2026, air-raid sirens…
ANALYSIS: Sanctions on Mojtaba Khamenei, hitting the wallet of Iranian power
While American strikes continue to hit military and nuclear targets across Iran, Washington has opened a second front, less visible but just as strategic:…
EDITORIAL: The IRGC, the backbone of a regime that refuses to bend
To understand why Iran refuses to yield despite weeks of American strikes, one must look beyond the official ministries and diplomatic spokespeople.
ANALYSIS: Israel and the region, how Iran's war is contaminating the whole Gulf
The war between Israel, the United States, and Iran, which opened on February 28, 2026, initially had the contours of a confined confrontation centered…
EDITORIAL: The Strait of Hormuz, the artery a regime decided to strangle
There are places on this planet where geography itself becomes a weapon. The Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint barely 33 kilometers wide between Iran…
DECODING: Trump threatens to decimate Iran over an assassination plot
On July 10, 2026, Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that "1,000 missiles are locked and loaded, pointed at the Islamic Republic of Iran,…
DECODING: the anatomy of a 140-target strike against Iran
On the night of July 11 to 12, 2026, American forces struck roughly 140 military targets inside Iran, the third wave of strikes within…
DECODING: How the US Navy Plans to Force the Strait of Hormuz Back Open
The United States Navy has launched an operation explicitly designed to break Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, publicly designated Operation Project Freedom,…
ANALYSIS: The UN Calls for Restraint as the Iran Ceasefire Falls Apart
The United Nations Security Council found itself, once again in early July 2026, in the uncomfortable position of publicly calling for "maximum restraint" between…