Posted inMiddle East Trump has no good escalation options left against Iran by Greg Barton July 17, 2026July 21, 2026
Posted inMiddle East Donald Trump is running out of options in Iran by Andrew Gawthorpe July 16, 2026July 19, 2026
Posted inMiddle East Why Iran shut Hormuz after decades of holding back by Ben Soodavar July 15, 2026July 18, 2026
Posted inMiddle East Iranian FM mocks Trump talk about guarding strait for 20% fees by Jessica Corbett July 14, 2026July 16, 2026
Posted inMiddle East Why US won’t win with force alone in the Strait of Hormuz by Andreas Krieg July 13, 2026July 16, 2026
Posted inMiddle East How US muddle made a bad Iran war a quagmire by Ronan Wordsworth July 11, 2026July 15, 2026
Posted inMiddle East The US-Iran ceasefire that never was and never will be by Leon Hadar July 11, 2026July 15, 2026
Posted inMiddle East Clock ticking down on Iran’s Hormuz gamble by Francesco Sisci July 10, 2026July 14, 2026
Posted inMiddle East Against Trump’s will, Iran dragging the US into a long war by Jessica Genauer July 10, 2026July 14, 2026
Posted inMiddle East US-Iran ceasefire collapse all about control of Hormuz by Trita Parsi July 9, 2026July 14, 2026
Posted inMiddle East Navalization of economic warfare makes trade routes into military targets by John Calabrese July 9, 2026July 11, 2026
Posted inMiddle East Iran ceasefire, now ‘over’, was always going to break by Ben Soodavar July 9, 2026July 13, 2026
Posted inMiddle East Mourning and celebration collide as Iran, US both claim victory by Amin Saikal July 6, 2026July 9, 2026
Posted inMiddle East NYT: Israel plotted to kill Iran peace negotiators to derail talks by Jake Johnson July 3, 2026July 6, 2026
Posted inMiddle East A realist reading of the Israel-Turkey rupture by Leon Hadar July 3, 2026July 8, 2026
Posted inMiddle East Iran’s Hormuz toll gambit is doomed to fail by Jennifer Parker June 29, 2026July 3, 2026
Posted inMiddle East Trump bombs Iran after strike on cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz by Jessica Corbett June 27, 2026June 30, 2026
Posted inMiddle East Rome and Persia history lessons for US-Iran peace deal by Peter Edwell June 27, 2026June 27, 2026
Posted inMiddle East Danger of the US‑Iran ceasefire agreement is what it leaves out by Monica Duffy Toft June 27, 2026July 1, 2026
Posted inMiddle East The flaws at the heart of Donald Trump’s Iran ceasefire deal by Ben Soodavar June 26, 2026June 30, 2026
Posted inMiddle East Two Republicans flip votes, blocking Iran war powers resolution by Jake Johnson June 25, 2026June 27, 2026
Posted inMiddle East America’s ironclad bond with Israel is starting to crack by Leon Hadar June 25, 2026June 30, 2026
Posted inMiddle East US-Iran war headed for the gray zone by Bamo Nouri and Inderjeet Parmar June 23, 2026June 26, 2026
Posted inMiddle East Lebanon tries to find a place on the map by Daniel Williams June 23, 2026June 25, 2026
Posted inMiddle East Iranian foreign minister declares ‘major progress’ in peace talks by Jake Johnson June 22, 2026June 24, 2026
Posted inMiddle East Trump threatens to invade Iran, torpedoing Swiss peace talks by Stephen Prager June 22, 2026June 25, 2026
Posted inMiddle East US-Iran talks delayed as Israeli bombs in Lebanon kill 18 or more by Jake Johnson June 19, 2026June 23, 2026
Posted inMiddle East Israeli drones hit Lebanon soon after Trump, Iran sign peace deal by Jake Johnson June 18, 2026June 20, 2026
Posted inMiddle East Iran gets Trump concessions, empty promises in return for little by Jessica Genauer June 18, 2026June 22, 2026
