Iran

Trump a annoncé vouloir frapper ponts et centrales électriques en Iran. S’il passe à l’acte, l’Iran ciblera les réseaux électriques des pays du Golfe impliqués. Le mois de juillet s’annonce très chaud. L’annonce par l’Iran de la fin du protocole d’accord a été rapidement suivie d’un changement radical dans la …

La guerre d’agression des États-Unis contre l’Iran semble indiquer que les États-Unis envisagent d’affaiblir les forces de l’Iran autour du Détroit, d’occuper l’île de Kharg et de détruire les infrastructures pétrolières iraniennes, autrement dit, détruire l’Iran et spolier ses ressources notamment pétrolières. La défense de l’Iran qui consiste à détruire …

The US’s tactical military successes in the Strait of Hormuz do not solve the strategic problem, as Iran uses asymmetric tactics, turning US military dominance into an endless and costly conflict with no clear political outcome. Every American strike around the Strait of Hormuz appears militarily successful. Precision weapons hit …

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Tensions escalate as the US president threatens to destroy Iran’s fortified nuclear site in the south of Tehran. As the attacks between the United States and Iran are escalating and heading towards an unprecedented and unpredictable stage, US President Donald Trump made new threats to attack and destroy Iran’s nuclear …

Key Takeaways Iran has attacked at least three commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours, which indicates that Iran retains the ability and willingness to attack commercial shipping despite recent US strikes on Iran. US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on July 13 that it conducted …

Landlocked Kazakhstan is seeking port access, and Astana is banking on Iran to provide it. On July 8, Kazakhstan signed an agreement to build a logistics and transport terminal at Iran’s largest seaport and sanctions evasion hub, Shahid Rajee Port in Bandar Abbas. Under the terms of the 27-year Build-Operate-Transfer …

Lorsque la marine américaine, en coordination avec le Qatar et Oman, a tenté de faire passer un convoi de quatre navires dans le détroit d’Ormuz, via les eaux omanaises, mardi soir — plutôt que de passer par la route officiellement approuvée par l’Iran — Trump a peut-être imaginé (ou on …

How the U.S.-Iran showdown has shattered the myth of an “unsinkable” defense umbrella—and why the Gulf monarchies are quietly shopping for a new guarantor. The “Oil-for-Protection” Deal That BackfiredFor generations, the strategic bargain between Washington and the Persian Gulf monarchies was strikingly straightforward: The United States guarantees the territorial integrity …

The Red Sea is becoming the “lesser evil” for shipowners, analysts said, as uncertainty in the Strait of Hormuz outweighs the threat posed by Yemen’s Houthi militants. The Iranian-backed rebels began attacking commercial vessels in the Red Sea and its southern gateway at Bab el-Mandeb in late 2023, prompting most …