Iran

Middle Eastern banks face fresh hurdles in establishing and maintaining US correspondent relationships as the Trump administration intensifies efforts to choke off Iran’s global financial dealings. US officials have targeted one institution in the UAE and Turkey each in the two weeks since they launched Operation Economic Outcast, and are …

L’engrenage d’Ormuz place Trump dans un dilemme de choisir uniquement entre deux façons de perdre : y renoncer pour enterrer sa carrière ou y aller pour enterrer l’hégémonie qu’il prétend sauver. De toute façon, ces deux options sont intimement liées, de sorte que choisir l’une c’est implicitement choisir l’autre. Le …

Key Takeaways Iran has launched a concerted effort in recent days to more aggressively target US naval forces, likely to degrade the United States’ willingness and ability to continue enforcing the US naval blockade on Iranian ports. US officials warned that Iran may be using “more sophisticated weapons” to target …

Key Takeaways: Trump and Treasury Secretary Bessent say Hormuz could be “worthless” in about two years as oil moves by land—pipelines and, for now, thousands of trucks on a 1,500 km Iraq–Syria run to Baniyas. Analysts call that rhetoric. Energy Aspects’ Richard Bronze and former NSC official Robert McNally: extra …

Key Takeaways: On 6 September Mohsen Rezaei said Iran will soon declare a new “exclusion zone” in the Gulf and Gulf of Oman: ships heading toward Hormuz without coordinating with Tehran could be blacklisted, hitting insurance and future passage. No map, date, or legal definition yet. He claims the strait …

Key DevelopmentsFars reported that the US had secretly transferred personnel and military equipment to Camp Titin in Jordan in an effort to move them beyond potential threats.Iranian media said Washington apparently believed Tehran lacked detailed intelligence on the facility, describing the subsequent IRGC strike as an intelligence and operational success.The …

For decades, Washington has justified its military presence in the Middle East as necessary to protect global energy security. American naval forces would safeguard shipping, military partnerships would deter attacks on oil-producing states, and sanctions would restrain governments regarded as threats to the US-led regional order. The promise was simple: …

Over the weekend, Iran retaliated against U.S. strikes on its missile launchers on Larak Island by striking Jordan’s Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, which hosts a significant U.S. military presence. The U.S. has been unable to achieve its strategic objectives despite the use of overwhelming airpower and economic pressure, but Iran’s …

The growing public discontent with the presence of American troops in Jordan, fueled by the regional conflict and Iran’s strategy, is putting the country’s government in a serious crisis of trust, forcing the authorities to choose between a strategic alliance with the United States and the internal stability of the …

Executive Summary On August 30, United States forces struck Iranian launchers that were reportedly preparing to deliver naval mines via rocket into the Strait of Hormuz. In response to these strikes, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) retaliated against US military sites in Jordan, including Muwaffaq Salti Air Base. The …