Although US strikes have significantly damaged Iran’s conventional military assets, these smaller vessels continue to pose a threat to global oil markets. Iran’s so-called “mosquito fleet”, thousands of small, fast-attack boats paired with drones and coastal missiles, is proving it can still rattle global oil markets even after US strikes …
Read More »Iran and USA: Ceasefire, Talks, Contradictions
The forty-day war between the US and Israel and Iran has been paused. Islamabad and Geneva are potential platforms for US-Iranian talks. Will the shaky ceasefire bring lasting peace? US changes tactics in Iran confrontation The second anti-Iranian war was a consequence of Israel’s provocative policy. Despite significant losses in …
Read More »Iran reports reopening Strait of Hormuz as Paris summit plans European intervention
Iran announced a shaky reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping yesterday, as 49 countries met in an emergency summit in Paris to plan a naval intervention into the waterway. US President Donald Trump responded, however, by refusing to lift the US naval blockade of Iranian ports. The …
Read More »Trump propage des fantasmes sur l’Iran, le canal d’Ormuz et l’uranium enrichi
Le vendredi 17 avril 2026, le président Donald Trump a publié une série de messages optimistes sur Truth Social (et évoqués dans des interviews) présentant la guerre Iran-Amérique comme étant en grande partie terminée ou sur le point de l’être. Ses affirmations portaient principalement sur la réouverture du détroit d’Ormuz, …
Read More »How the Iran War Divided NATO
Donald Trump’s lashing out at NATO allies over the Iran War is as dangerous as it is unjustified.In the midst of US involvement in a war against Iran, President Donald Trump has decided to double down on previous public expressions of disregard and distrust toward NATO. Trump has threatened to …
Read More »Hezbollah’s Limited Options for Supporting Iran
Key Takeaways: Hezbollah’s changed military and political position in Lebanon means that it poses a different threat to Israel from the one it did before the October 7 War, and that any Hezbollah intervention would likely involve a new strategy using new, longer range and low-cost weapons. Israel’s 2024 campaign …
Read More »Iran Update Special Report, April 18, 2026
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) and The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute are publishing daily updates to provide analysis on the war with Iran. The updates focus on US and Israeli strikes on Iran and Iran and the Axis of Resistance’s response to …
Read More »Iran Update Special Report, April 17, 2026
Key Takeaways The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), which is the Iranian entity that has disrupted shipping in the Strait of Hormuz during the war, outlined specific conditions on April 17 for vessels to transit the strait that amount to Iran retaining control over maritime traffic through the strait. These …
Read More »The Iran war’s lasting impact on the Middle East
The future of the Pakistan-brokered ceasefire between the United States, Israel, and Iran remains deeply uncertain. Whether it marks a fleeting pause in what may prove to be a protracted conflict, or the first fragile step toward a durable peace, is a question that only time will answer. Yet the …
Read More »The Art of the Iran Deal: Former negotiators discuss tactics for Trump’s team
Talks between the US and Iran are expected to resume soon as a fragile ceasefire holds, but American officials involved in previous nuclear deal negotiations with Tehran have some advice for President Donald Trump’s administration. The first is that US officials need to understand how to deal with Iran, before …
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