The Catalyst: Flashpoint at the Strait of Hormuz

The latest cycle of violence ignited when commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz—through which roughly 20% of global oil passes—were targeted: Chronology of the Escalation 1.US Retaliatory Strikes:June 26–27. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) launched consecutive waves of airstrikes against 10 Iranian military targets near the Strait of Hormuz. Bombing locations included monitoring, surveillance, and … Read more

The Edge of the Abyss: Iran Strikes Kuwait and Bahrain in Furious Retaliation to U.S. Bombings

The fragile, June 17 peace accord brokered between the United States and Iran is on life support. In a sharp, dangerous escalation of the four-month conflict, Iran has launched a barrage of ballistic missiles and drones targeting U.S. military assets in Kuwait and Bahrain. The strikes, claimed directly by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), … Read more

The Hormuz Chokehold: Why Article 5 of the New U.S.-Iran MoU is Sparking Fresh Military Clashes

A fragile, interim Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the United States and Iran on June 17 was supposed to bring a strategic pause to months of devastating military conflict. Instead, the deal has hit a massive roadblock, triggering a fresh wave of tit-for-tat military strikes across the Persian Gulf—the first exchanges since the truce … Read more

The Hormuz Chokehold: Why Article 5 of the New U.S.-Iran MoU is Sparking Fresh Military Clashes

A fragile, Pakistan-brokered Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the United States and Iran was supposed to bring a strategic pause to months of devastating military conflict. Instead, the deal has hit a massive roadblock, triggering a fresh wave of tit-for-tat military strikes across the Persian Gulf. At the absolute center of this dangerous breakdown … Read more