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Iran

August 23, 2026

Build Around the Blackmail

A Strategy to Break Iran's Hormuz Leverage Iran's chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz is not a geographic fact but a temporary infrastructure gap. Gulf...

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Iran

August 14, 2026

No Deal Is Better Than a Bad Deal on Iran

On August 2, Senator John Kennedy put it plainly on Meet the Press . Asked what the U.

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Iran US

Iran

July 25, 2026

Beyond Airstrikes: The Missing Phase of the Iran Campaign

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Iran War Strait of Hormuz

Iran

July 8, 2026

Time to Enforce the MOU With Iran

Iran has broken the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, attacking Gulf shipping, refusing to grant IAEA access to nuclear sites, and stating it...

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APTOPIX Iran Ashoura

Iran

June 27, 2026

Winning the War, Losing the Peace

The Iran Campaign and the June 17 Memorandum Abstract The United States and Israel were winning the 2026 campaign against Iran. Then Washington gave...

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Iran

June 2, 2026

Finish the Job — Close the Wallet

Compel the IRGC to Choose: The Deal or Insolvency Clausewitz wrote that war is the continuation of politics by other means. The political object, not...

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Iran Daily Life

Iran

May 13, 2026

After Iran's Rejection: Pressure, Not Pause

On May 6, the United States offered Iran a one-page, fourteen-point memorandum of understanding through Pakistani mediators to end the war. The...

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Iran War

Iran

May 4, 2026

Hold the Line! No Partial Deal with the IRGC

Iran’s negotiating position has deteriorated sharply. Kpler data indicates Iran has only 12 to 24 days of usable onshore crude storage remaining, with...

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Iran War

Iran

April 28, 2026

Financial Compellence in the Iran Campaign

The Problem: Pressure Without Decision After more than a month of sustained combat operations, Iranian military capability has been degraded, but no...

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Iran

April 21, 2026

If Iran Won't Deal, Here's What Comes Next

The ceasefire expires Wednesday. Iran has fired on tankers, opened and closed the Strait of Hormuz within hours, and rejected Washington’s core...

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