A war meant to bend Tehran now traps Washington The Iranian crisis now carries all the familiar features of recent Western wars: overwhelming technological superiority, deep-strike capabilities, enormous military spending and, at the same time, uncertain political results, sometimes opposite to the stated goals. The United States has…
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Iran, the Geography of Attrition and the New War of Corridors Why Tehran Is Weaker, but No Less Central The temptation is strong: to look at Iran today, observe sanctions, oil difficulties, American military pressure, the rise of Turkey, the energy reorganization of the Gulf, and conclude that…
There is a thread connecting the preparation for the Iraq war in 2002-2003 and the way the West has handled the Ukrainian conflict: the unhealthy relationship between intelligence and political decision-making. Back then, while the case for war against Saddam Hussein was being built, the CIA raised substantial…
Iran at the Center of Systemic Competition Beyond the Immediate Trigger The current military pressure on Iran cannot be understood as a reactive episode tied to a specific provocation. It fits into a longer strategic arc that has shaped the Near and Middle East since the end of…