Briefings

On Day 21, Israel struck Tehran on Nowruz, Iran threatened global tourist sites, and the Pentagon rushed two Marine Expeditionary Units toward the Gulf as the White House actively weighed...

Israel struck South Pars without US approval on Day 20, triggering Iranian retaliation across Gulf energy infrastructure and Qatar's expulsion of Iranian military attachés — fracturing the coalition hosting the...

US and Israeli strikes hit Iran's South Pars gas field on Day 19, triggering immediate threats against five Gulf energy facilities including Qatar's Ras Laffan — as Brent surged above...

Operation Epic Fury enters week two, the Strait of Hormuz becomes the world's most consequential economic chokepoint, and Ukraine's 30-day ceasefire offer lands in a diplomatic vacuum while Washington is...

Israel killed Ali Larijani — Iran's de facto leader since Day 1 — and Basij commander Soleimani overnight, removing Tehran's last credible diplomatic off-ramp architect as Iranians defied the regime...

Iran's FM declared Tehran never sought a ceasefire or negotiations on Day 17, as Trump's Hormuz naval coalition fractured before forming — with no allied country publicly committing. (155 chars)

Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei issued his first statement on Day 14, vowing to keep Hormuz closed and threatening new fronts — directly contradicting President Pezeshkian's ceasefire framework from...

Iran issued its first ceasefire framework in 13 days of conflict, setting three conditions including war reparations and nuclear rights guarantees — a structural shift in Hormuz war diplomacy. (155...

Day 12 of Operation Epic Fury: Iran drones strike near Dubai Airport, declares Gulf banks as targets, and the IEA votes on a record emergency oil reserve release.

Day 11 of the US-Israel war with Iran: Mojtaba Khamenei named Supreme Leader, Hormuz effectively closed, oil tops $100, and a disputed Pentagon nuclear assessment reshapes the conflict's strategic logic.