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The Political Power Battle in Tehran

Arms Control & Nonproliferation, Defense & Security, Strategic Adversariesballistic missile, Basij, civilian leadership, Deterrence, Diplomacy, economic recovery, Government, Gulf Cooperation Council, hardliners, Hormuz Strait, internal power struggle, Iran, IRGC, military, nuclear program, President Masoud Pezeshkian, regime survival, regional hegemony, regional integration, regional security, sanctions, security doctrine, strategic depth, Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, Supreme National Security Council, US-Iran relations

The Political Power Battle in Tehran

Mohamed ELDoh0 Comments

Published: October 1, 2026 As Iran signals its willingness to pursue fighting, one of the most important power struggles to watch in the Middle East today is not between Iran…

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The Escalation Trajectory of U.S.-Iran Tensions After the Collapse of the Negotiations

Archive, Defense & Security, Strategic Adversariesanti-ship missiles, asymmetric capabilities, ballistic capabilities, ballistic missile development, coercive pressure, conflict, contingency planning, controlled escalation, defense strategy, diplomatic intervention, domestic stability, drone attacks, economic pressure, escalation, force posture, global oil trade, Gulf Corporation Council, Hezbollah, houthis, Iran nuclear program, Iraqi militias, IRGC, maritime blockade, maritime harassment, maritime oil exports, Middle East, military confrontation, military signaling, Miscalculation, naval mines, negotiations collapse, oil market volatility, operational flexibility, pre-positioned military assets, proxy attacks, red sea, regime survival, regional proxy networks, regional proxy warfare, regional spillover, regional stability, rhetoric, signaling, Strait of Hormuz, strategic risks, targeted military actions, third-party mediation, unintended escalation, US-Iran tensions

The Escalation Trajectory of U.S.-Iran Tensions After the Collapse of the Negotiations

Mohamed El Doh0 Comments

Published: May 18, 2026 (Originally written in April 2026) The failure of the U.S.-Iran negotiations that took place in Pakistan marks a decisive inflection point in the current Middle Eastern…

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President Trump’s Foreign Policy Could Encourage Proliferation

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President Trump’s Foreign Policy Could Encourage Proliferation

Santiago Spadiliero0 Comments

In a recent White House press conference, President Donald Trump expressed his desire to renew arms control negotiations with both China and Russia. This move seeks to cut the military…

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