The Houthis have since become more active, adding to the risks surrounding commercial shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Following the October 7 attacks, the movement intermittently entered the conflict with Israel
Even before any retaliatory action by the Houthis over the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, major shipping companies are already altering their routes in response to the growing conflict in
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by Our Correspondent in Doha According to the information provided, Mansoureh Khojaste Bagherzadeh, the wife of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, died after sustaining injuries in the same strike that reportedly killed her husband.
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Ports across the Gulf have been thrown into chaos as a series of missile and projectile attacks forced the suspension of operations in Dubai, Oman, and Bahrain, raising fears of a broader
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The math of modern war is stark and costly. In recent attacks on the United Arab Emirates, Iran has demonstrated a troubling efficiency: a single ballistic missile, estimated at roughly $250,000, can
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Within 24 hours, Iran suffered a severe blow, with its Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, and the top leadership of the IRCG killed. This is perhaps the deadliest US-Israeli strike on Iran in
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In a departure from traditional “shock and awe” tactics, the United States and Israel launched a sweeping offensive against Iran in broad daylight, a meticulously planned operation aimed squarely at the heart
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Ayatollah Alireza Arafi, a towering figure in Iran’s religious establishment, has been appointed as the jurist member of the temporary leadership council responsible for carrying out the Supreme Leader’s duties during the
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Russian political strategist Alexander Dugin has issued a stark warning that the collapse of Iran’s military resilience could directly endanger Russia, urging immediate “real patriotic reforms” to prevent the country from sliding
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Senior U.S. officials have expressed growing anxiety that the ongoing conflict involving Iran military resources, according to multiple sources speaking to the Washington Post. Inside the Pentagon and among members of the
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‘Shock and awe’ was the term used to describe the US operation against Iraq in spring 2003. In hindsight, it marked a turning point. The rapid defeat of the Ba’athist regime and
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“Nuclear power is one hell of a way to boil water.” – Albert Einstein Contrarian Views The temporal dissonance that surrounded Epic Fury—the ferocious and decapitating strikes reportedly directed at the apex of
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The death of Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Hosseini Khamenei marks one of the most consequential turning points in modern Middle Eastern history. For more than three decades, he stood at the center of
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Iran is now under the direction of a temporary leadership council following the assassination of Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution. The council, convened to oversee war affairs,
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by Our Correspondent in Washington DC The decision by the administration of Donald Trump to launch military action against Iran was influenced heavily by lobbying from Middle Eastern allies, including personal appeals
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Once again, America is going to war for Israel. Once again, many will die for the Zionist state, including American service members. Once again, we will stumble blindly into a military fiasco.
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