Geopolitics ❯ Middle East ❯ Iran ❯ US Influence

Regional Stability

U.S. Threatens Major Strikes as Houthis Hit Saudi Tankers and Declare Red Sea Blockade

The attacks open a second shipping front that has driven Brent crude above $100.

U.S. Carries Out 10th Night of Strikes on Iran as Gulf Fighting Intensifies

Tehran Erects Graphic Billboards Threatening President Trump as U.S. Intensifies Strikes

U.S. Strikes Expand Into Iran as Naval Blockade Is Reimposed

Ceasefire Collapses as U.S. and Iran Trade Missile Threats Over Strait of Hormuz

Ukraine’s Long‑Range Strikes Hit St. Petersburg and Crimea as Washington Offers Mediation

US and Iran Trade Public Contradictions That Threaten 60‑Day Truce Talks

U.S. and Iran Put Interim Ceasefire Into Effect as Hormuz Reopens

U.S. and Iran Near Deal to Reopen Strait of Hormuz as Disputes and Strikes Keep Truce Fragile

U.S. Strikes Iran Again as Tehran Says Strait of Hormuz Is Closed

Deal to Pause U.S.–Iran Fighting Stalls as Trump Demands Tougher Terms

U.S. Strikes Iranian Drone Sites as Draft Hormuz Memorandum Awaits Sign‑Off

Trump Says Iran Talks Are Advancing but He Is ‘Not Satisfied’

Fresh U.S. Strikes in Southern Iran Complicate Doha Talks to Reopen Strait of Hormuz

U.S. Pauses Hormuz Escorts as Draft Iran Truce Nears

U.S. Blockade Squeezes Iran as OFAC Warns Shippers and Trump Rejects New Offer

Trump Declares Iran Hostilities Ended as War Powers Deadline Hits

Trump Cancels Envoys’ Pakistan Trip as Iran Shuns Direct Talks

Trump Extends Iran Ceasefire, Keeps Naval Blockade as Talks Hang in Balance

U.S. Keeps Iran Blockade as Islamabad Talks Loom and Stocks Hit Records