News Analysis

• March 27, 2026

  Three Islands That Could Be Key In Keeping The Strait Of Hormuz Open

  US President Donald Trump has warned of possible further action against Kharg Island, a key oil terminal of Iran and a major cog in the country's economic machine. But three other Iranian islands in the Persian Gulf could be just as strategic in efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

• March 26, 2026

  Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, The Man Washington May Be Talking To In Iran

  A former IRGC commander turned parliament speaker, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf survived corruption scandals and four failed presidential bids to emerge -- after US-Israeli strikes decimated Iran's leadership -- as the Islamic republic's arguably most powerful figure.

• March 24, 2026

  Will Iran War Give Green Light To Russia's Power Of Siberia-2 Pipeline?

  Tehran has shut down the Strait of Hormuz and chokes off the flow of oil and gas from the Middle East. Faced with new pressure on its gas supplies, talks between China and Russia over the expensive gas pipeline are poised to pick up again.

• March 21, 2026

  Iran's Missile Cap Died With Khamenei, Putting Europe Within Reach

  Iran fired two ballistic missiles at Diego Garcia -- 4,000 km away -- days after Ali Khamenei's death, blowing past the range cap he personally imposed for years. The constraint is gone, and Europe is now within reach of a country that can also shut down the Strait of Hormuz.

• March 19, 2026

  Israel's Strike On South Pars Hits Iran, And Iranians, Where It Hurts Most

  Israel's strike on South Pars, the world's largest gas field, has hit Iran where it hurts most -- the infrastructure keeping its military and 90 million people supplied with power and heat. The fallout could outlast the conflict itself.

• March 18, 2026

  Estonia Calls For Unity As US-Allied Divide Grows Over Hormuz Crisis

  Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur has called for unity between the United States and its European allies as President Donald Trump signals frustration with NATO members after several resisted his calls to help Washington during its military action in Iran.

• March 17, 2026

  Ali Larijani: Iran's Key Power Broker And Canny Operator

  Iran’s national security chief Ali Larijani, one of Iran’s key leaders, has been killed in an air strike in the capital, Tehran, on March 17.

• March 13, 2026

  Ukraine Peace Talks Appear Paused Amid Middle East Conflict. What Happens Next?

  Efforts to negotiate an end to Russia’s war against Ukraine have slowed to a crawl as the United States focuses on a widening conflict with Iran, leaving Ukrainians and their allies weighing what comes next for diplomacy -- and the battlefield.

• March 13, 2026

  Investigation Highlights Iran's Growing Religious Footprint In Georgia

  Georgia’s State Security Service has launched an investigation into claims that Iran is expanding its influence in the country through Georgian Shi'ite communities, growing concerns about Tehran’s religious and political outreach in the South Caucasus country.

• March 10, 2026

  Can Trump Pull Off A Swift Victory In Iran?

  US President Donald Trump has signaled the conflict with Iran could be nearing an end. But is that realistic? 

• March 09, 2026

  Iran Sends Message Of 'Defiance' By Picking Mojtaba Khamenei As New Supreme Leader

  When Iran's Assembly of Experts convened under threat of US-Israeli air strikes to select a new supreme leader, it chose the one name guaranteed to be read as a provocation in the United States and Israel: another Khamenei.

• March 08, 2026

  Mojtaba Khamenei Follows In Father's Footsteps As Iran's New Supreme Leader

  The election of Mojtaba Khamenei as the new leader by Iran's Assembly of Experts following the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a US-Israeli attack marks the first time that the son of a supreme leader succeeds his father in the Islamic republic.

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