Iranian control of the Strait of Hormuz, vulnerable to potential drone or speedboat attacks, and the risk of underwater mines makes it difficult for US frigates to take action to protect cargo ships
Tehran has escalated its rhetoric, issuing death threats against the US president and promising to ‘strike the aggressor in the mouth’
The Trump-Netanyahu tandem closes a century of Western tutelage in the region to impose Israel as a hegemonic power
The US Supreme Court lowers the risks of a trade war, but the strikes on Iran push geopolitical and geoeconomic uncertainty to new highs
The appointment signals continuity. The US president had called his candidacy ‘unacceptable’ and, hours before the announcement, warned that the new leader was ‘not going to last long’
The international framework that took modest steps forward after the Cold War is collapsing under a fierce offensive from various sides
The president warns that the offensive will continue until the regime’s total capitulation, while the White House press secretary clarifies that this will come when Tehran ‘can no longer pose a threat’
The Israeli army is demanding the evacuation of the Beirut suburbs where more than half a million people live, increasing the number of those affected by these measures to over 800,000
France is mobilizing troops to defend its interests in the region, promoting a military coalition to protect the Strait of Hormuz, and has not ruled out an offensive on Iranian soil if attacked
The Spanish prime minister responded to Donald Trump’s threats of a trade embargo: ‘Some will say that this is naive. What is naive is to think that violence is the solution. Or to think that blind and servile obedience is leadership’
Secretary of State Marco Rubio now maintains that the president decided they weren’t going to let Tehran attack first. Nearly six out of 10 citizens disapprove of the operation, according to a CNN poll
Attacks on a Saudi refinery and a Qatari liquefied gas plant send hydrocarbon prices soaring in the European market
National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani says Tehran ‘will not negotiate with the United States’
The United States suffered its first casualties on Sunday, while only 27% of voters support the offensive
Tehran claims its targets are US military interests, but countries in the region reject its justification and fear being drawn into a conflict they have tried to avoid
Tehran possesses a significant arsenal of these weapons, whose launch sites Israel and the United States want to disable
The Lebanese militia fired its first rockets since 2024 at the neighboring country, in retaliation for the killing of Iran’s supreme leader
A transition would not only be a constitutional problem. Above all, it would be a test of cohesion among institutions, factions, and security bodies
The United States and Israel’s bombing of Iran does not guarantee the fall of the regime but could unleash its desperate response
The country’s highest authority was considered by a large part of the population to be a dictator who never doubted in giving the order to shoot whenever they took to the streets demanding greater freedoms
Although weakened, pro-Iranian armed groups can destabilize the Middle East by attacking US bases, targeting their regional allies, and disrupting maritime oil shipments
Following bombings in several cities of the Islamic Republic, US bases in Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain were hit
While the stated goals are military and political, the personal stakes for the two leaders also appear relevant
The US president confirmed the start of ‘major combat operations’ and said that he will not tolerate a nuclear-armed Iran
The US and Israel have launched a major combat operation in Tehran and other parts of the country
Trump announces the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and encourages Iranians to seize power once the operation is over, which has caused at least 200 deaths, according to the Red Crescent. Tehran responds with bombings against Israel and US bases in the Middle East
Palestinian Hamdan Ballal, co-director of the Oscar-winning documentary, denounces a recent settler attack on his family and laments the bleak outlook for the West Bank