Iran War Pulse

Military Planning Updates

• 🔥 Ground Raid Option: Trump disclosed that the U.S. considered a ground raid inside Iran to seize enriched uranium.
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Trump's redefinition of ceasefire as "shooting in a more moderate manner" clashes with fresh strike threats if US troops face attacks.

• He claims...

• Gas trade shifts into shadow markets as conflict intensifies
• Panel of experts examines oil, gas, and commodity disruptions
• Long-term implications for petrodollar system and energy transition emerge

Trump's disclosure that a risky ground operation to seize Iran's enriched uranium was considered—but never approved—exposes the nuclear standoff's...

As the conflict hits the 100-day mark, stalemate persists with no truce in sight and Iran asserting control over the Strait of Hormuz.

• Political...

House Resolution on Iran Operations

• 🔥 War Powers Measure Passes: The Republican-led US House approved a resolution 215-208 to end US military...

The House passed a war powers resolution 215-208 to end U.S. hostilities against Iran, with four Republicans joining Democrats.

• Growing fatigue:...

The US sanctioned Iran's largest crypto exchange Nobitex and three platforms for processing over half of digital inflows, aiding IRGC payments,...

Fresh Gulf strikes have intensified scrutiny of Iran’s growing influence in the Middle East, raising questions about U.S. strategy effectiveness and Donald Trump’s response to the crisis.

Iran has suspended all diplomatic communications with the United States, ending message exchanges and back-channel talks through mediators.

• Core...

Mojtaba Khamenei rose as Supreme Leader not despite his security background but because of it, leveraging long control over the Beyt office and IRGC...

Iran's drone and missile strikes hit Kuwait International Airport and nearby US bases, exposing Gulf air-defense gaps and breaking the April...

War and sanctions have triggered soaring inflation and mass unemployment across Iran, with effects expected to linger for years.

• Small firms like...

Gulf Military Escalations

• 🔥 Kuwait Airport Attack: Iranian drone and missile strikes hit Kuwait International Airport terminal, killing one and...

US-Iran talks show sharp disconnect between official optimism and renewed Gulf attacks.

• Talks claim vs reality: Trump says talks run...

How significant is Iran's new Arash-e Kamangir air defense claim?

• Not revolutionary: Analysts view it as an evolution of mobile, low-cost...

Kuwait International Airport's T1 terminal suffered severe damage from Iranian drones, killing one and wounding dozens.

• IRGC warning: Strikes on...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is testifying before the House at 10AM ET on the ongoing US-Iran conflict, providing the administration's account of its war strategy.

US forces downed four Iranian drones near the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday and struck a ground control station in Bandar Abbas set to launch a fifth....

Xi Jinping declared in April that the 'international order is crumbling into disarray,' directly blaming the US naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz...