Great Power Geopolitics

Iran's Missile Advances in US-Israel War

• 🔥 Sejjil Debut Destroys THAAD Radar: Iran debuted 'DANCING Missiles' (Sejjil), destroying a THAAD...

Iran's Sejjil solid-fuel missile debut in Wave 54 escalates multi-front pressures:

• Quick-launch edge: No 30-60 min fueling vulnerability, fired...

Beneath Gaza, Israel's war with Hamas has only just begun—a tunnel fight raging with no red or yellow lines. Hamas's persistent underground network in southern Gaza signals prolonged attrition despite surface gains.

Indonesia's government has postponed sending Board of Peace (BoP) troops to Gaza, with former VP Jusuf Kalla arguing it's better under UN auspices due to legal and security consequences—highlighting caution in non-UN missions.

India's rise is consequential yet incomplete—hampered by economic disparities, military limits, regional challenges, and oscillating diplomacy.

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Fragile progress on Gaza stabilization amid US-Israel-Iran war:

• Five countries formally agree to send troops for Gaza's Board of Peace (ISF),...

John Kiriakou's insider take reveals key Gaza tensions:

• Israel's military actions spark international genocide and war crimes debate.
• Israel's...

Panelists unpack Tehran's axis of resistance responses to US-Israel pressure:

• Actors reacting, adapting, and surviving proxy challenges
• Heightened multi-front escalation risks in regional security
• Broader political and security landscape shifts ahead

China eyes Hormuz tensions cautiously, holding sway as the top energy importer while pushing diplomacy over military action.

• US naval coalition...

Escalation in Israel-Iran Strikes

• 🔥 New Strikes on Tehran: Israeli military is launching wide-range strikes across Tehran, as reported by...

Key angles on escalation:

• Direct strikes: Israel launches wide-range attacks across Tehran, moving from shadow conflict to open confrontation.
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Israel's killing of Basij head Gholam Reza Soleimani exemplifies targeting Iran's internal control structures, beyond military weakening.

• Regime...

• Handala hack: Iran-linked group claims breach of Israeli intel networks, accessing 50,000+ emails and docs from senior officials.
• Mossad exposure:...

Iran War Escalations and Hormuz Tensions

• 🔥 Kharg Island Strike: Data analysis highlights the defining escalation with the strike on Kharg...

• Kharg Island blow: Israel hit Iran's primary crude export hub on March 14, targeting naval mines/missiles to crimp Tehran's war funding.
• US...

Modern great-power rivalry is shifting to 'invisible war' on interconnected systems—energy security, shipping, satellites, and supply chains.

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• Trump's Board of Peace launched Feb 19, 9 days before unprovoked Iran war, now a "nail in the coffin" for phase two.
• Broader 20-point plan...

Escalating risks from US/Israeli attacks on Iran, including airstrikes, Lebanon offensive, and drones in Gulf states, fuel Strait of Hormuz tensions...

Escalation signal: Hamas sent a confidential letter to Mojtaba Khamenei urging Iran to “activate all fronts” via proxies in Lebanon, Iraq, and Yemen...

Gulf states have managed great power competition on their territory since the Cold War by keeping every channel open and committing to no one unconditionally, underscoring the limits of strategic trust during the Iran war.