Iran Conflict Pulse

Iran's $30,000 bounty on US troops coincides with the 60-day MoU's expiration, marking clear rhetorical escalation.

• Hardened stance: Hatami's...

The Iran conflict is reshaping global energy markets through two clear trends:

• US gasoline prices surged nearly 30% to $4.10 per gallon, tied to oil...

Two analyses reach opposing conclusions on escalation risks.

• One piece argues the US has little incentive for full war, citing limited strike...

Iran's hard-liners spent the 60-day peace window preparing for wider conflict rather than talks.

• Missile and drone production ramped up with IRGC...

The 60-day US-Iran MoU expires today with talks deadlocked and no agreement reached.

• Gulf allies grow impatient, questioning Trump's diplomacy...

Iranian officials across military and political spheres present a unified front of defiance, rejecting any compromise amid ongoing conflict.

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The US is pivoting from limited airstrikes and stalled diplomacy to intensified sanctions and a naval blockade targeting Iran's oil revenues.

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Iran is blending physical displays of captured equipment with senior commander statements to project resilience and rally domestic support amid...

Trump defended the Iran war as the right move, insisting he would never apologize and that higher gas prices are worth preventing a nuclear Iran,...

US outreach to Austria and Greece signals a strategy to pressure Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz after direct talks stalled.

• Hormuz priority:...

• Houthis struck Saudi Aramco’s Jazan refinery with drones on Thursday, the third attack since July 25.
• Bloomberg reported negligible damage to a...

The U.S. lost 45 MQ-9 Reaper drones in its conflict with Iran, each costing roughly $30 million, as Iranian air defenses and electronic warfare proved...

US financial siege threats face off against Iran's warnings of intensification in Danny Haiphong's 14 August 2026 interview with Alastair Crooke. This tit-for-tat signals rising escalation risks in the conflict.

• US approach: Full diplomatic, military, and economic pressure applied strategically to block Iran's nuclear ambitions and reopen the Strait of...

Iran now sees Strait of Hormuz control as leverage better than nukes, demanding sanctions relief, asset unfreezing, and compensation before any...

US airstrikes last month targeted civilian infrastructure across southern Iran, hitting fishing ports, hospitals, power plants, and transport...

More than 30 countries including France, Britain, Canada and the EU have condemned Iran's executions of protesters to "silence dissent," calling...

The Iran conflict is triggering a boomerang effect, with military actions abroad spurring asymmetric retaliation against domestic systems.

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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared a war with Iran would be 'a gift to the world' while praising US military might for delivering 'decisive military results' in Iran at a Pentagon briefing.

The attack on the Egyptian-owned Tihamah killed six crew members in what appears to be the first deadly Houthi strike on shipping since the Iran war...