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Could Britain Control What the US Launched From Its Soil?

The abrupt departure of twelve American strategic bombers from RAF Fairford exposes a growing friction between US intelligence assessments and the British legal…

Politics World Military

Rein Kaljumäe · Oct 05, 2026 • 06:15

60,000 U.S. Troops in the Mideast and No Column Marked Complete

U.S. military strategy in the Middle East has reached a tipping point, with three carrier strike groups converging as 13,000 prior strikes fail to yield a decis…

World Politics Military Strategy

Rein Kaljumäe · Oct 02, 2026 • 07:27

Will U.S. Air Base Security Hold When the IRGC Has Already Filed Its Answer?

The arrest of five men near RAF Fairford signals a dangerous escalation in the proxy conflict between Iran and the West. As British bases facilitate U.S. strike…

World Politics U.S. Air Base Security

Rein Kaljumäe · Sep 27, 2026 • 17:06

Can Tehran's Strait Roadmap Deliver What Its Fine Print Omits?

Iran’s Abbas Araghchi has unveiled a rapid seven-day roadmap to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but the plan’s opaque 'preparatory steps' leave Washington skeptica…

Politics Business Strait of Hormuz

Rein Kaljumäe · Sep 26, 2026 • 06:17

Can Larijani's Iran hold the Strait and the shadow war?

As the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, the Gulf shadow war has found a new front in the Saudi interior. The September 11 drone strikes on the East-West pipelin…

Politics World Middle East

Rein Kaljumäe · Sep 12, 2026 • 07:29

Can Two Destroyers Reopen a Choke Point Iran Reclassified as Law?

Following the 2026 airstrikes on Iran, the Strait of Hormuz has transformed from a strategic deterrent into a zone of attrition. With commercial shipping down b…

World Politics Business

Rein Kaljumäe · Sep 07, 2026 • 07:29

Can a Leaderless IRGC Still Choose Restraint?

The 'gentleman's agreement' of proxy warfare died in February 2026 with Operations Epic Fury and Roaring Lion. This analysis explores how direct strikes on sove…

World Politics Iran

Rein Kaljumäe · Aug 31, 2026 • 08:42

Can secondary sanctions reach a refinery outside Lyon?

Operation Economic Outcast forces European financial institutions into a binary choice: trade with Iran or maintain access to the U.S. dollar. With an August 30…

Finance World Politics

Rein Kaljumäe · Aug 25, 2026 • 11:09

Can Iran's Rial Survive Two Million to the Dollar?

Operation Epic Fury and the 'Economic D-Day' sanctions have pushed the Iranian rial to a staggering two million per dollar. As 57% of the population faces malnu…

Politics Finance Iran

Rein Kaljumäe · Aug 24, 2026 • 14:40

Will Oman's Corridor to Tehran Outlast Trump's Ultimatum?

When the 60-day US-Iran MoU expired in 2026, Donald Trump bypassed all diplomatic channels to threaten Oman live on television. This decision risks dismantling …

World Politics Oman

Rein Kaljumäe · Aug 17, 2026 • 17:07

Will the Hormuz Agreement survive the end of free transit?

Tehran and Muscat have finalized a joint management framework that effectively privatizes the world's most vital maritime artery. This article explores how a 7%…

Politics World Iran

Rein Kaljumäe · Aug 06, 2026 • 13:33

Will the Iran-U.S. collision survive its own internal logic?

Operation Epic Fury marks the shift from proxy skirmishes to a direct Iran-US collision in 2026. With 19 American casualties and oil hitting $88, the global ord…

World Politics Conflict

Rein Kaljumäe · Jul 29, 2026 • 06:14