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Operation Economic Outcast

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Can US-Iran direct escalation survive a power vacuum in Tehran?

Operation Economic Outcast marks the definitive shift from US sanctions to the physical destruction of Iranian maritime assets in the Persian Gulf. With the rep…

World Politics US-Iran Direct Escalation

Rein Kaljumäe · Sep 09, 2026 • 06:13

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