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Latest US-Iran Developments: Trump Announces Five-Day Strike Delay Amid Conflicting Signals
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(By Khalid Masood) Updated: 24 March 2026 The Announcement: A Tactical Pause US President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he has ordered the Pentagon to postpone all military strikes targeting Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for a five-day period. The delay, posted via Truth Social, was framed as contingent on the “success of…
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The Iran Invasion Question: Why a US-Israeli Ground War Remains a Strategic Impossibility
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(By Khalid Masood) 1. Introduction The Middle East security architecture has undergone significant transformation since the early 2020s. The normalization agreements between Israel and several Arab states, the evolving nuclear threshold status of Iran, and the shifting priorities of the United States toward great power competition have created a volatile equilibrium. In early 2026, following…
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THE YUAN REVOLUTION: How China is Challenging Dollar Dominance in Global Oil Trade
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(By Ayesha Mahnoor) The Chinese yuan has strengthened to 6.8982 against the US dollar in March 2026, marking a three-year high and reflecting a significant shift in global currency dynamics. This appreciation coincides with an accelerating trend of countries paying for oil in yuan rather than dollars—a development that challenges the seven-decade dominance of the…
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Stealth vs. Reality: F-35 Damaged in Iran Combat
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(By Khalid Masood) On 19 March 2026, a historic milestone was reached in modern aerial warfare: for the first time since its maiden flight in 2006, a US F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter was damaged by enemy fire during combat operations over Iran. The aircraft made an emergency landing at an undisclosed US air base…
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The Fork in the Road: Assessing the Strategic Calculus Behind US-Iran Escalation
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(By Khalid Masood) Introduction: The Puzzle of Timing in a Volatile Region On February 26, 2026, mediators in Geneva reported “significant progress” in negotiations between Washington and Tehran. Omani diplomats, who have long served as the quiet custodians of this backchannel, described an “unprecedented openness to creative solutions.” Forty-eight hours later, the region was illuminated…
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What Went Wrong in the US War Room? An External Military Assessment of US Civil-Military Fractures
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(By Khalid Masood) From the outside looking in, the transformation within the Pentagon’s National Military Command Center over the past year represents more than routine personnel rotation. It signals a fundamental recalibration of the relationship between political authority and military professionalism—a dynamic that every officer who has served in uniform understands, but few outside the…
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The Hegemony Stress Test: How the Iran Crisis Is Reshaping Global Alliances
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(By Khalid Masood) The ongoing confrontation between the United States and Iran has evolved far beyond a contained regional security dispute into a definitive stress test for the durability of the US-led global order. What initially commenced as a focused campaign of maximum pressure, internally dubbed “Operation Epic Fury,” was designed to isolate Tehran and…
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Israel’s Nuclear Option: Doctrine, Deterrence, and the Unbroken Taboo
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(By Faraz Ahmed) In an era of viral predictions and escalating Middle East tensions, one question surfaces repeatedly in strategic discussions, often whispered rather than shouted: Could Israel use nuclear weapons against Iran? Some of the analysts declared “no, with 100% confidence,” citing the enduring nuclear taboo and the strategic suicide such a move would…
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US Hits Iran’s Economic Lifeline: Analysis of the Kharg Island Strike
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(By Khalid Masood) Introduction: A Critical Escalation In a significant escalation of the ongoing conflict between the United States and Iran, American forces struck military targets on Kharg Island on the night of 13–14 March 2026, according to announcements from the Trump administration. This development, occurring on the fifteenth day of hostilities that commenced on…
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What Is Likely to Happen Next? Assessing Scenarios in the US – Iran Conflict
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(By Quratulain Khalid) Introduction: The Question of Uncertainty In the realm of international security, few questions are as pressing—or as difficult to answer—as what comes next in the conflict between Iran and its adversaries. Following a period of intensified military exchanges and diplomatic friction, global observers are searching for clarity amidst a fog of conflicting…
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