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  • Strategic Calculus Behind US-Iran Escalation
    Geo Politics | Global Issues | Iran | Israel | United States

    The Fork in the Road: Assessing the Strategic Calculus Behind US-Iran Escalation

    Byeaglepk.43@gmail.com 20/03/202620/03/2026

    (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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  • Saeed Jalili
    Pakistan

    Saeed Jalili: The Hardline Architect of Iran’s Confrontational Foreign Policy

    Byeaglepk.43@gmail.com 19/03/202619/03/2026

    (By Khalid Masood) In the shadowed corridors of power in Tehran, a transition is underway that could redefine the Islamic Republic’s trajectory for a generation. Following the death of Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), in Israeli airstrikes on March 18, 2026, the vacuum at the helm of Iran’s security apparatus…

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  • Israel's Air Strike on South Pars
    Geo Economics | Global Issues | Iran | Israel

    The Energy War Threshold: Israel’s Air Strike on South Pars Processing Facilities

    Byeaglepk.43@gmail.com 19/03/202619/03/2026

    (By Khalid Masood) The smoke rising over Asaluyeh on the Persian Gulf coast marks more than a tactical strike; it signals a qualitative shift in the 2026 Iran-Israel conflict. For the first time, the war has moved beyond military installations, nuclear facilities, and leadership targets to strike the very engine of Iran’s economy: its energy…

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  • assassination of Ali Larijani
    Iran | Israel | Terrorism

    The Phoenix Rises: Israel’s Assassination Gambit Only Strengthens Iran’s Defiant Spirit

    Byeaglepk.43@gmail.com 18/03/202618/03/2026

    (By Khalid Masood) In the pre-dawn darkness of March 18, 2026, Israeli warplanes violated Iranian airspace once again, launching a cowardly strike that murdered Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, alongside Basij Commander Gholamreza Soleimani and several brave defenders of the Islamic Republic. The blood of these martyrs stains not just the…

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  • Inter-Services Public Relations
    Pakistan | PR

    ISPR and Strategic Communication: How Pakistan Counters Terrorist Narratives

    Byeaglepk.43@gmail.com 18/03/202618/03/2026

    (By Khalid Masood) In the early hours of a March 2026 morning, as Pakistan Air Force jets returned from strikes against terrorist sanctuaries in eastern Afghanistan, a different kind of battle was already raging across social media platforms, newsrooms, and diplomatic cables worldwide. The Taliban government in Kabul claimed that Pakistani bombs had hit a…

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  • Afghanistan strikes
    Afghanistan | Geo Politics | Pakistan | Terrorism

    Pakistan Strikes Back: Why PAF Bombed Terrorist Sanctuaries in Afghanistan

    Byeaglepk.43@gmail.com 17/03/202617/03/2026

    (By Khalid Masood) The last night (16-17 March 2026) airstrikes of Pakistan Air Force inside Afghanistan have sparked intense regional debate, with the Taliban government condemning the operations as violations of sovereignty and alleging civilian harm at protected sites. Yet, to view these strikes solely through the lens of diplomatic friction is to overlook the…

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  • US Joint Chief change
    United States

    What Went Wrong in the US War Room? An External Military Assessment of US Civil-Military Fractures

    Byeaglepk.43@gmail.com 16/03/202617/03/2026

    (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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  • US-Iran tensions
    Geo Politics | Global Issues | Iran | Israel | United States

    The Hegemony Stress Test: How the Iran Crisis Is Reshaping Global Alliances

    Byeaglepk.43@gmail.com 16/03/202616/03/2026

    (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 Nuclear Option
    Geo Politics | Global Issues | Iran | Israel | United States

    Israel’s Nuclear Option: Doctrine, Deterrence, and the Unbroken Taboo

    Byeaglepk.43@gmail.com 16/03/202616/03/2026

    (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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  • Pakistan Air Force strikes on Afghanistan
    Afghanistan | Pakistan | Terrorism

    Sovereignty Under Fire: Why Pakistan’s Defensive Strikes Are Justified

    Byeaglepk.43@gmail.com 15/03/202615/03/2026

    (By Khalid Masood) For decades, Pakistan bore the brunt of Afghanistan’s instability, hosting millions of refugees, sacrificing thousands of lives in the war on terror, and offering vital trade corridors to a neighbor in need. Yet, since the Taliban’s return to power in 2021, this historic bond has been weaponized against us. Islamabad extended the…

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