(By Khalid Masood) I. The Chokepoint Gambit At 3:47 a.m. on 4 March 2026, the master of the VLCC Frontline Voyager radioed a panicked message to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations centre in Dubai: “Strait closed. Mines sighted. All traffic halted.” Within seventy-two hours, 150 tankers lay anchored in the Gulf of Oman, their…
(By Khalid Masood) Introduction: When the Sky Turns Against You On March 25, 2003, a wall of sand—brown, choking, and absolute—slammed into the U.S. Army’s 3rd Infantry Division as it advanced toward Baghdad. Visibility dropped to less than 50 meters. Fine grit infiltrated rifle mechanisms, clogged tank treads, and jammed the switches on communication gear….
(By Khalid Masood) An Air Defence Veteran In the pre-dawn darkness of February 28, 2026, the skies over Tehran remained eerily silent. No sirens wailed. No surface-to-air missiles streaked upward. Instead, waves of Israeli F-35I Adir stealth fighters and American B-2 Spirit bombers, supported by EA-18G Growler electronic-warfare aircraft, sliced through Iranian airspace with impunity….
(By Khalid Masood) Introduction The conflict involving Iran, Israel, and the United States has escalated beyond initial expectations, transforming into a complex regional crisis with global strategic ramifications. Triggered by a coordinated US–Israel strike campaign against Iranian military infrastructure, the war has rapidly expanded to include missile and drone exchanges, attacks on civilian infrastructure, and…
(By Khalid Masood) In the midst of an unprecedented onslaught by U.S. and Israeli forces, the Islamic Republic of Iran has demonstrated remarkable institutional strength and national resolve. On March 8, 2026, the Assembly of Experts — the revered body of senior clerics entrusted with safeguarding the Revolution — announced by a decisive vote the…
(By Quratulain Khalid) The brief but intense eight-day conflict involving Iran, Israel, and the United States has sparked a wave of debate among military analysts and geopolitical observers. While the duration of the conflict was relatively short, its implications may prove far-reaching. From battlefield engagements to political consequences, the war appears to have altered perceptions…
(By Khalid Masood) As the U.S.-Israel war against Iran enters its most intense phase in early March 2026, with relentless airstrikes hammering military bases, nuclear sites, and regime strongholds, a volatile new dimension has opened on Iran’s western flank. Exiled Iranian Kurdish militant groups, PJAK, PDKI, Komala, PAK and others, have formed the Coalition of…
