Middle Orient

Top Iranian security official Ali Larijani and the commander of Iran’s internal Basij militia, Gholamreza Soleimani, have been killed, Iran’s state media confirmed hours after Israel claimed to have killed the two. In a statement carried by Iran’s semi-official Mehr news, the country’s Supreme National Security Council confirmed the assassination …

Dans l’architecture géopolitique du Moyen-Orient et du monde islamique, l’Iran occupe une position singulière : il est le principal État chiite et l’un des rares acteurs capables d’articuler simultanément pouvoir religieux, politique et stratégique. Cette conjonction a fait de Téhéran une pièce maîtresse dans la configuration d’un ordre international de …

Nato has shot down three ballistic missiles heading to the country during the war Amid the regional fallout of the Iran-US-Israel war, Tehran has not denied launching missiles and drones at Gulf countries, where, it claims, it is attacking US-linked assets. But when it comes to Turkey, it is a …

The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) and The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute are publishing daily updates to provide analysis on the war with Iran. The updates focus on US and Israeli strikes on Iran and Iran and the Axis of Resistance’s response to …

The Gulf’s role as one of the world’s most important aviation crossroads is being tested as conflict with Iran disrupts airspace across the Middle East, forcing airlines to redraw the flight paths that connect Europe, Asia and Australasia. Airspace restrictions have narrowed the corridors available to commercial aviation, pushing airlines …

Toplines Continued Ukrainian advances in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast are likely constraining Russian offensive operations in the Oleksandrivka direction and may soon threaten Russian offensive operations in the Hulyaipole direction. Ukrainian forces have reportedly liberated more than 400 square kilometers in the Oleksandrivka and Hulyaipole directions from late January 2026 to about …

Rapport stratégique et opérationnel actualisé (lundi 16 mars 2026 | Fin du 17e jour) En cette fin de dix-septième journée d’affrontements, la situation prend un tournant extrêmement critique. Israël, incapable d’arrêter les tirs de roquettes, ouvre officiellement les vannes d’un “enfer terrestre” dans le sud du Liban, avec un discours …

Tehran is targeting the soft underbelly of the U.S.-Israeli campaign—the oil sector and vulnerable Middle Eastern states—but allied officials can counter this strategy by taking concerted steps to bolster their regional partners, stabilize oil markets, and suppress the regime’s military capabilities. Two strategies are currently competing in the Iran war. …

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Germany is among countries which have rejected demands by President Donald Trump for help to stop Iran blocking the Strait of Hormuz. Trump told the FT that it would be “very bad” for the future of NATO if members did not help get the critical waterway open and that he …