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Daily Memo: US Deployment, Kurdish Concerns

Reinforcement. The United States will send up to 500 troops to Romania to support the U.S. operation in Iran. The Romanian parliament on Wednesday voted in favor of the temporary deployment, which also includes defensive military equipment. According to the Romanian president, the deployed systems will be limited to “refueling planes, monitoring equipment and satellite […]

How the Iran War Creates a New Strategic Environment

A change has come to the Iranian government. While airpower alone is unlikely to take down the regime, it will never be the same...

Daily Memo: Oil Markets and Shipping Disruptions

Relief ahead? Member countries of the International Energy Agency unanimously agreed to release 400 million barrels of oil from their emergency reserves to help...

A Summary of the Iran War, So Far

Wars can be viewed by historians later, but while they are raging and facts and lies compete for attention, it’s hard to understand what’s...

Daily Memo: Commercial Shipping and the Conflict in Iran

Tehran's reprisals. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it would allow passage through the Strait of Hormuz to Arab or European countries that expel...

The Eclipse of the Islamic Republic

U.S. President Donald Trump last week demanded an unconditional Iranian surrender to end the joint U.S.-Israeli operation that started on Feb. 28. For the...

Daily Memo: New Iranian Supreme Leader, Warnings From Neighbors

Successor chosen. Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of former Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was selected by Iran’s Council of Experts to be the...

In Iran, Airpower Has Its Limits

Modern warfare increasingly assumes that control of air and space decides the outcomes of conflicts. And it’s true that precision strikes, surveillance networks and...

George Answers Your Questions: First Thoughts on the Attack on Iran

First Thoughts on the Attack on Iran March 1, 2026 A message on how we are handling this crisis: This is not an answer to a question...

Disrupted Oil Operations in the Persian Gulf

(click to enlarge) Though oil prices have surged since the start of fighting in the Middle East, investors are still hopeful that the war will...

Daily Memo: On US Weapons Supplies

Replenishing stocks. The Pentagon is reportedly planning to request funds from Congress to replenish munitions used against Iran. Missiles for the Patriot and THAAD...

China’s Strategic Restraint in the Iran War

Despite the outbreak of war in the Middle East, high-level U.S. and Chinese trade negotiations are proceeding as planned. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent,...
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