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Given the complexity of the situation, the two sides may have no practical option except to return to war, each hoping that the other will suffer enough pain to make the first concession.
Iranian sources said Israel rejected the proposed memorandum demanding "freedom of action" in Lebanon, while Iran insisted on a ceasefire on all fronts and the release of frozen assets.
As tensions rise between Iran, Israel and the United States, Egypt is resisting growing pressure to take on a larger military role in the Gulf, a strategy rooted in hard lessons about regional entanglement.
Iran’s strikes on U.S. military sites revealed a wider scale of American losses than initially acknowledged, with congressional and satellite-based assessments pointing to damaged aircraft, disrupted bases, and hundreds of casualties.
President Donald Trump said the United States is “getting a lot closer” to an agreement with Iran. Here are the causes of why Trump did not want to return to war.
While Trump is brandishing return to war, the emerging record of U.S. losses in the Iran war suggests that Washington paid a far higher operational price than it initially acknowledged.
Saudi Arabia’s reported proposal for a Middle Eastern non-aggression pact with Iran presents an admission that the old regional security formula is breaking down.
The Iran war gives the U.S. oil industry a powerful argument that U.S. energy dominance, expanded drilling, faster permits, LNG exports, and pressure on rival producers are not merely commercial priorities, but strategic necessities.
Abu Dhabi denied Netanyahu’s alleged visit and the reception of any Israeli military delegation indicating a turn in the UAE's enthusiasm in declaring links with Israel.
Saudi jets hit militia-linked targets near the Saudi-Iraqi border during Iran war, and separate strikes were launched from Kuwait.