Geopolitics Update
Friday, August 14, 2026 – Two ships attacked in the Strait of Hormuz; UAE blames Iran. U.S. sends new carrier to Middle East. Traffic through Hormuz seems to grind to…
Iran ‘agrees on general principles’ to restrict US, Israeli vessels from Strait of Hormuz: Tasnim
Saudi crown prince, US CENTCOM chief discuss regional tensions, Saudi media says US president reportedly warns Israeli leader to ‘stop blowing up buildings’ while sidelining Tel Aviv in Iran peace…
Iran Sees Mecca Defense Pact as Sign of Regional Shift
The spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry described the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement among Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey as a sign of a changing perception among regional states, saying they…
Iran sees Makkah pact replacing ‘reliance on US’
• Dar briefs Iranian counterpart on Makkah Joint Defence Agreement; receives update on Hormuz talks with Oman• Tehran doesn’t feel ‘threatened’ by the pact• Baghaei says Ghalibaf, Araghchi will visit…
Iran Displays Wreckage of Downed US F-15E as Underground IRGC Exhibition Challenges American Airpower
Iran’s IRGC Aerospace Force has displayed wreckage linked to the confirmed April 3 loss of a US Air Force F-15E, using the underground exhibition to project air-defence reach, technological resilience…
America: Twelve of Many Mistakes Made with Iran
“You break it, you own it!” A “Pottery Barn rule” cited by Secretary of State Colin Powell in August 2002 to warn President George W. Bush about the consequences of…