Controlling Strategic Kharg Island Near Strait of Hormuz: Options Before the US
Iran’s Kharg Island lies in proximity to the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial global oil passage. Reports suggest that the Trump administration is weighing...
Iran Conflict: An Asymmetric War in Terms of Costs Involved
THE ongoing US and Israeli attacks on Iran and the latter’s retaliatory strikes have once again demonstrated the mathematics of modern air defence. Waves...
Mojtaba Khamenei’s Appointment Blow to Western Efforts to Change the Regime
THE appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father, Ali Khamenei, as the Supreme Leader of Iran signals that hardliners remain firmly in charge....
Who After Ayatollah Ali Khamenei?
THE latest Israeli-US war on Iran began with airstrikes on the home and offices of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Apparently, the strategy behind this...
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: End of an Era
AYATOLLAH Ali Khamenei (1939–2026), the second Supreme Leader of Iran, was killed on February 28, 2026, during coordinated US and Israeli airstrikes on Tehran....