Strait of Hormuz
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Security & Defense
Equations and Prospects: Six Months After the War
Six months after the war, Iran has altered regional calculations by creating new military, geopolitical, and economic leverage.
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Security & Defense
Hormuz Must Become Iran’s Suez
Sovereign management of the Strait of Hormuz could strengthen Iran’s deterrence and raise the cost of foreign pressure.
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Security & Defense
The Crowd Vowing Vengeance for Ayatollah Khamenei Will Reshape the Middle East
The funeral procession for Iran’s leader challenged American and Israeli assumptions about Iranian society.
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Security & Defense
Four Clauses, Four Disputes: Iran’s Evidence of U.S. Violations of the Islamabad Understanding
Simultaneous U.S. violations are threatening both the implementation of the Islamabad Understanding and the path toward a final agreement.
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Atlas Exclusive
The Iran–U.S. Agreement: The Beginning of a Redefinition of Security Balances in West Asia
The interim understanding between Tehran and Washington does not yet create a new order, but it has made clearer the…
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Atlas Exclusive
The Waning of Maritime Monopoly and the Return of Land Geopolitics in the International Order
Disruptions in sea lanes have once again highlighted the value of Eurasian land corridors, and Iran could become one of…
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Atlas Exclusive
The Military Option Against Iran Creates Options for Iran
Washington imagines that a military strike can tie Iran’s hands; yet every blow activates a new field of action, response,…
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Atlas Exclusive
Iran’s Resilience and America’s Costly Impasse
Why has maximum pressure, contrary to the Western narrative, led less to Washington’s victory than to the necessity of an…