Iran has pulled out all assets from Syria in major blow to regional strategy
Geostrategy-Direct, January 14, 2025 In a move seen as a major blow to its strategy of power projection in the Middle East, Iran in the wake of last month’s (more…)
Haass of CFR proposes ‘art of the [Iran] deal’ to Donald Trump
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Geostrategy-Direct, January 8, 2025 Since the October 7, 2023 massacre in Israel which it supported, Iran has lost a significant amount of its influence in the Middle East. With (more…)
Weighing its options after setback in Syria, Iran looks East
Geostrategy-Direct, January 1, 2025 Following the ouster of one of its top allies in Syrian dictator Bashar Assad, Iran dispatched its foreign minister to China in an attempt to (more…)
Israeli analyst: The moment is now; Strike to spare world a nuclear Iran
Geostrategy-Direct, December 17, 2024 The defeat of Hamas, decimation of the Hizbullah leadership, and ouster of Syrian dictator Bashar Assad have left Iran exposed and weak, creating a prime (more…)
Collapse of Assad breaks Iran’s strategic ‘resistance chain’ in the region
Geostrategy-Direct, December 10, 2024 Ali Akbar Velayati, a key adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, once called Bashar Assad and Syria “the golden ring of the resistance (more…)
Many in Lebanon’s Shia community now seek freedom from Iran’s grip
Geostrategy-Direct, December 3, 2024 Hizbullah did not have the approval of Lebanon’s democratically elected government to launch its most recent war against Israel. That call came from Hizbullah leader (more…)
Ceasefire in Lebanon could give Iran time to weigh next moves in Trump era
Geostrategy-Direct, November 26, 2024 Israel has agreed to a ceasefire in Lebanon, U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Nov. 26. “Effective at 04:00 tomorrow local time (02:00 GMT on (more…)
Report: Khamenei installed his son as successor in secret September meeting
Geostrategy-Direct, November 19, 2024 Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei convened a secret meeting of Iran’s Assembly of Experts in September during which he installed his second son as (more…)
Reeling from targeted Israeli strikes, Iran braces for new Trump ‘maximum pressure’
Geostrategy-Direct, November 12, 2024 Having been hit hard by Israel’s recent assassinations of the top leaders of its terror proxies, Iran is now preparing for another devastating blow, the (more…)