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Iran Waives Fees for Spanish Ships Passing Through Strait

Spain has now emerged in an unexpected position in the Strait of Hormuz crisis. Reports indicate that Iranian authorities are allowing Spanish-linked vessels to...

The World’s Most Expensive Toll Booth?

What is taking place in the Strait of Hormuz right now is not simply a disruption to shipping, but a transformation of a natural chokepoint into a political weapon,...

When You Don’t Pay the Military

When a government fails to properly compensate its military, loyalty begins to fracture. From the late Roman Empire, when unpaid legions turned on the state, to...

Iran, Russia, China, and the Emerging Axis

For years, I have warned that geopolitics moves in cycles just as markets do. The Economic Confidence Model has been projecting that the period around 2026 would...

The Fantasy of “Short-Term” War

One of the most dangerous illusions in Washington is the belief that war and energy shocks are temporary. Politicians always assume that prices will spike briefly...

Lines in the Sand – Iran War

The conflict now unfolding with Iran is beginning to expose a series of geopolitical lines that had been quietly building for years. What is striking about the...

Great Nations Do Not Fight Endless Wars

“Great nations do not fight endless wars,” Donald Trump said during his campaign when highlighting his “Americas First” message. Trump explicitly promised...

Iran’s Geography – Mountain Fortress And Deserts

When analysts talk about Iran, they too often reduce it to politics, nukes, or ideology. But any real understanding of the strategic challenge must begin with...

China and Russia Condemn US Military Action in Iran

Both Moscow and Beijing immediately condemned the strike on Iran, not in emotional rhetoric, but in the language of sovereignty, international law, and regime...

Iranians Divided Over Regime Change

The Western press is desperately trying to frame the Iranian people as either celebrating liberation or rallying behind their government. As always, the truth is...