Iran war heats up while US weapon stocks remain depleted, risking military’s ability to fight future wars

US-Iran skirmishes are the new norm

The latest, continuing skirmish between the United States and Iran will be the new norm. Neither country wants a return to war, given that war is highly unlikely to lead to a decisive result in either direction. But Iran’s regional ambitions and anti-Americanism will drive it to keep testing American patience. In turn, President Donald []

Iran war revealed limits of American military power

TEHRAN, Jun. 30 (MNA) – The gap between America's military capability and its strategic achievements has never been clearer. The Iran war has revealed a crisis of deterrence and eroding U.S. influence.

Chip Stocks Extend Losses as Middle East Tensions Push Oil Prices Higher

Global financial markets have been under pressure as renewed fighting between the United States and Iran threatens the fragile ceasefire reached last month. Fresh U.S. strikes on Iranian military targets, Tehran’s retaliatory attacks on U.S. facilities in the Gulf, and Washington’s decision to restore sanctions on Iranian oil have reignited concerns over energy supplies. The [] The post Chip Stocks Extend Losses as Middle East Tensions Push Oil Prices Higher appeared first on Modern Diplomacy.

हर्मुजमा फेरि अमेरिका–इरान भिडन्त

तेहरान। रणनीतिक महत्त्वको हर्मुज जलघाँटीलाई केन्द्र बनाएर अमेरिका र इरानबीच दोस्रो दिन पनि सैन्य आक्रमण र प्रतिआक्रमण जारी रहेको छ। समुद्री मार्गको नियन्त्रण, अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय जहाजहरूको आवतजावत तथा क्षेत्रीय सुरक्षालाई लिएर दुवै पक्षबीच तनाव चुलिँदा मध्यपूर्वको सुरक्षा अवस्था थप जटिल बनेको छ। अमेरिकी सेनाले हर्मुज जलघाँटीमा अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय जहाजहरूको स्वतन्त्र आवागमनलाई जोखिममा पार्ने इरानको क्षमता कमजोर पार्ने []

America’s Credibility Problem Isn’t Just Financial

The U.S. is looking poorly on the global stage. For one thing, the debacle in Iran is dragging on far too long. Iran’s military capabilities are nowhere near the level of the U.S. And while the U.S. has crippled Iran’s navy, air force, and most of its missile defense systems, the latter nation has thus []

Renewed U.S.-Iran Fighting Could Trigger Middle East Oil Market Share Battle

Renewed fighting between the United States and Iran has shattered expectations of a lasting ceasefire, bringing fresh concerns over prolonged oil supply disruptions from the Middle East. The conflict has reignited debate over the stability of global crude markets, with traders and analysts watching closely for any signs of escalating disruption to regional production. Speculation [] The post Renewed U.S.-Iran Fighting Could Trigger Middle East Oil Market Share Battle appeared first on Foreign Policy Journal.

The U.S.-Iran war just entered a new phase. Here’s what’s at stake.

This isn’t a return to full-scale war, but it isn’t peace either. The post The U.S.-Iran war just entered a new phase. Here’s what’s at stake. appeared first on MS NOW.

U.S., Iran Return to the Brink of All-Out War

As both sides intensify strikes, future peace talks appear uncertain.

Renewed Fighting in Iran Revives Potential for a ‘Cascade’ of Economic Consequences

Renewed Fighting in Iran Revives Potential for a ‘Cascade’ of Economic Consequences

Middle East conflict forces central banks to reassess path of interest rates

Although the military confrontation between the United States, Israel, and Iran appears to have subsided following a fragile ceasefire, its economic consequences are expected to linger well beyond the battlefield.

A Taiwan crisis and America’s faltering industrial base

Weaknesses in the U.S. defense industrial base no longer represent a mere economic issue; they now pose an immediate strategic vulnerability.

Israel’s ‘campaign between the wars’ against Iran hurts US Ties

How strategy to contain Iran and its allies risks further straining ties with US

IRAN WAR: Continued U.S. and Iran airstrikes threaten fragile truce

Here's the latest on the Iran war on Sunday

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NOW - Trump: The Iran War has been a tremendous military success... the oil prices are lower than they were when I started.@disclosetv

Are We Really Back at War With Iran?

The president’s house-of-cards peace deal has fallen apart.

Gulf states weigh living side by side with Iran as Tehran weaponises Hormuz

As the frontline countries paying the largest price for the Iran war, pressed by severe economic urgencies, the Gulf states are beginning their own firm process towards regional stability with rival Iran, while Tehran continues weaponising the Strait of Hormuz to sow division with its neighbours.

Iran, US exchange strikes as interim ceasefire faces new tensions

KABUL (Pajhwok): Iran and the United States traded fresh attacks in the Gulf on Sunday, with both sides accusing each other of violating an interim

$300 billion fund to Iran in spotlight as Rubio begins meetings with Gulf allies

US regional allies are especially concerned that Iran could use the proposed 300 billion reconstruction fund to rebuild its military.

The War Trump Can’t Control

Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Overcast | Pocket Casts Following the U.S.’s war with Iran can give you whiplash. One day, it’s nearing a resolution; the next, the nations have resumed missile strikes on each other’s military installations, and Iran on Gulf States caught in the destructive web of this conflict. []

Iran strikes Bahrain, Kuwait amid US offensive, straining ceasefire

Iran and the US continued their attacks in the Gulf as each accused the other of violating an interim deal signed less than two weeks ago to end their four-month-old war. Shortly after President Donald Trump warned the US might “militarily complete the job”, Iran early on Sunday launched missiles and drones on US military sites in Kuwait and Bahrain, continuing a series of escalating attacks. The US military said earlier it had struck Iran again, hours after a tanker was hit in the ‌Strait of...

[Photo] 🇺🇸❌🇮🇷 — US airstrikes on Iran will continue "for some time"

— US airstrikes on Iran will continue for some time and will focus on a series of military targets, the New York Times reports, citing a US military official.

Seeking a post-war order in Gulf: Can Riyadh expand its regional footprint?

The war launched by Israel and the U.S. against Iran has challenged the assumptions and practices underpinning the existing regional order in the Gulf. The impact of the conflict e...

IMF director says Iran war fallout creating 'difficult moment' for Africa

The International Monetary Fund's Africa director on Monday warned that the economic fallout of the Iran war was creating a difficult moment for the region, and that it would take months for Gulf energy production to ramp back up.We are now in a difficult moment for the region, in particular after the war in the Middle East, Zeine Zeidane told reporters at the IMF's headquarters in Washington.Even though there is a ceasefire today, we know that the disruption will take time to be resolved, he said.

Lessons from Iran war may keep oil tight thru 2028

Lessons from Iran war may keep oil tight thru 2028

The Iran war keeps getting worse…

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How Iran's strikes on Bahrain and Kuwait forced the US to reassess military presence in Middle East

The back-and-forth attacks between the United States (US) and Iran, despite them signing a peace deal this month, have once again escalated the tensions in the Middle East, with analysts fearing that it could further disrupt the global supply chains. These strikes are a result of Iran targeting a container vessel near Oman's coast in the Strait of Hormuz.

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JUST IN: US says it will knock the hell out of Iran if it attacks ships.@BRICSNews

The Iran War Likely Isn't Over: I Am Buying Ondas Because Of Its M&A Moat

The Iran War Likely Isn't Over: I Am Buying Ondas Because Of Its M&A Moat

Saudi Arabia to host Gulf–Iran 'reconciliation summit'

Persian Gulf relations were heavily strained by the US-Israeli war on Iran, which engulfed all of West Asia

The World Cup game the White House cares most about today

Iran sits on the precipice of advancing to the knockout rounds, as the U.S. conducts new strikes.

Sharp Decline in U.S. Army Weapons Stockpiles After War Against Iran

The extensive consumption of American cruise and defense missiles in the war against Iran has brought the U.S. Army's weapons stockpiles to a concerning level.

Breaking: Back to Bombing Iran!

Breaking: Back to Bombing Iran!

War fears weigh on stocks as oil prices rise after U.S. strikes on Iran

War fears weigh on stocks as oil prices rise after U.S. strikes on Iran

Iran war dramatically reignites as USA launches strikes...

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Oil off its highs but risks return

Oil prices came under significant pressure following the temporary deal between the US and Iran. But the recent flare-up in hostilities poses risks. The key factors for the outlook remain the sustainability of the Persian Gulf supply recovery and how soon Chinese buying returns to the market

US, Iran trade fresh attacks that put ceasefire under strain

The U.S. and Iran traded attacks targeting each other’s military infrastructure, signaling no letup in several days of escalation that are straining a ceasefire underpinning peace talks. In the latest barrage on Sunday, Iran’s Islamic ...

US strikes Iran in response to attack on ship that Trump says violated ceasefire

The developments come during a fragile time for the US and Iran as they work to negotiate a permanent end to the war.

Could oil prices spike further? Inside the fragile US-Iran stance in the Gulf

Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have escalated after attacks on commercial vessels. Iran's objective appears to be expanding its strategic influence over the Strait of Hormuz. Gulf nations are remaining cautious to avoid direct involvement in the confrontation. Crude oil prices are expected to remain elevated due to ongoing geopolitical risks. India, a major oil importer, faces increased vulnerability from these market developments.

The US-Iran War and Greater Eurasia

In spite of pessimistic forecasts of certain doom for Iran if Tehran ever found itself in a direct confrontation with Washington, the Islamic Republic withstood the overwhelming US-Israeli blow launched against it after decades of mounting tensions. With Iran emerging from the conflict as the first state in fifty years to survive a war with America, the outcome of the Middle East clash may now send ripples throughout an international system already fraught with uncertainty. Timofei Bordachev, Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club, examines the consequences of the Iran War for the macroregion of Greater Eurasia.

ATHEX: Mini sell-off after fresh Gulf tension

The resumption of military action in the Persian Gulf had an immediate impact on markets, with oil rates jumping and bourse indexes slumping.

Iran, US continue escalating attacks after tanker struck

Iran and the US continued their attacks in the Gulf as each accused the other of violating an interim deal signed less than two weeks ago to end their four-month-old war.

Trump’s weekend war approach to Iran might never end

Last weekend's burst of violence might be a preview of a long-term low-boil war with Iran

Araghchi: Iran continues its role in fighting WMDs

Araghchi: Iran continues its role in fighting WMDs

Trump’s War Means Higher Global Interest Rates for Years to Come

Donald Trump’s war against Iran may be over, but the repercussions for global monetary policy are here to stay.