The agreement between Iran and the United States is exactly what it says it is, an understanding of the situation. Both sides, however, still have different ideas of how that situation should be resolved, generating only further uncertainty about the future of the Gulf.
Years of planning by the Islamic Republic for a theoretical war with the United States was finally put to the test. Now with the ceasefire, both Iran and the U.S. will look at what went right and what went wrong.
While many hope the U.S. and Iran are now aligned in regards to opening the strait, the reality is both countries have created two different realities that they refuse to compromise.
A special report for Intelligence subscribers that breaks down the positions and possible paths forward for over 20 countries trying to navigate around the U.S.-Israel-Iran war
Growing polarisation, distrust in government, information siloing, and the widening influence of social media are driving an increase in political violence that increasingly fails to shock Americans.
Libya’s long-standing status quo is finally seeing its first potential shake-up in years, which could have major repercussions for the country’s future.
With global energy demand rising and limitations in supply infrastructure becoming more apparent, China has been looking to reinforce itself in case of future crises, especially with the U.S.
Decades of effort went into building the case for a U.S. war with Iran, and now it has finally arrived. But for Washington’s think tanks and policy circles, it is not what they had in mind.
