The Iran war
Analytical coverage of the Iran war - regime dynamics, proxy networks, escalation constraints, and economic pressure. Our articles, exclusives, WarFronts videos and podcasts on it, in one place.
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The Iran war is shaped by structural forces: the regime's internal coalition, the Strait of Hormuz as an economic chokepoint, decades-old proxy networks, and the constraints any escalation imposes on Washington, Tel Aviv, and the Gulf capitals.
Fronts covers the Iran war as a system. Not headlines and not awareness, but the analytical frame underneath: who actually mobilizes force, how the regime finances itself under maximum pressure, what limits escalation, and where the next pressure points sit.
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- 25 Jun
PodcastMiddle East Roundtable: "America: 'I Surrender!'" "Iran: 'No Deal!'"
- 22 Jun
WarFronts · sponsor-freeIran Negotiations are Coming Apart.
- 19 Jun
How the Iran War Went So Catastrophically Wrong
- 18 Jun
The Iran War Was a Total Failure.
- 17 Jun
Analysis· 17 min readInsiderIsrael is the Iran War's Biggest Loser
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- 15 Jun
The Iran War is Over. What Did it Accomplish?
- 11 Jun
PodcastMiddle East Roundtable: A Ceasefire By Any Other Name
- 10 Jun
Is the Iran War Back On?
- 29 May
PodcastMiddle East Roundtable: Deal or No Deal?
- 26 May
Insider exclusive · videoThe Hormuz Toll Could Break the World Economy
- 23 May
Iranian “Sleeper Cells” Weren’t Real. The Alternative is Worse.
- 22 May
Middle East Roundtable: Insider Trading, Ceasefire Fading.
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The Iran war is shaped by structural forces: the regime's internal coalition, the Strait of Hormuz as an economic chokepoint, decades-old proxy networks, and the constraints any escalation imposes on Washington, Tel Aviv, and the Gulf capitals.
Fronts covers the Iran war as a system. Not headlines and not awareness, but the analytical frame underneath: who actually mobilizes force, how the regime finances itself under maximum pressure, what limits escalation, and where the next pressure points sit.