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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The latest
- 3 Nov · Could the US REALLY Nuke Iran? WarFronts · sponsor-free
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- 13 Oct · Iran Cannot Keep Pretending Mojtaba Khamenei is in Charge Insider article(Insider)
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- 15 Jun
WarFronts · sponsor-freeThe Iran War is Over. What Did it Accomplish?
- 10 Jun
Is the Iran War Back On?
- 26 May
Insider exclusive · videoThe Hormuz Toll Could Break the World Economy
- 23 May
Iranian “Sleeper Cells” Weren’t Real. The Alternative is Worse.
- 9 May
Insider exclusive · videoBriefing Room 09.05.2026: Growing Chaos in Mali, Iranian Attacks in Britain, Alleged Meddling in Sudan.
- 5 May
Insider exclusive · videoCould the Gulf States Defend Themselves Without America?
- 14 Apr
Insider exclusive · videoWhy Didn't the Iranian People Rise Up?
- 2 Apr
The United States Wants Out of Iran...Maybe.
- 2 Apr
Anonymous Insiders are Getting Rich Off the Iran War. Here’s How it Works.
- 31 Mar
Insider exclusive · videoThe Secret Winners of the Iran War
- 30 Mar
The Houthis Have Entered the Iran War (Iran War Update)
- 27 Mar
Insider exclusive · videoMohammad Bagher Ghalibaf: The Man Really Running Iran?
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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.