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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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  1. 9 May
    Insider exclusiveDuration 17:19Members only
    Insider exclusive · video

    Briefing Room 09.05.2026: Growing Chaos in Mali, Iranian Attacks in Britain, Alleged Meddling in Sudan.

  2. 7 May
    Analysis
    · 12 min readInsider

    Operation Economic Fury Is Squeezing Iran. Will Washington See It Through?

    Kyle Moran

  3. 7 May
    PodcastRunning time 1:09:15
    Podcast

    Middle East Roundtable: Strait Chaos.

  4. 5 May
    Insider exclusiveDuration 21:28Members only
    Insider exclusive · video

    Could the Gulf States Defend Themselves Without America?

  5. 24 Apr
    PodcastRunning time 1:21:45
    Podcast

    Middle East Roundtable: I Blockade You, You Blockade Me

  6. 16 Apr
    PodcastRunning time 1:03:37
    Podcast

    Middle East Roundtable: JD Vance's No Good, Terrible, Very Bad Week

  7. 14 Apr
    Insider exclusiveDuration 15:23Members only
    Insider exclusive · video

    Why Didn't the Iranian People Rise Up?

  8. 9 Apr
    Analysis
    · 10 min readInsider

    The Implications of Iran's Uneasy Ceasefire

    Paweł Wójcik

  9. 6 Apr
    Analysis
    · 15 min readFree

    How Washington Could Abandon NATO.

    Evan Moloney

  10. 2 Apr
    Middle EastDuration 15:01Members only
    WarFronts · sponsor-free

    The United States Wants Out of Iran...Maybe.

  11. 2 Apr
    Middle EastDuration 18:38Members only
    HomeFronts · sponsor-free

    Anonymous Insiders are Getting Rich Off the Iran War. Here’s How it Works.

  12. 2 Apr
    Analysis
    · 11 min readInsider

    In the New Middle East, All Roads Lead to Ankara

    Kyle Moran

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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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