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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- 28 Aug
PodcastMiddle East Roundtable: Iran-Oman Power Hour.
- 25 Jun
PodcastMiddle East Roundtable: "America: 'I Surrender!'" "Iran: 'No Deal!'"
- 11 Jun
PodcastMiddle East Roundtable: A Ceasefire By Any Other Name
- 29 May
PodcastMiddle East Roundtable: Deal or No Deal?
- 22 May
Middle East Roundtable: Insider Trading, Ceasefire Fading.
- 7 May
Middle East Roundtable: Strait Chaos.
- 24 Apr
PodcastMiddle East Roundtable: I Blockade You, You Blockade Me
- 16 Apr
PodcastMiddle East Roundtable: JD Vance's No Good, Terrible, Very Bad Week
- 30 Mar
PodcastIran Daily Dispatch — Monday, March 30, 2026
- 27 Mar
PodcastIran Daily Dispatch — Friday, March 27, 2026
- 27 Mar
PodcastIran Daily Dispatch — Thursday, March 26, 2026
- 25 Mar
Iran Daily Dispatch — Wednesday, March 25, 2026
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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.