Tag: Persian Gulf security

Shahed 136, Iranian Drone
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U.S. Cannot Strike Iran Without First Strengthening Middle East Air Defenses, Pentagon Warns

The Pentagon has acknowledged that the United States currently lacks sufficient air defense capabilities in the Middle East to launch strikes against Iran, according to senior defense officials. Military planners warn that American forces, Israel, and Arab allies remain vulnerable to Iran's extensive missile and drone arsenal, whose true power…

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Will the War Everyone Is Talking About Actually Begin?

The simultaneous use of military threats, ambiguous messaging, and a war of narratives suggests that the United States is neither on the brink of war with Iran nor ready for an agreement. Washington is deliberately keeping the region in a state of suspension in order to keep its options open…

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Iran’s Aircraft Carriers: A Strategic Shock to US Naval Doctrine

The United States is once again using media theatrics around its aircraft carriers to project an image of absolute military superiority. However, realities on the ground in the Persian Gulf show that Iran, through its asymmetric defense doctrine and dispersed force structure, has fundamentally altered the equation of naval warfare.…

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Iran Announces Airspace Closure Over Strait of Hormuz for Live-Fire Military Drills

TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have issued a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) announcing live-fire military exercises scheduled for next week over the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, in what analysts describe as a calculated deterrence operation amid escalating tensions with the United States. he NOTAM, which alerts aircraft operators to potential…