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Reports of an Iran-Oman Hormuz arrangement, a possible European strait mission, Houthi attacks on Yanbu and the Israel-Turkey rivalry in Syria.
Evan Moloney · August 28, 2026 · 1:09:06
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Trump's economic D-Day against Iran, the UAE's halt to trade with Tehran, and Israel's strike on a Syrian air base Turkey was eyeing.
Evan Moloney · August 21, 2026 · 1:18:13
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Iran says it will not negotiate until Trump leaves office; the panel asks whether that holds and what it shows about US readiness.
Evan Moloney · August 14, 2026 · 1:08:09
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Iran just torpedoed its own Hormuz deal, the US is quietly admitting it's out of missiles, and Saudi Arabia is somehow getting squeezed from three directions at once. Big week.
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Iran's strike on a US base in Jordan, the Houthi-Saudi shipping war, Ukraine's Caspian strikes and the Trump-Netanyahu meeting.
Fronts Staff · August 4, 2026 · 1:06:42
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With Hormuz shut, Houthi strikes closing in on the Bab el-Mandeb, and oil past $100 a barrel, the panel weighs Washington's shrinking options — from a renewed blockade to a ground invasion.
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Evan Moloney · July 14, 2026 · 1:17:17
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The Iranian terror threat is a growing concern for global security, with the country's long history of external operations and state-sponsored terrorism posing a significant danger well beyond the Middle East.
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Wilfred Waimiri · March 4, 2026 · 21 min read
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Kyle Moran · February 19, 2026 · 10 min read
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