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Why expelling US military and dismantling their assets are key to regional peace and stability
The recent US-Israeli war against Iran exposed American military bases as magnets for regional destabilization, underscoring how host countries can become legitimate targets rather than protected allies and suggesting that durable regional peace and security ultimately depend on the expulsion of US forces and the dismantlement of their military infrastructure.
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Iran’s new military command and strategic shift toward offensive deterrence and integrated warfare
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Strait of Hormuz as strategic fulcrum: Iran’s credible deterrence and the limits of US coercion
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VIEWPOINTONE MONTH AGO
From Strait of Hormuz to Bab al-Mandeb: Iran’s blueprint for new regional order after US breaks MoU
US broke the MoU through military aggression and economic warfare, leaving Iran no choice but lawful self-defense, so now the Strait of Hormuz is Iran's sovereign lever to dismantle the old US-dominated order and establish a new regional reality where outsiders have no role to play.
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DEFENSEONE MONTH AGO
Martyrs’ blood is sacred: The strategic imperative of retribution in the light of Leader’s message
Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei's emphasis on retribution for the martyred Leader and thousands of other martyrs signals a carefully calibrated doctrinal shift, intertwining religious obligation, strategic deterrence, and national unity in pursuit of justice against American-Israeli perpetrators through judicial, diplomatic, and public avenues.
DEFENSEONE MONTH AGO
Iran signals no red lines in defending national security, strategic interests after fresh US attacks
Persian Gulf region, long perched on the brink of confrontation, is once again sliding toward dangerous escalation after fresh acts of US military aggression against Iran, which have all but collapsed the fragile MoU and prompted Tehran to launch a decisive response against US military assets across the region.
VIEWPOINTONE MONTH AGO
End of tit-for-tat era: Iran's new Strait of Hormuz doctrine traps US in unwinnable dilemma
In the wake of continued US military adventurism, Iran's new Strait of Hormuz doctrine abandons tit-for-tat responses, mandating the waterway's complete closure and a two-for-one retaliatory strike in response to any attack – a strategic shift that leaves Washington trapped and cornered.
DEFENSEONE MONTH AGO
How enemy's failure to honor Clause 1 of MoU is forcing Iran to recalibrate its strategic calculus
The enemy's deliberate and cunning failure to implement Clause 1 has transformed the recently signed MoU from a diplomatic roadmap into a strategic trap, compelling Iran to leverage both its strategic influence over the Strait of Hormuz and its newly institutionalized role in Lebanon's De-escalation Committee to enforce compliance.
DEFENSEONE MONTH AGO
US carrot-and-stick gambit backfires as Iran asserts Hormuz sovereignty, asymmetric deterrence
America's $22 billion carrot-and-stick gambit to claim the Strait of Hormuz backfired as Iran's asymmetric response and unwavering defense of sovereignty over the waterway exposed Washington's mistaken belief that economic incentives could override strategic principles.
DEFENSEONE MONTH AGO
Strategic miscalculation: How US breaches of MoU bolster Iran's Hormuz leverage, regional deterrence
Iran's swift and decisive response to the latest US aggression against Iran reaffirms its non-negotiable sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, while its insistence on Clause 1 of the MoU rejects any diplomatic distortion that would legitimize Israeli occupation of Lebanon.
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    From Strait of Hormuz to Bab al-Mandeb: Iran’s blueprint for new regional order after US breaks MoU
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    Martyrs’ blood is sacred: The strategic imperative of retribution in the light of Leader’s message
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    DEFENSE
    Iran signals no red lines in defending national security, strategic interests after fresh US attacks
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    VIEWPOINT
    End of tit-for-tat era: Iran's new Strait of Hormuz doctrine traps US in unwinnable dilemma
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    DEFENSE
    How enemy's failure to honor Clause 1 of MoU is forcing Iran to recalibrate its strategic calculus