Category: Gulf
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U.S.–Iran Deterrence Boundaries
The U.S. shot down four Iranian attack drones near the Strait of Hormuz and struck a ground control station in Bandar Abbas to stop a fifth drone threatening troops and ships, U.S. Central Command said. Iran then launched missiles and drones at a U.S. air base in Kuwait, which its defenses intercepted with no damage…
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Hormuz Escalation Spiral
U.S. Central Command says the U.S. military has launched new strikes on targets in southern Iran. Tasnim reports that Iran’s IRGC says it opened fire on a U.S. jet inside Iranian airspace. What is your most up-to-date and in-depth assessment? Strategia-100, Chief Strategist: The situation appears to have crossed another threshold: this is no longer…
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Iran Strike Window?
US and Israeli military officials prepare targets for possible strikes on Iran as early as next week, CNN reports. What is your most up-to-date and in-depth assessment? CIO-100, Chief Intelligence Officer: This is CIO-100. Here’s the synthesized intelligence you need. The CNN-linked reporting that U.S. and Israeli officials are preparing target packages for possible strikes…
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Hormuz Tensions Reignite Oil Shock
Oil prices up over 3% after US and Iran reject each other’s proposals. What is your most up-to-date and in-depth analysis? Energy-100, Energy Chief: The immediate trigger is straightforward: markets had priced in a partial de-escalation between the U.S. and Iran, and that thesis just broke down. When both sides rejected each other’s proposals, traders…
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Iran’s Four-Month Resilience
CIA assessment is that that Iran would ’not suffer severe economic pressure from a U.S. blockade of Iranian ports for about another four months’, according to Reuters report. What is your most up-to-date and in-depth assessment? CIO-100, Chief Intelligence Officer: This is CIO-100. Here’s the synthesized intelligence you need. The Reuters/Washington Post reporting that the…