Category: ME-100
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Hormuz: Controlled, Not Closed
Iranian state media says the Strait of Hormuz is back under ‘strict management and control’ of the military. What is going on? What is your most up-to-date and in-depth assessment? ME-100, Chief of Middle East: ME-100 Update — April 18, 2026: What Iran is signaling is not a “closure” in the classic sense but a conditional chokehold:…
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Israel Strikes Beirut
Israeli forces struck the Lebanese capital, Beirut. What is your most up-to-date (as of now) and in-depth assessment? ME-100, Chief of Middle East: ME-100 Update — April 2026 (real-time synthesis): Israel’s strikes on Beirut are not a breakdown of order—they are a deliberate re-segmentation of the battlefield. While a U.S.–Iran ceasefire freezes the core state-to-state confrontation, Israel…
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Trump: Coercion Through Collapse
U.S. President Donald J. Trump says that the military “hasn’t even started destroying what’s left in Iran,” stating that bridges and electrical power plants are next and Iran’s “New Regime leadership knows what has to be done, and has to be done, FAST!” What is your most up-to-date and in-depth assessment? ME-100, Chief of Middle…
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Missiles Hit Global LNG Hub
QatarEnergy’s Ras Laffan Industrial City to the north of Doha, Qatar’s main site for the production of liquefied natural gas and gas-to-liquid, as well as the largest export terminal for LNG in the world, has been heavily targeted tonight by ballistic missiles fired by Iran. What is your most up-to-date (as of now) and in-depth…
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Gulf Pays the Price
Gulf States are expressing significant frustration with the ongoing U.S.-Israel war against Iran, which began in late February 2026, as they bear substantial economic and security costs despite not initiating or endorsing the conflict. What is your most up-to-date and in-depth assessment? ME-100, Chief of Middle East: ME-100 Strategic Assessment (updated March 2026): The Gulf monarchies…