Strait of Hormuz | Watching America

U.K.: Whatever Iran’s Role in the Saudi Attack, the Regional Status Quo Is Unsustainable

Lalatendu Das - September 20, 2019. Published in The Guardian

Tehran is potentially leveraging the lack of appetite among the US electorate for a new war in the Middle East.

India: Trump, Europe and the Iran Effect

Lalatendu Das - September 12, 2019. Published in The Hindu

Pakistan: Zarif at G-7 Summit

Lalatendu Das - August 28, 2019. Published in Dawn

Japan: America’s Secretary of Defense: Reconcile Your China Strategy

Robin Koerner - August 27, 2019. Published in The Sankei News

Displaying a firm Japanese-American alliance at home and abroad is meant to protect Japan, naturally, but also the peace and stability of the Indo-Pacific region and the world.

Australia: Shadow of Iraq War Hangs Over Mission to the Persian Gulf

Rejeanne Lacroix - August 21, 2019. Published in Sydney Morning Herald

Like the false claims about weapons of mass destruction that led to the Iraq war, it is worrying that Australia is being dragged into a crisis of the US'-own making.

South Korea: Washington Arrogantly Pushes Its Interests with No Concern For South Korea’s Difficulties

Robin Koerner - August 9, 2019. Published in The Hankyoreh

France: Iranian Matches

Robin Koerner - July 30, 2019. Published in La Croix

Between sabotage and attacks, the Strait of Hormuz, through which one-third of the world’s oil is transported by sea, has become combustible.

India: Maritime Hostage

Lalatendu Das - July 22, 2019. Published in The Statesman

Bulgaria: Story Rated for Viewers 18 Years and Older: Washington versus Tehran

Robin Koerner - July 19, 2019. Published in news.bg

There are factors in both countries that influence those who make the decisions, and these factors are working to escalate tensions between the two countries.

Japan: Can Japan Justify Support for International Military Coalition in Middle East?

Robin Koerner - July 17, 2019. Published in The Mainichi

United Arab Emirates: Trump’s Right on Iran, Let’s Not Get Distracted by the Leaked Memos

Lalatendu Das - July 15, 2019. Published in Khaleej Times

Italy: Tensions in the Gulf: Here Is What the US Can Unleash on Iran

Robin Koerner - July 2, 2019. Published in Il Giornale

The firepower available in the Gulf is already terrifying.

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