By Mian Iftikhar Ahmad From Code 100 to Doomsday? Iran, America, and Israel Face to Face: Shadows of Danger over the Strait of Hormuz, a New Alignment in the Gulf, and a Stern Test for Pakistan. The Middle East once again appears to be standing at such a delicate juncture where a minor military step could push the entire region toward a wider war. Reports of Iran’s armed forces adopting an extremely sensitive state of readiness called “Code 100,” U.S. President Donald Trump’s sudden return from Camp David, Israeli Prime…
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Iran Says Strait of Hormuz Deal With Oman Nears Final Stage
CAIRO: Iran has said an agreement with Oman to establish new shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz is nearing completion, but Tehran insists the strategic waterway will not reopen until the United States fulfils additional conditions. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said Sunday that discussions over the proposed shipping arrangements had reached the “final stages.” However, he stressed that the agreement would only take effect once Washington meets Iran’s demands and conditions for restoring commercial traffic. The Strait of Hormuz is a crucial global energy route, carrying a significant…
Read MoreThe Silent Struggle of Global Powers: Regional Wars in the Shadow of Espionage, Expertise, and Technological Weapons
(Publish from Houston Texas USA) (By Mian Iftikhar Ahmed) Future conflicts will be decided by intelligence, skill, and internal stability in the ongoing Global Powers Struggle, rather than direct military confrontation. In the twenty-first century, understanding the real balance of power, technological competition, espionage strategies, and regional alignments is crucial, far beyond emotional slogans and sensational social media claims, because wars today are not only fought on borders but also through economies, cyberspace, media narratives, and the human psyche, and this is the backdrop against which the relationships between the…
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