Iran hit Oracle. Trump bombed a bridge. Hegseth fired the Army chief. Macron was mocked. And the real war? It's being fought in a Chinese refinery over the tungsten inside every US missile. Day 33. The Dispatch breaks it down
Trump addresses the nation on Operation Epic Fury. Iran claims ceasefire, then denies it. Four humans launch to the Moon. Poland refuses US Patriot missiles. China's engineers teach Iran to shoot down F-35s.
Trump says the US leaves Iran in 2 weeks — but deploys more troops. Iran puts Apple, Google & Microsoft on its April 1 hit list. Pakistan cuts salaries 30%. Egypt goes dark at 9 PM. The world economy is breaking. Day 32.
Iran owns Hormuz now — officially. Trump wants out but won't fix it. A US spy plane is ash on Saudi soil. Spain just said no to America. Jet fuel has doubled. Day 31 of the war that's rewriting everything.
The US-Iran war shut the Strait of Hormuz. The world noticed the oil price. Nobody noticed that a third of global fertilizer trade just stopped moving — right before planting season. The harvest damage is already locked in. The hunger is still coming.
Trump wants an off-ramp. Iran has no reason to offer one. And Israel keeps slamming every exit shut. Inside the most dangerous strategic contradiction in modern American foreign policy.
Week 4 of the Iran War: nuclear sites struck, U.S. troops wounded in Saudi Arabia, oil at $99, NATO fractures, and the Strait of Hormuz hangs in the balance.
When Arjun Rampal said Bharat Mata Ki Jai after playing the ISI handler who planned 26/11, Shobha De found it worrying. This essay unpacks what that reaction reveals about a class that has ruled, judged, and shaped India — and cannot forgive India for finally speaking in its own voice.
The Daily Geopolitics Brief # 3 - Pakistan mediates, Gulf tensions rise, Israel’s defenses falter, North Korea hardens nuclear stance, and oil tightens—reshaping global power dynamics with major implications for India.
Applying Graham Allison's Thucydides Trap to the 2026 Iran war. Blending asymmetric war economics, $3T market distortions, alliance fractures, and revealing the deeper US-China power struggle beneath the conflict.
A diplomatic pause can't remove a mine. Israel struck Tehran overnight as Trump announced peace talks Iran denies happened. Oil crashed 11%. The war continues. Five days to see if any of it is real.
