What was initially framed in Washington and Tel Aviv as a rapid coercive campaign to force regime change in Tehran is increasingly showing the contours of what some strategists are already describing as a potential strategic defeat for the US.
As air power collides with geopolitical reality, the only certainty is that this conflict will permanently scar the Middle East. How did we get here and what happens next?
As war in the Middle East convulses global oil markets, Pakistan faces a stark choice between shielding consumers from fuel price shocks and meeting its commitments to the IMF.
"Our principal position on issues regarding sovereignty, international law and the UN Charter ... is respected in all regional capitals," FO spokesperson says.
Pakistan among 13 nations that voted in favour of the resolution, notes that it is “not immune from these attacks”; US vetoes Russia's resolution calling for de-escalation in the Middle East.
"Considering that this corrupt regime has assassinated our leader, under no circumstances can we participate in the World Cup," says the sports minister.
NYT reports that US Central Command officers created the target coordinates for the strike using outdated data provided by the Defence Intelligence Agency.
The sinking of IRIS Dena — unarmed, post-exercise, in a neutral state’s waters — exposed a doctrine of impunity, and the quiet death of the rules-based order.
