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• March 13, 2026

  Investigation Highlights Iran's Growing Footprint In Georgia

  Georgia’s State Security Service has launched an investigation into claims that Iran is expanding its influence in the country through Georgian Shi'ite communities, growing concerns about Tehran’s religious and political outreach in the South Caucasus country.

• March 12, 2026

  Iran's Navy Is Largely Gone. The Threat To The Strait Of Hormuz Is Not.

  The US has sunk 60 Iranian navy vessels and destroyed most of Iran's conventional fleet. But the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed because Iran doesn't need a navy to keep ships out.

• March 12, 2026

  US-Israeli Bombing Of Iran's Energy Infrastructure Marks New Escalation In War

  The United States and Israel have targeted economic and civilian infrastructure in Iran in recent days, a new escalation in the war, experts say.

• March 12, 2026

  Ariel Cohen: Iran's Energy Pressure Campaign 'Ultimately Unsustainable'

  In an interview with RFE/RL, political scientist Ariel Cohen discusses Iran’s long history in oil geopolitics, the limits of its ability to disrupt global markets, and why he believes the structural advantages remain on the side of the United States and its partners.

• March 11, 2026

  Is The US Considering Seizing Iran's Kharg Island?

  As American and Israeli strikes continue to batter the Islamic republic, the idea of seizing Iran’s Kharg island has been debated in US political circles.

• March 11, 2026

  Interview: Amid Ongoing Public Absence, Is Iran's New Leader In Control?

  Speaking to RFE/RL in Tel Aviv, Raz Zimmt, head of the Iran program at the Institute for National Security Studies, said the question is whether Khamenei is capable of maintaining "daily contacts with the political and security establishment" to preserve "the ability of the regime to function."

• March 11, 2026

  Oil, War, And The Strait of Hormuz: Can Washington Safeguard Global Energy Markets From Iran?

  As the United States and Israel's conflict with Iran converges on the Strait of Hormuz, markets are reacting to rising risks of energy disruption. Analysts say the crisis is testing whether Iran can leverage global oil flows -- and whether Washington can prevent a supply shock.

• March 10, 2026

  US And Israel United In War, Divided On What Comes Next

  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks of “historic” military cooperation with US forces striking Iran. But are the two allies entirely in lockstep?

• March 10, 2026

  Iran Deploys 'Blue Shields' Amid US-Israeli Strikes

  A symbol with its origins in a 1954 convention on protecting cultural sites during war has been spotted on the rooftops of buildings in Iran.

• March 10, 2026

  A Mysterious Signal Transfixes Radio Sleuths -- And Intelligence Experts

  The mysterious Persian-language transmission began about 12 hours after the start of the US-Israeli bombing campaign against Iran. It was jammed five days later. Is it a coded message for US agents in Iran? Iranian sleeper cells? Israeli operatives? That’s what experts are trying to decipher.

• March 10, 2026

  If Russia Wants To Stay On Washington's Good Side, Why Help Iran Target US Forces?

  Russia has reportedly given Iran sophisticated targeting information and other intelligence to help Tehran target sensitive US facilities. Has Moscow crossed a red line for Washington? Probably not.

• March 10, 2026

  Can Trump Pull Off A Swift Victory In Iran?

  US President Donald Trump has signaled the conflict with Iran could be nearing an end. But is that realistic? 

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