As the US and Iran exchange new strikes, military analyst Jonathan Schroden explains why wars often become more violent before peace, how the Strait of Hormuz has become the conflict's strategic centre, and why drones are reshaping naval warfare.

US-Iran tensions erupt after a ship attack in the Strait of Hormuz, exposing the real trigger behind the latest Gulf escalation and fragile regional diplomacy.

"I have a feeling that this could go poop very fast, and that's the fear once you unleash the dogs of war."

With ceasefire in shambles and both sides exchanging tit-for-tat attacks, is the region again plunging into all-out war?

Ongoing strikes between the US and Iran are contributing to worldwide uncertainty and making prospects of a peace deal less and less likely.

The collapse of a US-Iran ceasefire has returned Washington and Tehran to a dangerous cycle of strikes, retaliation and economic pressure in the Strait of Hormuz.

As the US and Iran exchange new strikes, military analyst Jonathan Schroden explains why wars often become more violent before peace, how the Strait of Hormuz has become the…

Few believe that the tit-for-tat violence will force either into a significant change of heart

Despite renewed US strikes on Iran and attacks around the Gulf, veteran Middle East scholar Francis Gregory Gause argues that diplomacy is still alive, and that both Washington…

President Trump has increased U.S. air strikes on Iran, but strategy shows little success. An interim ceasefire deal has collapsed, leaving the U.S. in a difficult situation. Iran…