The Iran war has reached a costly stalemate after six months of conflict. The Iranian government faces economic siege but believes it has time on its side. Tehran is betting that China and India will not fully comply with US sanctions. Washington's latest measures shift the battlefield to Iran's oil revenues and trading partners. Gulf states fear an outcome where Iran declares victory while disrupting vital oil routes.

Six months into a war that began on 28 February 2026, with strikes that killed Iran’s supreme leader, Washington has stopped choosing between diplomacy, economic siege, and…

US threats to impose “the toughest sanctions in history” to force Iran to buckle to its demands after nearly six months of war have raised the prospect of

The military conflict between the United States and Iran has reached the six-month mark since hostilities began on February 28, 2026. The war remains locked in a major strategic…

Trump’s expanded economic pressure campaign could break Iran’s resistance, but only if Washington firmly targets Tehran’s foreign enablers.