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IRAN WAR - STUCK BEHIND THE TIGER'S TAIL?

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  The Big Bang The Iran war started with a bang, in fact, a series of big bangs. Unlike the big bang that is said to have started the universe, the bangs from the 30-odd bombs dropped over multiple locations in Tehran were meant to create a new world order. The precision-guided air-launched ballistic missiles that first climbed into their sub-orbital trajectory in the “near space” and darted down at extremely high speeds onto the secure compound where Ayatollah Khamenei lived. It was Operation Epic Fury, unveiled. Immediately thereafter, Prime Minister Benjamin Nethenyahu and President Trump declared that the ‘evil regime’ has been decapitated.  This was on 28 Feb 2026.  The world waited to see the high-speed evolution where the Iranians took to the streets in multitudes, overturned the regime, chased the mullahs out, and installed someone Uncle Sam, the benevolent and righteous, liked. After all, the Iranians under a repressive regime deserved redemption. All sorts...
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The Iran War is Now in Our Own Courtyard

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  In the last two parts of the article on the Iran War, we saw the events leading up to the current war in the Gulf.  We concluded the second part with a promise to crystal-gaze at how the war would impact all of us, especially us in India.   A Quick Recap   The USA had engineered the fall of the Rial in Iran. Its economy, already weighed down by years of US sanctions, made it even worse. It soon triggered public unrest, but did not result in the regime change America wanted. Meanwhile, America had demanded the capping of Iran’s nuclear capabilities. The indirect talks in the Omani Embassy in Geneva between Mr Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s Foreign Minister and Mr Steve Witkoff, the U.S. special envoy, with adviser Jared Kushner, a businessman and President Trump’s son-in-law of the United States, were mediated by Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, the Foreign Minister of Oman. On 26 Feb, they parted ways, agreeing to meet in Vienna, Austria, in early March. The technical-level...
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THE IRAN WAR - BEYOND THE IMMEDIATELY VISIBLE - PART 2

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 Wars don’t just trade missiles and make headlines—they reshape politics, economics and more importantly lives. This piece digs into the Iran mess by looking past the obvious blasts at the quieter forces pulling strings underneath. (Balachandran M) Caveat All the inputs are based on historical facts available in the public domain. You may have a different interpretation, and I respect your right to think differently.  You are welcome to point out differences in facts or voice your interpretations.  Please post it in the comment section. Recap Part 1 We had a quick tour through the history of Iran's nuclear program and how it came about. We also saw how the present regime came into being. We also saw that America’s current war on Iran began just the day after the two parties left the conference table, promising to meet in Vienna to sort out the modalities of the treaty and the road map to peace. Treachery, some might call it, and a smart military move, others would na...
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