Tag: U.S.-Iran War

Implications of the Escalating U.S.-Iran Conflict

Kabir · March 29, 2026 · No comments

A very important interview with Vali Nasr–one of the world’s foremost experts on Iran

March 3, 2026 — Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) hosts a rapid-response conversation following the recent and significant escalation in the U.S.-Iran conflict. Join Asia Society Trustees Vali Nasr, Majid Khadduri Professor of International Affairs and Middle East Studies at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS); and Hamid Biglari, Partner at RedBird Capital Partners, Executive Chairman of RedBird X (RedBird’s AI business), and Chairman of Financial Services, as they assess the strategic, political, and economic implications of this unfolding crisis.

Is Iran winning the war| UnHerd

Kabir · March 18, 2026 · 10 comments

While the usual suspects on BP are busy with their anti-Pakistan comments, the Iran war continues–which is far more important globally than Pakistan/India back and forth is.

The inordinate focus on Pakistan on this forum is quite something and deserves a deeper psychological explanation.

UnHerd’s Freddie Sayers speaks with Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago, Robert Pape, to discuss the high-stakes ‘escalation trap’ unfolding between the United States and Iran – breaking down the tactical successes and failures of the US military campaign and analysing how Iran is leveraging its geographical position and control of the Strait of Hormuz through low-cost drone and missile harassment. As Professor Pape draws comparisons to the Vietnam War and 1973 oil crisis, has the Trump administration lost control of the conflict’s trajectory, and are we moving toward a dangerous ground power dilemma that threatens the global economy and the stability of the Western alliance?

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