Comprehensive analysis of the 2026 US-Iran war — Operation Epic Fury, Iran’s missile campaign, Strait of Hormuz closure, THAAD depletion, and CRINK alliance. The consensus from CSIS, CFR, and the Soufan Centre is that the US achieved tactical damage but could not reach underground infrastructure, eliminate the Strait threat, or produce the political outcome it sought.

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Iran’s Shahed family of one-way attack (OWA) drones has emerged as the single most consequential asymmetric weapon system of the 2026 US-Iran war. Across six months of sustained combat operations – from the first retaliatory strikes in March 2026 to the ongoing attritional campaigns against Gulf-based American installations – the Shahed programme has imposed a … Read more

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