As the United States unfurls a multi-layered plan to help commercial vessels safely transit the Strait of Hormuz, analysts tell Breaking Defense it will likely take time for commercial shipping companies to feel safe enough to move ships through the…

Amid the slow, if not deadlocked, pace of talks between the United States and Iran, the Trump administration is bolstering its negotiating team. At the same time, a new report presents data illustrating that the economic and military pressure is…

As the Trump administration escalates its campaign against Iran through sanctions, naval pressure and financial enforcement, a central question is emerging: Can unprecedented economic strain truly weaken the regime, or will Iran’s rulers once again absorb the pain, suppress unrest and survive?…

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warned Thursday that Israel may soon resume military action against Iran, signaling that despite what he described as devastating setbacks to Tehran, Israel views the broader campaign as potentially unfinished. … Maj. Gen. (ret.) Yaakov Amidror, former…