Tehran is acting to preserve its advantages, whilst Washington is acting to limit the regime’s blackmail. But only by bypassing the Pasdaran can they be brought to the negotiating table on other issues.

Ammunition stocks are dwindling before our very eyes, whilst the mid-term elections are fast approaching. Regarding the Strait of Hormuz, the White House must choose between two options, which differ in terms of cost and timing. A round-up of opinions

According to the former head of the Israeli military intelligence research unit, the most important factor is patience. And regimes “have more patience than democracies because they can endure more and do not really have to answer to anyone”