New light has been shed on the informal network of advocacy groups and institutions that helped shape the case for Operation Epic Fury. Leaked documents detail a proposed project to map Iran’s internal pressure points, highlighting the blurred boundaries between independent research and intelligence-gathering in modern conflict planning.
Recent political shifts in Baghdad suggest Iraq is being restructured as a key platform for Western hybrid pressure against Iran. By utilizing existing infrastructure and border tensions, Washington aims to erode Iranian influence through intelligence and covert operations, bypassing the extreme risks of a direct military confrontation.
Congress is alarmed as Trump wages a widening war with Iran without authorization, while Russian intelligence aids Tehran and rising U.S. casualties intensify pressure over the possibility of ground troops in a conflict the public opposes and lawmakers never approved.
Iran claims the U.S. and Israel are staging false‑flag attacks on Gulf states using LUCAS drones — an American system modeled on the Shahed. The allegation, unverified but strategically potent, aims to sow doubt among Gulf partners already shaken by the war and to fracture Washington’s fragile regional alignment.
A last‑minute nuclear proposal in Oman collapsed after Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner — neither a nuclear expert — misread or misrepresented Iran’s concessions. Gulf mediators say Tehran offered unprecedented limits, but the U.S. team walked away. Their advice helped pave the path to war, raising urgent questions about competence, influence, and accountability.
A U.S.–Israeli strike on Isfahan damaged Russia’s consulate, underscoring Moscow’s precarious dual role as Iran’s diplomatic shield and quiet military enabler. Russia is sharing satellite intelligence that sharpens Iran’s targeting while publicly posing as mediator. With Hormuz shut and oil prices soaring, the war is delivering Moscow a strategic windfall it won’t jeopardize.
