The War Is One Month Old. Nobody Could Say What It Was For. Until Now.
One month of the Iran war: 8,700 dead, $590 billion in global losses, 300+ US troops injured, zero AUMF, zero stated war aim — until Trump told the FT he wants the oil.
Katya Volkov
Bureau: Moscow
Iran Said Retaliation Is No Longer Proportional. Here Is What That Means.
Iran's abandonment of calibrated escalation, signaled last week, is now being translated into operational doctrine — and the consequences are becoming legible.
Day Thirty: The War Has Killed Over 2,500. Nobody Has a Theory for How It Ends.
One month after the first strikes on Iran: 1,500+ Iranian dead, 1,000+ Lebanese, 15+ Israeli, 15+ American. No ceasefire framework. No end in sight.