Wires Brief: Trump tells countries to “go in and take” oil from Strait of Hormuz; Russia rejects Easter truce
31 March 2026 Iran President Trump stated that if countries need oil from the Strait of Hormuz, they “should go in and just take it.” This was part of a…
Podcast: Iran: Inflection Point for Trump, Iran, and the West
Stewart Webb and Dr. Chris Murray discuss the inflection point occurring in the Middle East. Iran continues to fire missiles and drones at energy infrastructure and has closed the Strait…
Wires Brief: Türkiye warns of Iraq intervention if Kurdish forces attack Iran; Trump abandons Cuban fuel blockade
30 March 2026 Iran War President Trump stated that the US could seize Iran’s Kharg Island. Trump told the Financial Times on Monday that “maybe we take Kharg Island, maybe…
Taking Kharg Island will be America’s Mistake
27 March 2026 The United States deployed two US Navy Amphibious Ready Groups and their embarked Marine Expeditionary Units to the Middle East. There are reports that the US will…
Wires Brief: After a month, one-third of Iranian missiles destroyed; DRC conflict escalating, expanding according to MONUSCO head
27 March 2026 Iran New figures outline that of the missiles and drones fired by Iran, 83% were fired at Gulf countries and 17% fired toward Israel. Iran has launched…
Wires Brief: Canada reaches defence spending of 2%; UK now ready to seize Russia’s shadow fleet
26 March 2026 Iran Amid strikes, Hezbollah stated that negotiating with Israel would be a sign of surrender. Tehran rejected Trump’s talk of negotiations. The rejection came from the unified…
Wires Brief: Largest drone attack on Ukraine; Estonia, Poland & Ukraine to develop “smart minefields”
25 March 2026 Iran The Trump administration proposed a 15-point plan to the Iranian regime for peace. The plan includes handing over Iran’s enriched uranium, allowing the United States to…
Wires Brief: IDF to hold Lebanon security zone up to Litani River; Pakistan willing and honoured to host US-Iran peace talks
24 March 2026 Lebanon Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz outlined that Israel wants to create a buffer zone up to the Litani River in Lebanon. Israel destroyed five bridges along…
No, Dr. Lennox, Canada is not “already at war with the US”
23 March 2026 Politicians have come to often rely on presenting or even manufacturing a crisis and offering themselves as the solution. Crisis moves votes. The result is witnessed in…
Wires Brief: Temporary end to Mali fuel blockade; Trump postpones bombing of Iran’s power plants
23 March 2026 Iran Over the weekend, President Trump threatened to bomb Iran’s power plants if the Strait of Hormuz was not reopened. Trump has postponed the attack on Iran’s…
