by Ausaf Sayeed | Jun 18, 2026 | Energy Security, Geopolitics
The Islamabad Memorandum has stopped a war and reopened the Strait of Hormuz — a real achievement. Much remains to be negotiated, but for India, the opening it creates is genuine: a chance to secure energy, revive Chabahar, and shape the order ahead. When US President...
by Ausaf Sayeed | Nov 17, 2024 | Iran, Israel, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, USA
Donald Trump’s landslide victory in the 2024 presidential elections, in which he received 312 electoral votes and over 74 million popular votes, won all seven swing states, regaining Republican control over the Senate, and came on the verge of securing a slim majority...
by Ausaf Sayeed | Oct 31, 2024 | Iran
Velayat-e Faqih, or “Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist,” is a fundamental concept that has shaped Iran’s political system and its regional influence since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Developed by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, this doctrine...
