Geopolitical Analysis & Commentary by Gustavo de Arístegui

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Robot finder and human finger touching

The events of 25 March 2026 constitute, possibly, one of the most intense and revealing days since the start of Operation Epic Fury on 28 February.

US President Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu Prime Minister of Israel

GEOPOLITICS REPORT

The Iran-Contra conflict enters its fourth week with a defining contradiction: President Trump announces "very good and productive talks" with Tehran and orders a five-day pause in attacks on Iran's power grid and energy infrastructure, while the regime—torn apart by infighting among hardliners, extremists, and fanatics—categorically denies any negotiations with Washington.

Fighter jets on a carrier

GEOPOLITICS REPORT

The war against Iran—launched jointly by the United States and Israel on February 28, 2016, under the names Operation Epic Fury (American) and Operation Roaring Lion (Israeli)—enters its fourth week with an escalation of cross-threats against critical infrastructure that threatens to further destabilize global energy markets and water security throughout the Persian Gulf region.

IDF

GEOPOLITICS REPORT

The twentieth day of Operation Epic Fury—the joint US-Israeli military campaign against the Iranian jihadist oligarchy—marks a day of significant escalation on multiple fronts.

two flags

Ukraine has endured for eleven years an existential pressure that is unparalleled in contemporary Europe

Pyongyang launches several cruise missiles ahead of Trump's visit to South Korea ( Europa Press)

Violence has become less restrained and more willing to ignore legal and moral limits, while societies seem to be getting used to living with war.

Oil refinery

GEOPOLITICS REPORT

March 19, 2026, marks the twenty-first consecutive day of Operation Epic Fury/Operation Roaring Lion—the joint US-Israeli military campaign against Iran.

US President Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu Prime Minister of Israel

GEOPOLITICS REPORT

The world awoke Tuesday to two news stories that, together, reveal the magnitude of a war that has completely transformed the security architecture of the Middle East and sent shockwaves through Western alliances.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

GEOPOLITICS REPORT

The war that has pitted the United States and Israel against the jihadist oligarchy of the Tehran regime since February 28—Operation Epic Fury and its Israeli component, Operation Roaring Lion—has entered its third week, turning the Strait of Hormuz into the epicenter of the most serious global energy crisis since 1973.

Missile

GEOPOLITICS REPORT

The world awoke today, Monday, March 16, 2026, under the shadow of a conflict that has reshaped the international order in just sixteen days.

US President Trump in a meeting with his cabinet

GEOPOLITICS REPORT

March 13, 2026, marks the fourteenth day of Operation Epic Fury, the joint US-Israeli military offensive against the jihadist oligarchy in Tehran.

Strait of Hormuz diagram

GEOPOLITICS REPORT

Today marks the twelfth day of Operation Epic Fury, the joint military offensive launched by the United States and Israel against the jihadist regime in Tehran on February 28, 2026, which has radically transformed the global geopolitical and geoeconomic landscape.