Geopolitical Analysis & Commentary by Gustavo de Arístegui

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GEOPOLITICS REPORT

Fighter Jets taking off

The US naval blockade of Iranian ports and coastal waters, announced by President Donald Trump after the collapse of the Islamabad talks on April 12, went into full effect on Monday, April 13, at 10:00 AM Eastern Time. According to US Central Command (CENTCOM), more than 10,000 military personnel, a dozen warships, and dozens of aircraft are carrying out the operation.

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fighter jets on a carrier ship

April 14, 2026, will mark a turning point in the most serious conflict of the 21st century to date.

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JD Vance

The world awoke on Monday, April 13, 2026, to a scenario of extraordinary strategic gravity.

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J.D. Vance

Special coverage on four fronts: the Serena Hotel negotiators · NATO facing the abyss · The Lebanese tragedy · Hormuz and its consequences

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men shaking hands in the Oval Office

This analytical block responds to the central question that every Western and Arab foreign ministry should be asking this morning of April 9

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US President Trump in a meeting with his cabinet

This report updates and expands upon the Day 35 (April 3) analysis in light of the bilateral ceasefire declared on April 7-8

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US President Donald J. Trump

The 38th day of Operation Epic Fury dawns with the highest tension since the conflict began on February 28, 2016.

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US President Donald J. Trump

April 7, 2026—the thirty-eighth day of Operation Epic Fury—will likely be the most decisive day of the conflict since the first bombings of Tehran.

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Pedro Sánchez, the current Prime Minister of Spain

March 31, 2026, is marked by five major geopolitical upheavals which, viewed together, reveal the depth of the international disorder in which we live.

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The Pentagon

The thirtieth day of the Gulf War—the most serious armed conflict since World War II in terms of its impact on global energy markets—opens with a double paradox that precisely defines the current situation: Washington speaks of negotiations while the Pentagon devises plans for ground operations.