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Regime change hasn’t materialised, and Iran’s geographic and asymmetric strategy has reshaped the battlefield.
Even the latest counter-blockade looks more symbolic than strategic.

At this stage, diplomacy isn’t idealistic - it’s the only realistic path forward.

France 24 interview with Dr. Bamo Nouri - France and UK Conference Amid US-Iran Stalemate YouTube video by Dr. Bamo Nouri

My latest interview with France 24 on the US–Iran war and the Strait of Hormuz.

We are now at a stalemate. The US and Israel entered with assumptions of control and escalation dominance - but those bluffs have been called.
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Why the US and Israel’s alliance endures – even when it strains For decades, the US has been unequivocal in its support for Israel.

My latest entitled 'Why the US and Israel’s alliance endures – even when it strains' for @uk.theconversation.com alongside Prof @usempire.bsky.social

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Peace Is Bad for Business: Who Actually Runs the West? YouTube video by The Amargi

My latest interview for the @theamargi.bsky.social on why Peace is Bad for Business and War is all too profitable: www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7Ht...

The Dream Team failed. Total shock. We sent two of our most mediocre real estate developers and a fraud. Who could’ve guessed this outcome?

This is the paradox: a war meant to contain Iran may have reinforced its strength.
In modern conflict, you don’t have to win — you just have to endure, impose costs, and outlast your opponent.

That may be exactly what Iran has done.

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Despite sustained bombing, Iran has absorbed pressure, disrupted energy markets, and shaped the terms of de-escalation - leveraging the Strait of Hormuz and forcing negotiations that open pathways to economic recovery.

Military dominance ≠ strategic victory.

At first glance, the US–Israel–Iran ceasefire looks like de-escalation - even victory.
But look closer, and a different picture emerges: this may be a war that has left Iran stronger, not weaker.

Middle East conflict: this ceasefire may have made Iran stronger Both sides are claiming success, but it may be Tehran that benefits more from the deal.

My latest piece for @uk.theconversation.com alongside @usempire.bsky.social
Middle East conflict: this ceasefire may have made Iran stronger.
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People will celebrate bigger teams - but this might be the most meaningful World Cup qualification of them all.

The Iraq national football team story hits different. 🇮🇶 🇹🇯 #IraqQualifiedfortheWorldCup

Kurdish Studies Conference in Turin – day two Day two of the Kurdish Studies Conference in Turin explored academic resistance in Rojava, diaspora diplomacy, and political shifts in Iran. Scholars and MPs, including Elham Ahmad and Newroz Uysal…

In Turin, the second day of the Kurdish Studies Conference shifted from history to political urgency, from Rojava’s universities under siege to new Kurdish strategies across a changing Middle East. ✍️ Kawe Fatehi
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How elite networks shape war and accountability in the Liberal International Order, from Epstein to Iran From the Epstein networks to the strikes on Iran, this analysis argues that elite power in the liberal international order operates through informal networks that formal institutions consistently…

From Epstein to Iran, Bamo Nouri examines how elite networks shape accountability, foreign policy, and war inside the Liberal International Order. ✍️ Bamo Nouri
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I think often of a New York Times photo of a little Iraqi girl tending to her parakeets in a bombed house, probably from 20 years ago now. I will think of this man and his sweet dog often now too. People just want to love what they love, care for their little beings, and instead we do this to them

How elite networks shape war and accountability in the Liberal International Order, from Epstein to Iran From the Epstein networks to the strikes on Iran, this analysis argues that elite power in the liberal international order operates through informal networks that formal institutions consistently fail...

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Different arenas. Same architecture of power.

And if that’s true, then the real issue isn’t any single scandal or conflict — it’s what this tells us about the limits of accountability in the liberal international order.

In one domain, elite networks appear to shield individuals from accountability. In another, they shape decisions about war in ways that stretch — or bypass — legal and institutional constraints.

This doesn’t mean wars are simply “caused” by profit. But it does mean that those shaping the debate and those benefiting from its outcomes often operate within the same ecosystem.

That’s the deeper link between Epstein and Iran.

In the case of Iran, this extends further into the political economy of war. Defence contractors, lobbying networks and policy institutions are not separate from decision-making - they are embedded within it.

They are shaped long before - in think tanks, advisory circles, corporate boards and policy networks where shared assumptions, interests and relationships converge.

The same logic applies to war.

Looking at Iraq, and now Iran, the piece shows how decisions are rarely made in isolation or purely within formal institutions.

Epstein matters because of who he knew and because of what his network revealed. The exposure of what many now call the “Epstein class” has brought into focus how power actually operates - through dense, overlapping networks that cut across politics, finance and global influence.

Some even framed the conflict as a distraction from those revelations.

But this article argues something more important: the real story isn’t distraction - it’s structure.

My latest piece for @theamargi.bsky.social explores the #TrumpEpstein files connection many have contemplated at the start of the war with Iran, where attention was consumed by the release of Epstein-related files and speculation around elite compromise.

Thank you for reading and your kind comments - im glad you enjoyed the piece!

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History suggests that moments like this matter. Wars fought without legitimacy, clear strategy or sustainable outcomes do not just fail - they reshape how power is understood, challenged, and resisted.

What emerges is a deeper question: is this simply a difficult war, or the kind of conflict that exposes the limits of power itself?

This is where balance begins to shift. Iran doesnt need to win militarily. It only needs to endure, impose costs, and outlast its adversaries - the core logic of asymmetric conflict. Meanwhile, US appears to be searching for an off-ramp, but from position of diminishing leverage.