The cascade reaches the energy grid, the construction site, and the insurance contract that closed Hormuz before Iran's navy did
Political fracture, 20 disruption vectors, infrastructure replacement timelines, and Market Signals
Iran declined $14 billion in sanctions relief mid-war — the clearest leverage signal of the entire conflict
The F-35 story isn't about Iranian air defence. It's about what happens when a $100 million aircraft absorbs a hit and flies home anyway
Iran isn't just closing a strait. It's dismantling infrastructure that took decades to build and will take decades to replace
When the world's sole superpower needs to ask for help reopening a shipping lane, the lane stays closed.