US naval blockade fails to isolate Iran as overland trade corridors through Iraq, Central Asia and Russia accelerate, turning Tehran into an unintended Eurasian transit hub.

Trump failed in China to stop Iranian oil, break the Iran-China partnership, or reopen the Strait of Hormuz, proving that his blindness to Tehran’s clout turned a planned victory into a strategic defeat.

Over 30 Italian academics condemned US-Israeli threats to Iran's heritage as cultural genocide, citing Trump's "Stone Age" warning and verified damage to UNESCO sites including Golestan Palace.

Bahrain’s parliament has expelled three MPs after they criticized the monarchy’s controversial citizenship revocations and security policies.