In this hard-hitting analysis, Macgregor explains how the financial crisis and the air-missile war with Iran are racing against each other, why Kuwait and the smaller Gulf states are dangerously exposed, and how Iran appears to be systematically dismantling radar and anti-missile defenses along the coast in preparation for a wider offensive.
He compares today's military readiness to the original Desert Storm, warning that a repeat operation is no longer realistic given fuel logistics, missing lodgement areas, and the overwhelming firepower now arrayed along the Persian Gulf coastline.
Macgregor also addresses the fragility of Gulf monarchies, the role of Iraqi resistance fighters, Turkish-Iranian cooperation against the Kurds, and why he believes political leaders are chasing "silver bullet" solutions that don't exist in modern warfare.
A sobering, expert-level breakdown of a fast-moving crisis with global consequences for energy markets, shipping lanes, and regional stability.
