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Opinion | 155 Aircraft For One Man - And Other Mysteries About US' Iran Rescue Op
When has it ever been the case that you need to deploy 155 aircraft on a Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) Mission? Why were the two C-130s deployed when each has the capacity to carry up to 90 troops?
- Tuesday April 7, 2026
- Opinion
- Col Rajeev Agarwal
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Opinion | Zagros To Dasht-e-Lut, Why Iran's Terrain Could Be A Challenge For US Ground Troops
Iran is often called a 'fortress' owing to its formidable mountain ranges, which virtually form a wall to its North, West and South.
- Tuesday March 31, 2026
- Opinion
- Col Rajeev Agarwal (Retd)
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Opinion | Exit Denied? Why Iran Won't Make It This Easy For Trump To 'Pause' The War
The escalation matrix has risen rapidly, and Iran may be in no mood to give Trump the early exit he seems to be seeking so desperately now.
- Tuesday March 24, 2026
- Opinion
- Col Rajeev Agarwal (Retd)
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Opinion | Is The Gulf Now Questioning Its US Ties - And The American 'Guarantee'?
Doubts are bound to follow if even the US, the mightiest of the militaries and with 13 major military bases in the region, could not protect it against only one opposing nation - Iran.
- Tuesday March 10, 2026
- Opinion
- Col Rajeev Agarwal (Retd)
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Opinion | Gasping In 4 Days? How Iran Humbled US-Israel's Million-Dollar War Inventory
In the ongoing war, in just four days of battle, there are fears that the US and Israel's inventory of Patriot and Tomahawk missiles may run out soon.
- Wednesday March 4, 2026
- Opinion
- Col Rajeev Agarwal (Retd)
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Opinion | Iran Requires a Regime Change, Just Not The Kind America Wants
Trump's dreams of effecting a regime change in Iran need to be considered along two factors related to the power structures within Iran, both of which US seems indifferent to.
- Friday January 30, 2026
- Opinion
- Col Rajeev Agarwal (Retd)