


Iran’s conditional halt has created room for diplomacy, but Washington’s diminishing target set and the opportunity cost of scarce interceptors help explain why an operational pause may now be more valuable than another night of strikes.







A proposed US licence to manufacture Patriot interceptors and a European-backed programme built around Ukraine’s Freyja system could strengthen Ukraine’s missile defences. Neither, however, will resolve Kyiv’s immediate shortage of interceptors. Ukraine is pursuing two parallel routes towards greater control…

