Knowledge base · 35 profiles
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Standing intelligence profiles of the actors, organisations, and places across our published reporting, synthesised from sourced claims and refreshed as the picture develops. Explore the connections on the network graph.
Actors13
Donald TrumpDonald Trump: US president directing maximum pressure and military action against IranIsraelIsrael: a regional military actor extending operations from Gaza into Lebanon, Syria and IranRussian forcesRussian forces: Russia's military actor in Ukraine, from front-line assaults to city strikesChinaChina: a major energy, maritime and strategic actor with deepening links to IranRussiaRussia: a state waging war in Ukraine while extending military and economic reach abroadIranIran: a sanctions-adapted Islamic republic using missiles and Gulf access as strategic leverageU.S. governmentU.S. government restricts consular and diplomatic activity in many high-risk countries, limiting services to citizensNASANASA: provider of satellite VIIRS thermal-anomaly data used to track fires, strikes and damageU.S. Department of StateU.S. Department of State, issues travel advisories, embassy orders and terrorism designationsUkrainian forcesUkrainian forces: ground counterattacks and sustained mid-to-long-range strikes on Russian energy and logisticsHouthisHouthis: Yemen-based armed movement controlling Sana'a that targets Israeli shipping and strikes IsraelPresident Donald TrumpPresident Donald Trump: asserts U.S. control of the Strait of Hormuz and claims covert operations and diplomacyU.S. forcesU.S. forces conducting maritime escorts, vessel interdictions and strikes around the Strait of Hormuz
Locations22
IsraelIsrael: a 1948-founded state at the centre of regional conflict and external missile threatsSudanSudan: a protracted SAF-RSF war with regional stakes and a severe humanitarian tollLebanonLebanon is a conflict-affected state facing Israeli military pressure and a major displacement crisisIranIran: sanctions-adapted state under severe economic pressure and escalating regional conflictVenezuelaVenezuela: oil, political upheaval and earthquake recovery keep it on the radarStrait of HormuzStrait of Hormuz: Iranian control claims and disruption risk at a vital oil and gas shipping chokepointRed SeaStrategic sea lane linking Red Sea coasts, long history of trade and navigation, now a flashpoint for Houthi attacksMiddle EastRegion of intense military confrontation and diplomatic alarm, driven by US deployments and Iranian strikesTaiwanTaiwan: an island disputed by the PRC, under sustained Chinese maritime pressure and strengthening its defencesMaliMali: West African state marked by persistent insurgency, junta rule and frequent militant attacksYemenYemen: civil war, Houthi power struggles, humanitarian and health crisis, and major security risksUnited StatesUnited States: major political and economic centre facing trade, border and diplomatic friction under the Trump administrationStrait of Hormuz, IranStrait of Hormuz, Iran: narrow shipping chokepoint where Iranian forces, mines and attacks disrupt maritime trafficRussiaRussia: authoritarian state under economic strain, hit by fuel shortages, sanctions and Ukrainian strikessouthern LebanonSouthern Lebanon: contested frontline with Israeli forces, Hezbollah presence and displaced civiliansSomaliaSomalia: fragile state with acute security risks, strategic maritime position and contested foreign influenceBoliviaBolivia: prolonged anti-government blockades after fuel subsidy cuts, 90-day emergency and military deploymentsouthern LebanonSouthern Lebanon: frontline of recurring Israeli-Hezbollah cross-border fighting, with civilian casualties and regional falloutUkraineUkraine: state defending itself against a full-scale Russian invasion marked by heavy drone and missile campaignsNigeriaNigeria: West African country marked by persistent security, kidnapping and healthcare access risksCubaCuba: energy-dependent island where Cupet, sanctions and fuel shortfalls drive mounting humanitarian strainGulf of OmanGulf of Oman: site of US strikes on commercial tankers, Indian seafarer deaths and contested accounts