Ground realities of the ongoing war in West Asia

April 26, 2026

We’ve mentioned the truth in the title of this article because, apparently, US President Donald Trump has declared that a ceasefire will remain between the US and Iran until Iran proposes talks and a mutual decision is reached. On the other hand, he is also talking about a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, but the world knows that this is not the reality.

There seems to be no sign of a lasting understanding or goodwill between the two countries, Iran and the US.Although Trump repeatedly states that he will soon give the world some good news, a ceasefire is being reached between Israel and Lebanon at the insistence of the United States, Israel is not at all ready to spare Hezbollah. The situation on the battlefield is such that Israel is trying to create a buffer zone against Hezbollah in Lebanon, while on the other hand, it is bombing Gaza Strip in the name of fighting terrorism.

The news coming from Iran is that the power of the current President and current Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has diminished, and the real power has gone into the hands of Vahidi, the supremo of the Iranian army.In the name of negotiations, they are not showing any leniency but are instead embracing fanaticism. America’s policy is to impose a complete blockade on Iran’s ports and the Gulf of Hormuz, that is, to put Iran under control and economically weaken it to the point where it has no choice but to compromise. This is why both countries have blocked the Gulf of Hormuz, impeding ships and containers.

Thus, the movement of cargo ships through the Gulf of Hormuz has come to a halt.This means that the supply of crude oil and gas from the Gulf countries is now disrupted. China’s problems have increased, as it sources 90 percent of its oil from Iran. Therefore, China is now indirectly trying to broker a compromise between the two sides. Now, the fate of wars will be determined not by gunpowder, but by the geographical location and economic deterioration of Hormuz. This has given rise to a new way of fighting wars.