Europe Holds Strategic Capabilities the U.S. Lacks to Secure the Strait of Hormuz

European Centre for Counterterrorism and Intelligence Studies, Germany & Netherlands – ECCI Europeans have capabilities the US lack to secure Strait of Hormuz, Rutte says euractiv ـ NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said Europeans have heard the US’s call to help...

UK Town’s Maritime Centre First Port of Call for Stricken Gulf Vessels

European Centre for Counterterrorism and Intelligence Studies, Germany & Netherlands – ECCI This tiny center in a UK seaside town is the first place vessels under attack in the Persian Gulf call CNN ـ Portsmouth, UK — When a vessel under attack in the Strait of...

Undersea Internet Cables Emerge as Critical Flashpoint in Iran Crisis

European Centre for Counterterrorism and Intelligence Studies, Germany & Netherlands – ECCI Iran is threatening undersea cables. The world’s ‘digital chokepoints’ have never been more vulnerable theconversation ـ Early this week, Iranian state-linked media floated...

The UAE and Gulf States Confront Hezbollah and Iran’s Transnational Networks

European Centre for Counterterrorism and Intelligence Studies, Germany & Netherlands – ECCI By Stephen Yildiz -Amsterdam  The UAE and Gulf States Confront Hezbollah and Iran’s Transnational Networks Over the past two decades, transnational organizations have...

US fires on Iran tankers as talks hang in balance

European Centre for Counterterrorism and Intelligence Studies, Germany & Netherlands – ECCI U.S. Strikes Iranian Tankers as Nuclear Talks Hang in the Balance. euractiv ـ The latest incidents came after an overnight exchange of fire that triggered fears of a...