The Levant Files

Yıl 2026... Avrupa'da doğal gaz fiyatları bir gecede %50 fırlamış, küresel enerji tedarik zinciri felç olmuş, Karadeniz'den Basra Körfezi'ne kadar tüm ticaret yolları tıkanmış durumda. Gemi taşımacılığındaki panik o kadar büyük ki, FIFA 2026 Dünya Kupası güvenlik gerekçesiyle apar topar ABD'den Meksika'ya taşınıyor. Peki, dünyayı bu kusursuz fırtınanın içine çeken kıvılcım neydi? Yeni bölümümüzde, The Levant Files platformunun çarpıcı saha analizlerinden yola çıkarak, İran Dini Lideri Hamaney’in suikastıyla tetiklenen ve tüm küresel sistemi sarsan o karanlık senaryonun derinliklerine iniyoruz. İsrail'in İran devlet aklını yok etmeyi hedefleyen acımasız "Jenga Stratejisi", hiç beklenmedik bir şekilde İran'ın hücresel yapılarını ve "otomatik pilot" protokollerini devreye sokuyor. Savaş, sınırların ötesine taşarak Katar'daki LNG tesislerini ve Suudi petrol rafinerilerini vururken, enerji piyasalarında eşi benzeri görülmemiş bir şok dalga...

The attack on the world’s largest LNG export facility threatens to reshape energy markets from East Asia to Europe Iran’s missile attack on Qatar’s Ras Laffan Industrial City on 18 March 2026 has struck at the heart of the global energy system. The facility, located approximately 80 kilometres northeast of Doha, is home to the world’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) export complex and accounts for roughly 20 per cent of global LNG supply. Qatar’s Foreign Ministry denounced the strike as a “dangerous escalation, flagrant violation of state sovereignty, and a direct threat to its national security and regional stability,” reserving the right to self-defence under international law. Emergency teams contained fires at the complex, with no casualties reported, but QatarEnergy confirmed that several additional LNG facilities suffered “sizeable fires and extensive further damage.” The Chain of Escalation The attack followed a sequence of events that began earlier in the day when Israel, i...

Saudi Arabia has begun rerouting crude oil exports through its Red Sea port of Yanbu, offering tankers — including Chinese supertankers — an alternative path that bypasses the Strait of Hormuz, now effectively closed by Iran following United States and Israeli military strikes. But energy analysts caution that the workaround can only partially absorb the shock to global oil flows, and that security risks along the alternative route remain far from negligible. Reporting by the South China Morning Post (SCMP) on 18 March tracks the movement of New Vista, a very large crude carrier (VLCC) owned by China Merchants Energy Shipping, as a concrete example of the emerging diversion strategy. The vessel approached the Strait of Hormuz on 1 March — the same day at least three tankers near UAE and Omani ports were struck by projectiles, causing fires and crew casualties — and chose not to transit. It instead redirected toward the Red Sea, arrived at Yanbu on 11 March, loaded, and departed two day...

Despite suffering the destruction of much of its conventional navy, Iran has managed to shut down roughly 20% of global oil shipping through the Strait of Hormuz — and analysts say the tactics being deployed echo a lesson that was already taught in Ukraine, one that Western military planners apparently failed to absorb. According to a detailed analysis published by Euromaidan Press on 18 March, Tehran is deploying anti-ship missiles, kamikaze naval drones, and fast attack speedboats to deny commercial passage through the strait — the narrow chokepoint that carries a quarter of the world's seaborne oil trade. The approach bears a striking resemblance to the asymmetric naval warfare Ukraine has employed against Russia's Black Sea Fleet since 2022. "We have to constantly convince our partners to pay attention to Ukraine's experience," retired Ukrainian naval officer Pavlo Lakiychuk told the outlet, noting that Western counterparts had repeatedly told him their wars a...

  The three-week-old war between the United States, Israel and Iran lurched toward a wider regional catastrophe overnight as Iran launched ballistic missile strikes against Qatar's critical Ras Laffan energy complex, triggering furious diplomatic responses, a direct threat from President Donald Trump, and a warning from Saudi Arabia that military action is now on the table. The attack on Ras Laffan — home to the world's largest liquefied natural gas production facility — caused extensive damage to the Pearl Gas-to-Liquids facility and sparked multiple fires that Qatari civil defence teams worked through the night to contain. Qatar's Foreign Ministry condemned the strikes in the strongest terms, saying Iran had "crossed all red lines by targeting civilians, civilian infrastructure and vital facilities," and ordered Iranian security and military attachés to leave the country within 24 hours. The attack was Tehran's retaliatory response to an Israeli strike the p...

Iran has launched a sweeping missile and drone assault on Gulf Arab energy infrastructure, striking Qatar's Ras Laffan Industrial City — the world's largest liquefied natural gas facility — and triggering air defence alerts across Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain, as the now three-week-old US-Israeli war on Iran entered one of its most dangerous phases yet. According to the Al Jazeera and other international news outlets, the QatarEnergy confirmed on Wednesday evening that Ras Laffan had been hit by Iranian ballistic missiles, causing "extensive damage" and triggering fires that emergency response teams worked to contain. Qatar's Ministry of Defence said its air defences intercepted four of five incoming missiles, with one striking the facility. All personnel were accounted for and no casualties were reported. Qatar's Foreign Ministry condemned the strikes as a "flagrant violation of the state's sovereignty" and accused Iran of pushing the regio...

Το νέο επεισόδιο podcast του «The Levant Files», αποκαλύπτει το παρασκήνιο και τις σκοτεινές πτυχές της δραματικής κλιμάκωσης μεταξύ Ισραήλ και Ιράν, με επίκεντρο τα γεγονότα στα μέσα του Μαρτίου 2026. Μέσα από έναν καταιγισμό διαβαθμισμένων πληροφοριών, ξεδιπλώνεται μια σύγκρουση που έχει ξεφύγει από τα όρια της απλής ανταλλαγής πυραυλικών χτυπημάτων, μετεξελισσόμενη σε έναν πόλεμο επιβίωσης με στόχο την απόλυτη κατάρρευση του αντίπαλου συστήματος. Σύμφωνα τις τελευταίες πληροφορίες, η στρατηγική του Τελ Αβίβ βασίζεται σε μια σχεδόν «βιολογική» προσέγγιση της ιρανικής κρατικής μηχανής. Το Ισραήλ αντιμετωπίζει το Ιράν ως έναν οργανισμό, επιχειρώντας να αποκόψει το «κεφάλι» και το «νευρικό του σύστημα». Μέσα από στοχευμένες, υψηλού ρίσκου δολοφονίες κορυφαίων στελεχών –όπως ο στρατηγικός νους Λαριτζανί και ο διάδοχος του Κασέμ Σουλεϊμανί– ο τελικός σκοπός είναι σαφής: η δημιουργία συνθηκών ακυβερνησίας που θα πυροδοτήσουν τη μαζική εξέγερση του ιρανικού λαού και την εκ των έσω κατάρρευσ...

Regional conflict forces tactical shift in Turkey's "Terror-Free" initiative, with legislation and weapons handover now proceeding simultaneously Turkey's ambitious effort to resolve its longstanding Kurdish conflict through parliamentary means faces unexpected complications as the escalating Iran war reshapes regional security dynamics, forcing adjustments to the disarmament timeline and legislative process. Writing in YetkinReport, veteran journalist Murat Yetkin argues that "thinking the Iran war won't affect or delay the Terror-Free Turkey process as it shakes political and economic balances in our region and the world would be unrealistic." The original plan championed by the ruling AK Party required the PKK to surrender its weapons before Parliament would pass enabling legislation—a sequence designed partly to reassure the party's voter base. According to Yetkin, the Parliamentary Commission Report stipulates that disarmament verification would...

Senior officials eliminated, but Tehran's regime shows resilience despite mounting pressure Israel's latest assassination of top Iranian officials, including Ali Larijani, head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, marks another significant blow to Tehran's leadership structure. However, questions remain about whether these strikes will fundamentally weaken the Islamic Republic's ability to withstand sustained military pressure. According to Haaretz, Larijani was killed Tuesday alongside Gholamreza Soleimani, head of the Basij militia, and his deputy. The operation represents Israel's continued campaign to decapitate Iranian leadership since hostilities escalated in June 2025. "Since the start of the last war with Iran, in June 2025, more than half of the country's senior leadership in Tehran has been killed," Haaretz reported, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, defense establishment heads, nuclear scientists, and arms industry leaders. ...