Alastair Crooke, Glenn Diesen: Iran & Russia Give Up on Diplomacy & Go on the Offensive by Glenn Diesen [8-13-2026] Alastair Crooke(bio). Share to following: Posted in Blockade, Caspian.Sea, China, Economic, Energy, EU, Europe, Financial, Gaza, Germany, Hamas, Hezbollah, Inflation.Deflation, Infrastructure, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle.East, NATO, Negotiations, Pakistan, Palestine, Petroleum, Russia, Sanctions, Saudi.Arabia, Shipping, Straight.of.Hormuz, Strait of Bab al-Mandab, Syria, UAE:UnitedArabEmirates, Ukraine, US.Intelligence, US.Military, US.Politics, Yemen, Yemen.Houthis ← Pepe Escobar: The New Great Game, revisited