Abstract The geopolitical architecture of the Middle East has reached a terminal inflection point, characterized by the catastrophic failure of United States unilateral kinetic intervention and the subsequent rapid consolidation of a Gulf-centric strategic order. On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched a series of high-intensity airstrikes against the Islamic Republic of … Leggi tutto THE HEGEMONIC ECLIPSE AND THE RISE OF THE GULF CITADEL: A FORENSIC SYNTHESIS OF THE 2026 IRAN-UNITED STATES KINETIC CONVERGENCE AND THE STRUCTURAL TRANSITION TO REGIONAL STRATEGIC AUTONOMY