A second Iran-Israel war, with the first left unfinished

Middle East

Called 2 September 2025 · Confirmed February 2026

Called five months ahead

The call, as published

"Two months after its war with Israel, Iran braces for another showdown. The possibility of a second Iran-Israel war is very real since Israel and the US did not finish the job the first time around."

Olivier Guitta on X, 2 September 2025 ↗

What happened

The US and Israel began their military campaign against Iran in February 2026. When the warning went out, a second war was not the mainstream view.

What it meant for a business

Anyone with people, contracts or cargo in the Gulf had five months to plan for a war much of the market was not expecting, from evacuation routes and insurance cover to alternative shipping, before prices moved.

Olivier Guitta also lists this call on his personal site, olivierguitta.com ↗

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