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China Keeps Energy Exports Locked as Southeast Asia Faces Widespread Shortages
Southeast Asian nations are facing mounting energy and fertilizer shortages as the war in Iran disrupts global supply chains. Governments in countries such as...
Ukraine Eyes Middle East Market to Export Drone Expertise
Ukraine, having become a global leader in drone interception during its war with Russia, is now looking to leverage that expertise amid the ongoing...
Decapitation Strikes: Iran’s Leadership Hit at the Top
U.S.–Israeli strikes on Iran have killed several of the country’s most senior political and military figures, striking at the core of the Islamic Republic’s...
Conflict Forces Big Oil to Rethink Middle East Dependence
The ongoing Iran war is reshaping the global energy landscape by undermining the Middle East’s long standing position as the most reliable and cost...
Yemen Front Opens as Israel Faces Expanding Multi Front War
The conflict in the Middle East has entered a more dangerous phase as Israel reported a second attack originating from Yemen. The interception of...
Trump Signals Iran Talks as War Escalates and Pakistan Steps In
A month into a rapidly escalating conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran, diplomatic and military signals are moving in sharply contradictory directions....
The Strait of Hormuz as the New Suez Moment
20% of the world’s oil passes through the Strait of Hormuz, a small chokepoint whose use is now being massively disrupted by war, drone...
Who are the key players shaping Cuba’s future amid US talks
Cuba and the United States are currently involved in talks amid rising tensions, driven by President Donald Trump's de facto oil blockade affecting the...
Iran war sharpens Trump’s 2028 choice: Vance or Rubio?
As the war in Iran impacts President Donald Trump's legacy, Political tensions rise for Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio,...
Israel- Hezbollah war: Lebanon’s fragile unity cracks further
The ongoing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah is pushing Lebanon's already fragile state and society toward a breaking point, intensifying sectarian tensions and political...