Middle East & Africa
Missiles Over the Marina: Dubai’s Safe-Haven Brand Faces Its Sternest Test
For four decades, Dubai built its identity on a simple promise: stability in a volatile region. From tax-free salaries to business-friendly regulation, the emirate...
Netanyahu Vows Swift Victory as Iran War Engulfs Gulf and Lebanon
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the war against Iran “is not going to take years,” rejecting comparisons to protracted Middle East conflicts. Speaking...
Iran’s Weakening Is Turkey’s Opportunity — and Its Trap
The American and Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28 have altered the regional balance in ways that extend far beyond Tehran. The immediate...
Ali Larijani: The Man Khomeini Had Entrusted
Ayatollah Ali Khomeini has been assassinated. Iranian state media has officially confirmed in the Sunday morning, Khomeini is no more. The US and its...
Trump’s Middle East Gamble: Anatomy of a Regional War
The Iran-Israel-US war that erupted on February 28, 2026, has fallen into the world division in an extremely shocking way. While it may seem...
Middle East Strikes Trigger Widespread Oil and Gas Shutdowns
A wave of attacks across the Middle East has forced precautionary shutdowns of key oil and gas facilities, including Saudi Arabia’s largest refinery, Israeli...
After Khamenei: Washington Doubts Iran’s Regime Will Collapse Soon
The killing of Ali Khamenei marks one of the most consequential moments in the history of the Iran’s Islamic Republic. Yet despite the symbolic...
Middle East on the Brink: Israel–Hezbollah Strikes Ignite Wider Iran War
What had long simmered as a shadow conflict between Israel and Iran has now burst into open regional warfare. Israeli airstrikes on Iranian targets...
Who Will Lead Iran Next? A Look at the Succession Battle Ahead
The killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in strikes by the U. S. and Israel puts the country's theocratic system at risk....
How China is Securing Its Alliance with Iran’s New Power Structure
China strongly condemned the assassination of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in an official statement issued by the Chinese Foreign Ministry on Sunday,...