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Why Trump’s Ceasefires Are Failing to End Middle East Violence
Residents in Gaza, southern Lebanon, northern Israel, and Kuwait faced ongoing violence this week, despite ceasefires arranged by the U. S. supposed to be...
Middle East Conflict Fuels Global Hunger Crisis as Food Aid Shrinks
The expanding conflict in the Middle East is creating far-reaching humanitarian consequences beyond the region, with the World Food Programme warning that millions of...
Global Stocks Slide as AI Rally Fades and US Iran Peace Talks Stall
Global financial markets retreated sharply after two major drivers of investor sentiment shifted simultaneously. First, concerns emerged about whether the artificial intelligence boom that...
Hezbollah Rejects Lebanon Ceasefire, Casting Doubt on Iran Peace Prospects
The rejection of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire by Hezbollah represents a significant challenge to ongoing efforts to contain a conflict that has increasingly merged the...
A Regional Crisis or a Protracted International Disorder?
On May 31, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam gave a televised address in which he condemned Israel’s invasion and intensified attacks on southern Lebanon...
Pause, Not Peace: The Iran Ceasefire Framework
A tentative U.S.–Iran memorandum of understanding appeared close to completion in late May, but Iran’s decision to suspend indirect talks over Israel’s expanding operations...
Are Hidden Oil Flows From Hormuz Reshaping the Energy Market?
Oil shipments passing through the Strait of Hormuz have quietly increased in recent weeks, but traders say the movement reflects a fragmented and opaque...
Asian Stocks Fall as US Iran Conflict Sparks Market Jitters
Asian stock markets declined on Thursday as renewed fighting between the United States and Iran unsettled investors and triggered a broader shift toward safer...
President Trump’s Abraham Accord Condition and the Shifting Geopolitics of West Asia
The ‘Abraham Accord’ is a politico-diplomatic tool to bolster ‘US Order’ in West Asia. It is part of its Indo-Pacific strategy where the United...
Oil Jumps as Iran US Talks Stall and Gulf Conflict Escalates
Tensions between Iran and the United States have escalated into renewed military hostilities in the Gulf, raising concerns over regional stability and global energy...