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Can European Markets Withstand Rising US-Iran Tensions?
European stocks traded cautiously on Monday as investors balanced escalating geopolitical risks in the Middle East against the start of another crucial corporate earnings...
Is the World Facing a Fuel Refining Crisis?
While oil prices have retreated from the record highs triggered by the latest Iran conflict, global energy markets remain far from stable. Brent crude...
The Strait of Hormuz Is Where Every Iran Ceasefire Goes to Die
On the morning of 7 July, an Iranian vessel struck three commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Within 48 hours — at the...
Washington and Tehran Now Agree that Sea is Billable
On July 14 the crews of the Mombasa and the Al Bahiyah found out. Two UAE-flagged tankers were hit by Iranian cruise missiles in...
How Are Iranians Coping as US Attacks Deepen the Crisis?
A renewed wave of U.S. attacks on Iran has shattered the fragile sense of stability that emerged during the recent ceasefire, plunging millions of...
Hormuz shipping slumps as US and Iran intensify Gulf conflict
Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fell to its lowest level since May on Thursday, as escalating military action between the United States and...
Vance Says Some Israeli Officials Tried to Influence US on Iran Deal
U.S. Vice President JD Vance has accused some members of the Israeli government of attempting to influence American public opinion to undermine Washington's agreement...
Iran Warns Strait of Hormuz Is a ‘Red Line’ as US Iran Conflict Deepens
Iran declared on Thursday that the Strait of Hormuz is an inviolable "red line," warning that any further U.S. attacks on its infrastructure would...
The contest for Hormuz threatens the maritime order America built
The struggle over the Strait of Hormuz is no longer simply a contest between freedom of navigation and closure. It is increasingly about who...
Can Iran Close More Global Shipping Routes as US Tensions Escalate?
Iran has threatened to disrupt additional strategic maritime routes beyond the Strait of Hormuz, raising fears of a broader regional conflict that could severely...