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Suspected Iran Plot Targeting Fairford Airbase: What Happened?
The United States has taken its fleet of bombers away from a British airbase following the arrest of five men suspected of planning terrorist...
Why Are Oil Prices Still Above $100 as Gulf Crude Exports Recover?
Oil markets are confronting a new kind of supply shock. The problem is no longer simply how much crude is available, but whether the...
After the Strategic Reserves Run Dry
Two-Thirds Gone, Winter Ahead
On 30 September the US Department of Energy put the last 40 million barrels of its share of March’s emergency release...
Built to Be Announced, Not to Last: The Election Logic Behind a US–Iran Deal
Two Deadlines, One Date
Last Thursday, in Denton, Texas, Donald Trump said Iran is “ready to fold up” and that the war would be won...
Iran Sets Conditions for Reopening Strait of Hormuz Amid Global Energy Concerns
Iran's parliament speaker, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, stated that the Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until the US meets seven conditions that were outlined...
Iran’s Strategy After the War: Hormuz, Gulf Tensions and the Risk of Another Conflict
The war involving Iran, Israel and the United States has reshaped the strategic balance across the Middle East, leaving the Strait of Hormuz at...
The New Geography of Energy: Why Refining Capacity May Matter More Than Oil Reserves
Crude Came Back. Diesel Didn't.
This week, seven months after the Iran war shut the Strait of Hormuz, crude oil finally returned to normal. Around...
UK Fairford Airbase Attack Plot: What We Know About the Suspected Threat
British police have arrested a dual UK-Iranian national in connection with an alleged terrorist plot involving RAF Fairford, an airbase used by the US...
Iran War Forces OPEC+ to Delay Oil Capacity Review
OPEC+ has delayed its review to determine 2027 oil output quotas for its members due to disruptions caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran,...
America’s Diesel-Ban Threat Shows Europe Is Paying for the Iran War
A Promise Meets a Midterm
On 22 September, Donald Trump said he might support a ban or quantitative limit on US diesel exports. Soon afterwards...