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Trump’s Iran War Is Coming Due at the Ballot Box
On October 14, new inflation figures showed consumer prices rising 3.7 percent over the year, with a 9.1 percent gasoline-price jump accounting for more...
Hormuz Crisis Threatens Global Food Supplies as Shipping Disruptions Hit Harvests
The disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is already affecting agricultural harvests, threatening to lower farm yields and increase food prices, according...
IMF Warns Prolonged War and Renewed Disruptions Pose Major Threat to Middle East Economies
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) stated that a prolonged war in the Middle East and disruptions to energy production and shipping pose significant risks...
Oil Prices Could Stay High Through 2028 as Iran War Disrupts Global Energy Markets
Global oil markets are increasingly pricing in the possibility that the economic consequences of the Iran war will persist for years, raising concerns about...
Container Ship Sinks Near Strait of Hormuz After Projectile Strike Raises Maritime Security Fears
A Singapore-flagged container ship named GFS Pride has sunk near the Strait of Hormuz after being struck by a projectile. A separate dry bulk...
Iran and Russia Intensify Hybrid Warfare Against Britain, UK Spy Chief Warns
Iran is increasing its attempts to target military sites in Britain, while Russia is stepping up its hybrid warfare against Ukraine's allies, according to...
Trump Says China and Russia Are Not Helping Iran. Is Tehran Fighting Alone?
US President Donald Trump has said he does not believe China or Russia is providing assistance to Iran in its war with the United...
Why Europe Lost Its Seat at the Iran Nuclear Table?
For most of the past two decades, the Iran nuclear file was where Europe proved it could do geopolitics. Britain, France and Germany opened...
Why Qatar’s LNG Exports May Take Years to Recover From the Iran War
The recovery of Middle Eastern oil exports has done little to ease the disruption facing the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) market, as Qatar...
Greece’s $4bn Bet: How Washington Is Rebuilding Its Eastern Mediterranean Around Athens
The Visit That Skipped Ankara
On 7 October, Marco Rubio and Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis closed the sixth US–Greece Strategic Dialogue in Athens with...