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Washington drew Iraq a red line it can’t enforce. It will settle for a photo op
The US-led coalition leaves Iraq on Sept. 30, and Washington has attached a price to the exit: the country's most powerful militias must hand...
The Market Isn’t Smarter Than the CIA. It’s Just Closer to the Leak
Six weeks before US and Israeli aircraft killed Iran's supreme leader on February 28, a cluster of new, previously dormant crypto wallets began buying...
Will the Gulf ever recover from the Iran War permacrisis?
Before the launch of Operation Epic Fury back in February, the Islamic Republic’s lashing out at both enemies and erstwhile friends, and the grinding...
How the Mecca Pact Rewires Tehran’s Nuclear Calculus
On August 7th, with American warships blockading Iranian ports and Iranian fast boats still harassing tankers off the Omani coast, the leaders of Saudi...
European Shares Flat as Iran Tensions Lift Oil Prices
European shares were little changed on Friday but remained on track for a weekly decline as investors weighed stalled U.S. Iran peace efforts, rising...
Why Civilian Infrastructure? The Strategic Logic of the U.S. Targeting in the Iran War
With the July 8, 2026, resumption of hostilities between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran, what attracts attention more than the...
Iran to Join BRICS Development Bank, Central Bank Chief Says
Iran is set to join the New Development Bank (NDB), the development lender established by the BRICS group, Iranian central bank governor Abdolnaser Hemmati...
Hormuz Shipping Traffic Falls to One-Week Low Amid Middle East Tensions
Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fell to its lowest level in a week on Tuesday as vessel operators continued to avoid the...
Foreign Influence Is Making America’s Iran War Harder to End
Trump’s renewed talks with Tehran expose an uncomfortable reality: once war begins, foreign allies and their domestic networks can raise the political cost of...
Oil Prices Rise as US-Iran Talks Stall Over Strait of Hormuz
Oil prices rose on Tuesday as negotiations between the United States and Iran over a peace deal and the reopening of the Strait of...