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Oil and Gold Rise as Geopolitical Tensions Mount Ahead of US CPI
Oil and gold prices climbed on Wednesday as geopolitical tensions intensified ahead of key U.S. inflation data, while investors assessed the potential impact on...
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...
Mecca Defence Pact: What It Means for China, the US and the Middle East
The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, signed on August 7, 2026, by Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan, marks an important development in the evolving security...
Can Trump’s Fed Battle Threaten Bond Markets?
Political Pressure Puts Fed Independence Back in Focus
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's efforts to keep the central bank insulated from political pressure have become...
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...
Two Navies, Two Ports: How Vietnam Is Hedging Between Great Powers
In the final days of July 2026, Vietnam’s coastline hosted an unusual sequence of guests. On 26 July, a Russian Navy flotilla – including...
Why Chinese Analysts Are Linking Morocco’s Gaza Role to Spain’s Ceuta Crisis
At first glance, Morocco’s participation in the proposed international stabilization force in Gaza and the extraordinary migration crisis in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta...
How China Is Turning Global Crises into Strategic Gains
As the United States and its Western allies remain preoccupied with the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, tensions with Iran, and a broader series...
Who is Iran’s new security chief Mohsen Rezaei?
Iran has appointed Mohsen Rezaei as secretary of its Supreme National Security Council, promoting a prominent hardliner and close ally of Supreme Leader Ayatollah...