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 Iran Calls Out Gulf States in Unprecedented Public Diplomatic Move

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has called out Gulf states in what analysts describe as an unprecedented public diplomatic move, directly linking their hosting of enemy military forces to the loss of their own security and prosperity. The statement, made more than a month into the war, marks a new level of directness in Iran's diplomatic engagement with the Gulf region. Tehran appears to have...

 IEA Chief Says Iran Crisis Disrupts Not Just Oil and Gas But Fertilizers, Chemicals and Helium Too

The global energy crisis triggered by the Iran war is far more complex than an oil and gas supply disruption — it is also threatening the availability of fertilizers, petrochemicals, sulfur, and helium, according to the head of the International Energy Agency. Fatih Birol warned in Canberra that these vital materials, essential to global food production and industry, are being affected by the conflict's...

Israel’s Solo Strike Raises Questions About Who’s Really Running the Middle East War

A unilateral Israeli strike on Iran's South Pars gas field has raised uncomfortable questions about the chain of command in the US-Israel war against...

Iran Puts Saudi, UAE and Qatar Energy Sites on Alert After Israeli Strike on South Pars

Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar were put on high alert Wednesday after Iran's Revolutionary Guards threatened to strike energy installations across all three...

Trump Puts NATO Through the Wringer After Iran War Ends in American Triumph

President Donald Trump put NATO through the wringer on Tuesday as the US-Israel military campaign against Iran ended in what he described as an...

European Countries Protect Their Strategic Autonomy Against Trump’s Hormuz Push

European nations have asserted their strategic autonomy against Donald Trump's push for a naval coalition at the Strait of Hormuz, declining to commit warships...

Hormuz Crisis Deepens Divisions Between East and West on Iran Policy

The Strait of Hormuz crisis is deepening pre-existing divisions between Western and Eastern approaches to Iran policy, as European and American governments frame the...

Trump Calls the Killing of Iranian Officials a ‘Service to Humanity’ as War Toll Mounts

President Donald Trump cast the killing of Iranian officials in redemptive and humanitarian terms on Friday, declaring it a great service to humanity to...

Oil Markets Desperate for Relief as Trump Focuses on Preventing Nuclear Catastrophe

Global oil markets are desperate for relief Thursday after the IEA recorded the worst supply shock in market history, yet President Trump's attention remains...

Trump and Reliance Partner for $300 Billion Texas Refinery Breakthrough

In a landmark post on Truth Social, President Donald Trump announced a $300 billion deal to build a new oil refinery in Brownsville, Texas....

Trump Reassures Republicans: “Iran War is Ahead of Schedule”

President Donald Trump has sought to reassure his political base by declaring that the war in Iran is progressing "far ahead of schedule." Trump...

Ali Larijani Praises New Supreme Leader as Iran Navigates Most Dangerous Moment in Decades

Senior Iranian security official Ali Larijani emerged as one of the most prominent voices endorsing Mojtaba Khamenei's appointment as supreme leader on Sunday, describing...

Britain’s Iran Vote of Confidence — And Why It Fell Short

Every significant foreign policy decision is, in a sense, a vote of confidence — an expression of commitment and reliability that allies and adversaries...

Zelenskyy Says Ukraine’s Drone Wars Have Produced the Best Military Minds in Europe

Four years of the most intense drone warfare in history have produced an unexpected dividend: a generation of Ukrainian military engineers and operators who...