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Iran’s President Speaks Out: Gulf Nations Must Choose Between US Alliance and Their Own Security

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has publicly called on Gulf nations to make a fundamental choice between their alliance with the United States and their own security and development. His message, delivered as the Iran-US war surpassed its first month, frames the conflict as a question of sovereign self-interest for Gulf governments. Tehran is clearly pursuing a strategy of peeling Gulf nations away from Washington...

IEA Chief Fatih Birol Outlines Three-Step Path Out of Iran Energy Crisis

Fatih Birol, the head of the International Energy Agency, has outlined the three essential steps he believes are needed to bring the global energy crisis caused by the Iran war under control. Speaking in Canberra, Australia, the IEA chief said these steps are: reopening the Strait of Hormuz, releasing additional strategic reserves if needed, and reducing global energy demand through targeted policy measures. He...

Regional Stability at Stake as Iran-Israel Conflict Escapes Washington’s Control

The US-Israel war against Iran was always going to carry risks of escalation. But the strike on Iran's South Pars gas field — and...

Iran’s Threat to Gulf Energy Sites Pushes Oil Toward $110 After Israeli Strike on South Pars

Oil prices lurched toward $110 a barrel Wednesday after Iran threatened to attack Gulf energy facilities in response to Israeli strikes on the South...

Trump Puts NATO on Blast, Says Iran Campaign Exposed Alliance’s Empty Promises

President Donald Trump put NATO on blast Tuesday, declaring that the US-Israel military campaign against Iran had exposed the alliance's promises as empty and...

European Countries Resist Trump’s Hormuz War Calls with Strongest Language Yet

Using some of their strongest language to date, European nations have resisted Donald Trump's calls for military action at the Strait of Hormuz, with...

Iran’s Retaliatory Blockade Reshapes Global Energy Geopolitics in Real Time

The Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is reshaping the geopolitics of global energy supply in real time, forcing every major oil-importing nation...

Trump Calls Iran’s Government a ‘Global Killer’ as Explosions Rock Every Corner of the Middle East

President Donald Trump used the language of international criminality on Friday to describe Iran's government, calling its leaders "deranged scumbags" who had spent 47...

Nuclear Stakes Dwarf Oil Price Crisis in Trump’s Assessment of the Iran Conflict

In President Trump's assessment of the US-Iran conflict, the nuclear stakes dwarf the oil price crisis — and he made no attempt to hide...

Trump Hails $300 Billion Refinery Deal with Reliance as “America First” Victory

President Donald Trump has announced a "historic" $300 billion agreement to establish a new oil refinery in Brownsville, Texas. Developed by America First Refining,...

Trump Labels New Tehran Leader a “Lightweight” as Military Gains Mount

President Donald Trump has intensified his rhetorical attacks on Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, calling him a "lightweight" and a "mistake." Trump asserted...

Carriers Too Late, Bombers Too Reluctant — Britain’s Iran Misstep

When historians look back at the early period of the current British government, the Iran conflict may well feature as one of its most...

Digital Defiance and Street Control: The Battle for Iran’s Narrative

The death of Iran’s Supreme Leader has touched off a battle for the national narrative. While the state-controlled media focuses on institutional continuity and...

‘Never Hesitate’: Trump’s Promise to Confront Iran If Diplomacy Fails

President Trump left no doubt during his State of the Union Address about what happens if diplomacy with Iran reaches a dead end. He...