Trump Prepares for Iran Escalation After US, Israeli Polls
(Bloomberg) — A Middle East war that President Donald Trump said would be over in a matter of…
Egypt Moves to Defend Saudi Arabia as Iran War Threatens to Widen
By Editorial Dept – Oct 23, 2026, 6:30 AM CDT Saudi Arabia was already the most exposed country…
The Iran War Is Fueling a Boom in Clean Energy
The Iran war might have done exactly what President Trump was trying to avoid: turning the world away…
The Iran war is turbocharging electrification, but ‘arteries of the clean energy age’ are missing
At what would be his last Climate Summit as UN secretary-general, António Guterres took to the stage with…
Iranian Oil Starts Flowing to Tajikistan Despite U.S. Sanctions Risk
Tajikistan announced that it is now receiving oil and petroleum products from Iran, opening a potential new energy…
The Oil Market’s Backup Plan Is Breaking Down
For decades, the biggest geopolitical risk hanging over the oil market has been the Strait of Hormuz. Before…
Targeting Iran’s Oil-Revenue Network in China
Abstract Operations Epic Fury and Roaring Lion created significant military leverage against Iran but have not secured the…
From Hormuz to the Caucasus: The New Geography of Energy Security
Every crisis in the Middle East returns the world’s attention to the same stretch of water. When tankers…
Cheap Drones, Dry Taps: The Iran War Opens a New Era of Water Infrastructure Risk
Water and energy infrastructure have become one of Iran’s main levers of deterrence against the United States. Iranian…
Iran and Oman Near Landmark Deal to Manage Strait of Hormuz
Iran and Oman are close to agreeing on joint management of the Strait of Hormuz, media have reported,…
Iran war could still alter Beijing’s policy calculus: economist
With the US-Israel war on Iran entering its sixth month, Chinese policymakers have a multitude of questions weighing…
The Middle East War Has Entered Its Most Dangerous Phase Yet
Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict Iran has spent the week attacking the military infrastructure that allows the U.S. to…