Iran opens fire on container ship in Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard opened fire Wednesday on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz, damaging the ship…
EU eyes approval for €90B Ukraine loan on Wednesday – POLITICO
If the loan is approved this week, Kyiv would be set to receive the money in May, offering…
‘Tethered to a galaxy far, far away’: former diplomats doubt Trump’s Iran talks can deliver in time
Sometime on Tuesday, two New York real estate developers will walk into a hotel in Islamabad to try…
Kuwait Declares Force Majeure as U.S. Seizure of Iranian Ship Escalates Tensions
Kuwait has declared force majeure on shipments of crude oil and refined products after disruptions at the Strait…
Markets shudder as Hormuz becomes a combat zone. ‘We’re prepared to subject you to disabling fire’
Stock futures tumbled and oil prices jumped on Sunday after hopes that the Strait of Hormuz would fully…
Middle East Oil Pricing Is Cracking Under Pressure
In a “perilous position,” the Platts Dubai benchmark used to price around 18 million barrels per day, nearly…
Oil rising again as US, Iran fire on commercial traffic while peace talks are disputed
Investors should prepare for another tense week ahead as Middle East tension continues. Tension between the US and…
Spain pushes to end EU-Israel association agreement – POLITICO
Sánchez has emerged as one of Israel’s most vocal critics in the EU. He accused Israel’s Prime Minister…
Iran mocks EU calls to reopen Strait of Hormuz – POLITICO
Western leaders have urged the Iranian regime to reopen the waterway, through which a fifth of the world’s…
The Iran war has revealed Trump’s pressure point: the economy
Washington – Seven weeks of war have failed to topple Iran’s theocratic rulers or force them to meet…
The US is ready to seize Iran-linked ships with boarding parties, as Marines practice maritime raids
Conditions for the fragile ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran deteriorated on Saturday as the Strait of Hormuz…
Iran’s Hormuz whiplash highlights divided regime. ‘The fight between different factions has started’
Iran’s military declared the Strait of Hormuz closed again on Saturday after a head-spinning 24 hours of mixed…