US quietly plays the long game on energy dominance against China
AdvertisementUS-China relationsOpinionChina Opinion OpinionAthanasios PlatiasandVasilis Trigkas US quietly plays the long game on energy dominance against China Behind the Trump…
Writing’s on the wall for the bond market – for those who can read it
AdvertisementBanking & financeOpinionWorld Opinion MacroscopeAnthony Rowley Writing’s on the wall for the bond market – for those who can read…
Why the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation isn’t Nato for Iran
AdvertisementUS, Israel war on IranChinaDiplomacy Why the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation isn’t Nato for Iran Central Asian members in particular see…
Middle East crisis live: Iran says Trump’s threats to ‘blow up’ Oman ‘dangerous and bullying’
We have a statement from the Iranian foreign ministry in which the spokesperson, Esmail Baghaei, described Donald Trump’s threats against…
Strait of Hormuz: US announces sanctions against Iran
The United States Treasury has announced sanctions against Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority. Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, said this in…
Middle East crisis live: Iran’s foreign ministry says US broke ceasefire with overnight strikes
Iran’s foreign ministry has said the US broke the ceasefire in the Hormozgan region close to the strait of Hormuz,…
Strait of Hormuz will be opened one way or the other – US
US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, has said that the Strait of Hormuz will be opened one way or the…
US strikes Iran missile sites and mine laying vessels as Trump’s promised peace deal remains elusive
People drive in front of a large anti-US billboard in Tehran. Photograph: Abedin Taherkenareh/EPAView image in fullscreenPeople drive in front…