The illegal war launched by the United States and Israel against Iran has triggered the mother of all commodity-supply shocks. In response to the unprovoked onslaught, Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway between Iran and Oman’s Musandam peninsula, has brought to...
The Middle East conflict escalated sharply overnight, as Iran struck a key U.S. military installation in Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched their first missile toward Israel since the war began. Iran fired six ballistic missiles and 29 drones at Prince Sultan Air Base...
US President Donald Trump has suggested Cuba could be Washington’s next focus, citing recent military successes in Iran and Venezuela. Speaking at an investment forum in Miami, Trump said “Cuba is next,” while praising US operations abroad. While Trump did not specify what he plans...
Defence secretary confirms strike on Iris Dena off coast in Sri Lanka in first US attack on Iranian forces outside Middle East during conflict. Russia and China watching. The US has carried out a submarine torpedo strike that sank an Iranian warship off the south coast of Sri Lanka...
Russian authorities have begun restricting access to Telegram, one of the country’s most popular social media apps, as the government continues to push everyday Russians toward its own tightly controlled alternatives to foreign tech platforms. On Tuesday, the government said it...
