The Houthis have since become more active, adding to the risks surrounding commercial shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Following the October 7 attacks, the movement intermittently entered the conflict with Israel
Mohamed ElBaradei, the former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, has issued a stark warning that Israel is actively seeking to derail any prospects for peace between the United States and
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Iran has announced it will require shipping companies to pay tolls in cryptocurrency for oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz during the ongoing two-week ceasefire, the Financial Times reports. Hamid
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It is highly unlikely, unfortunately, that the ceasefire agreement brokered by Pakistan will endure. This is due to two principal impediments. First, Israel is adamantly opposed to a cessation of the bombing
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After nearly 40 days of intense conflict in the Middle East, the guns have at least been silent for two weeks, but this silence hangs by a single thread that can snap
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I sat glued to my screen through the long, tense night of April 8, 2026, in Peshawar, watching history unfold in real time. The world held its breath as a U.S. deadline
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U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he had agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran, marking a dramatic reversal just hours after issuing a stark ultimatum to Tehran. The deal
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Stock markets across Asia rallied sharply on Wednesday as investors reacted positively to news of a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran, easing fears of a prolonged conflict that had
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This may be among the shortest of my posts, but it concerns an Iran-war-related development–one that’s ongoing–that hasn’t received the attention it deserves because the focus of most headlines has been on
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Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s newly appointed supreme leader, is reportedly unconscious and receiving medical treatment in the holy city of Qom, according to a diplomatic memo seen by Times UK. The document, understood
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China’s conduct in the UN Security Council often disappoints those who expect it to openly confront what they see as an unrestrained American imperial machine. This expectation was especially evident in China’s
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The global economy awoke to a jolt of uncertainty this Easter morning after Donald Trump issued a fiery and expletive-laden warning to Iran, demanding the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
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On a warm Saturday evening in central Tel Aviv, the sound of whistles and jeers carried across Habima Square as hundreds gathered to protest Israel’s ongoing war with Iran. Placards reading “Stop
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In a dramatic culmination to weeks of escalating conflict with Iran, U.S. forces successfully rescued a downed airman from the rugged mountains of the country, marking one of the most daring search-and-rescue
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by Our Correspondent in Doha Reports have emerged suggesting that the skull of a deceased American crew member may have been found among the wreckage of a downed C-130 aircraft, intensifying speculation
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by Our Correspondent in Doha The Middle East crisis escalated dramatically on Sunday as US President Donald Trump issued a blunt and highly provocative ultimatum to Iran, while confusion and rumors surrounding
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