As negotiations over the conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran continue, experts say Tehran’s reliance on proxy groups is expected to remain central to its regional and global strategy, underscoring
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps used a procurement network operating out of the United Arab Emirates to obtain sensitive Chinese satellite communication equipment linked to its military drone programme, according to leaked
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According to compliance reports, blockchain analysis, and law-enforcement sources cited in investigative findings, Iranian financier Babak Zanjani built a crypto-based payment structure that allegedly moved large volumes of funds through the global
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The Soufan Center notes Israel and the government of Lebanon are expanding direct talks to include a military “track,” even as Beirut refuses to order its armed forces to confront Hezbollah. The
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It was July 1971. Henry Kissinger, the most powerful national security advisor in the world, quietly boarded a Pakistani aircraft in Islamabad. His destination was Beijing, a city no senior American official had
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As tensions involving Iran, Israel and the United States continue to reshape the Middle East, Pakistan is quietly positioning itself as one of the few countries capable of maintaining communication across rival
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More than 160 oil tankers carrying around 160 million barrels of crude oil and petroleum products are currently stranded in the Persian Gulf, highlighting the growing grip Iran is exerting over one
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There is a moment in every great geopolitical confrontation when the outcome becomes structurally inevitable — long before anyone is willing to announce it. Rome understood this when Germanic tribes stopped retreating.
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The economies of the Persian Gulf are facing an unprecedented shock as the prolonged disruption of the Strait of Hormuz pushes some of the world’s largest oil-exporting nations toward financial crisis. Countries
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A deepening energy shock triggered by disruptions in Iranian oil flows has ignited a widespread plastics crisis across Asia, sending prices of key packaging materials soaring and threatening shortages of essential goods
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Prices for oil rose sharply on Monday amid renewed tensions in the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude increased by $6.27 (5.8%), closing at $114.44 per barrel, while WTI rose by $4.48 (4.4%)
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