Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has offered Gulf nations a way out of the war, provided they stop enabling US and Israeli military operations against Iran. The message, delivered as the conflict entered its second month, balances a clear military warning with a practical diplomatic off-ramp. Tehran appears to be offering Gulf governments a face-saving path to reducing their involvement in the conflict.
Gulf nations including...
The economic consequences of the latest escalation in the Iran war are being felt far beyond the battlefield. Israel's strike on Iran's South Pars gas field and the subsequent Iranian retaliation against regional energy infrastructure have sent global energy prices climbing and placed new strain on the economies of Gulf states that depend on stable regional conditions. The episode has also exposed the cost...
Iran issued what amounted to a global energy warning on Wednesday, threatening to destroy energy infrastructure across the Gulf and disrupt oil and gas...
President Donald Trump effectively declared open season on NATO on Tuesday after claiming that the US-Israel military operation had achieved the total defeat of...
Every government being asked to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz is making the same fundamental calculation: is the political and military cost...
A major shift in the American energy landscape was signaled today as President Donald Trump announced a $300 billion refinery project in Brownsville, Texas....
Every government faces moments when it must choose between two imperfect options, and the British government's handling of the Iran crisis was a textbook...
Any incoming leadership in Tehran would face a daunting challenge even if they inherited a country at peace. Instead, Iran's next Supreme Leader and...
Israeli President Isaac Herzog has held firm on his commitment to proper legal review procedures for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's pardon request, issuing a...
