Posted inMiddle East Trump’s Hormuz ‘protection’ seeks ‘pretext for escalation’: Iran by Jake Johnson and Jon Queally May 4, 2026May 6, 2026
Posted inMiddle East UAE-Israel ties useful but nowhere near a Middle East reset by Leon Hadar May 4, 2026May 7, 2026
Posted inMiddle East Old and new Gulf faultlines exposed by Iran war by Toby Matthiesen May 2, 2026May 6, 2026
Posted inMiddle East 61% of Americans see Trump’s Iran war as ‘mistake’: new poll by Stephen Prager May 2, 2026May 6, 2026
Posted inMiddle East What alternatives do Gulf states have to the Strait of Hormuz? by David B Roberts May 1, 2026May 4, 2026
Posted inMiddle East Will UAE’s exit spell the end of OPEC? by Adi Imsirovic April 30, 2026May 1, 2026
Posted inMiddle East Turkey is Iran war’s biggest winner — without firing a shot by Leon Hadar April 30, 2026May 5, 2026
Posted inMiddle East Iran diplomat leaves Islamabad, Trump cancels US delegation trip by Julia Conley and Jake Johnson April 26, 2026April 28, 2026
Posted inMiddle East Hegseth calls Iran war Trump’s ‘gift to the world’ by Brad Reed and Jake Johnson April 25, 2026April 27, 2026
Posted inMiddle East Middle East conflict looks increasingly like a war nobody can win by Bamo Nouri and Inderjeet Parmar April 24, 2026April 28, 2026
Posted inMiddle East Hormuz blockades show how everything is now about leverage by Renaud Foucart April 23, 2026April 25, 2026
Posted inMiddle East Is Trump heading to a Pyrrhic victory in Iran? by Andrew Latham April 23, 2026April 26, 2026
Posted inMiddle East Trump extends ceasefire but continues blockade of Iran by Jessica Corbett April 22, 2026April 24, 2026
Posted inMiddle East Why US, Israel and Iran are headed for a frozen conflict by Jessica Genauer April 22, 2026April 25, 2026
Posted inMiddle East Next, an Iran nuclear deal with Chinese characteristics by Bill Emmott April 21, 2026April 24, 2026
Posted inMiddle East Iran top diplomat says country may rejoin Islamabad peace talks by Jake Johnson April 21, 2026April 22, 2026
Posted inMiddle East Gulf poised to move closer to China after the war by Burak Elmali April 20, 2026April 24, 2026
Posted inMiddle East Iran says it won’t negotiate with ‘erratic’ Trump by Stephen Prager April 20, 2026April 21, 2026
Posted inMiddle East Iran shuts down Strait of Hormuz again, accusing US of ‘piracy’ by Stephen Prager April 19, 2026April 21, 2026
Posted inMiddle East Iran, not US, cancels Hormuz blockade after Israel-Lebanon truce by Brett Wilkins April 18, 2026April 21, 2026
Posted inMiddle East Congressional Dems probe envoy Jared Kushner’s Arab money ties by Jon Queally April 17, 2026April 20, 2026
Posted inMiddle East Trump says Israel and Lebanon have agreed to 10-day ceasefire by Brad Reed April 17, 2026April 19, 2026
Posted inMiddle East China carefully navigating Iran’s tighter Hormuz grip by Ali Mamouri April 16, 2026April 24, 2026
Posted inMiddle East Blockade v blockade fallout may be not just a world energy crisis by Bill Emmott April 16, 2026April 20, 2026
Posted inMiddle East US Hormuz blockade may not survive a Chinese standoff by Basil Germond April 15, 2026April 17, 2026
Posted inMiddle East Iran war inflicting losses that will never be recovered by Kawser Ahmed April 15, 2026April 24, 2026
Posted inMiddle East IMF warns Trump’s Iran war could unleash global recession by Brett Wilkins April 15, 2026April 17, 2026
Posted inMiddle East In Hormuz war of words, US illustrates threat with ‘drug boat’ hit by Jake Johnson April 14, 2026April 16, 2026
Posted inMiddle East China faces Trump’s Iran offensive in the Hormuz Strait by Daniel Williams April 14, 2026April 17, 2026
