Asian currencies wilting in the Iran war’s heat
With India’s rupee and Indonesia’s rupiah under siege, Asia faces the specter of a 1997-style reckoning if the Iran war drags on
61% of Americans see Trump’s Iran war as ‘mistake’: new poll
Results far outpace previous Washington Post polls’ findings of early-stage disapproval of Vietnam and Iraq wars
Brouhaha over Iran war costs to US taxpayers
Critics say the Pentagon is lowballing its estimates by as much as three quarters of the actual costs
UAE’s OPEC exit hands Asia a petroyuan moment
UAE did not leave OPEC to start a currency revolution, but the cartel’s loss looks to be Asia’s petrodollar-weakening gain
Japan-Australia frigate deal about far more than 11 warships
Japan and Australia building defense ecosystem designed to deter China and outlast any lapse in US commitment to the region
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