Saudi Arabia shut its pipeline, proving we are hostages
If you want to know how a conflict in the Riyadh and Madinah regions of Saudi Arabia affects a Tuesday morning in Newell, Iowa, you don’t look at a map; you look at the pump.
By Ruth Behrens ·
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Trump vows U.S. will 'hit soon' underground Iranian nuclear mountain
Donald Trump has repeatedly vowed that the United States would strike Iran’s nuclear facilities, specifically targeting an underground complex known as Pickaxe Mountain, or Kūh-e Kolang.
By Grant Colby ·
War risk fees hit $3,500/TEU as carriers ditch Suez routes for Gulf threats
When global maritime commerce, which relies entirely on predictable transit through narrow waterways, faces an imminent physical threat, commercial paralysis hits immediately.
By Maya Ellison ·
Middle East instability guarantees structural inflation in global energy and food prices.
When global trade routes face conflict in a critical maritime corridor like the Strait of Hormuz, the first indicator of structural risk is the price of passage.
By Ruth Behrens ·