OPEC+ pauses output to keep the global economy shivering
There is a particular kind of diplomatic language used in Vienna that is designed to sound like stewardship while functioning as a shakedown.
By Caroline Ashford ·
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Bahri confirms *SIDR* deaths: Geopolitics costs seafarers in Hormuz
The Strait of Hormuz is not merely a waterway; it is the world’s nervous system. It is where global energy flows, where trillions in commerce pass between the Gulf and the Arabian Sea.
By Aoife Gallagher ·
Trump uses Kharg Island spectacle to mask Larak Island strikes
By Elena Rossi ·
Ilves: The real problem for the United States is Iran, not NATO
The whole performance surrounding CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s recent trip to Moscow smells like a distraction.
By Maya Ellison ·
How the U.S. Navy Is Helping Get Oil Through the Strait of Hormuz
Central Command’s press releases are a masterclass in narrative engineering. They claim U.S.
By Nikhil Raghavan ·
Trump’s blockade rhetoric chokes Strait of Hormuz for profit
The Mediterranean has seen its own vital passages—the Rhône, the Po—threatened by neglect and the slow rot of capital.
By Sophie Naimi ·
Trump’s bomb threat overshadows Oman’s MoU work in Strait of Hormuz
When high-stakes geopolitics boils down to a single threat—a boast about bombing an ally—it usually means the speaker has stopped reading the spec sheet entirely.
By Nikhil Raghavan ·
Tadawul All Share Index climbs despite Strait of Hormuz tensions
The headlines screamed 'conflict,' 'disruption,' and 'impasse.' The reports from thenationalnews.com detailing dwindling tanker crossings through the Strait of Hormuz paint a…
By Grant Colby ·
Iran holds firm on Hormuz conditions as Pakistan’s Naqvi visits Tehran
You learn quickly in this life—on the border, on the factory floor, or watching global flashpoints like this one—that nothing is ever truly free.
By Alma Cordero ·
Proposed Hormuz passage deal not feasible for shipping industry, sources say
The sheer audacity of it is breathtaking.
By Maya Ellison ·
Bessent's promise ignored by Iran’s focus on Oman talks
The persistent drumbeat emanating from Washington—first via Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, then amplified by Donald Trump on Truth Social—suggests that the Strait of Hormuz is…
By Emilio Quesada ·
Iran proposing joint Omani-Iranian companies is pure rent-seeking
The perennial struggle over who controls the passage through vital chokepoints is not a geopolitical problem; it is a failure of institutional design.
By Klaus Berger ·
Trump can declare Iran victory now and withdraw troops, former counterterror official argues
The language used to describe global flashpoints has become exhausting. It’s always about "deals," always about "solutions" that sound suspiciously like power plays dressed up in diplomatic silk.
By Imani Sutton ·
Capability trumps rhetoric: Washington and Gulf leaders fail Tehran
The language used by Washington these days has become breathtakingly thin, stretching "deal" to encompass anything from the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to an end…
By Tom Beckwith ·
US urges its citizens in Middle East to be ready to leave in case of escalation in region
There are certain types of news that feel less like reporting and more like a slow, deliberate tightening of a noose around sensible life.
By Caroline Ashford ·
Chevron and Exxon earnings soar as Trump threatens price interventions
The numbers are staggering, aren't they? Chevron’s net income soared nearly 400% compared to the same period last year; Exxon posted profits over double its previous quarter.
By Alma Cordero ·