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Iran Puts Security and Development on the Table for Gulf States as Incentives for Change

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has put security and development on the table as concrete incentives for Gulf states to change their approach to hosting US and Israeli military operations. His message, delivered more than a month into the Iran-US war, frames the denial of enemy access to Gulf territory not as a concession but as an investment in the Gulf's own future. Tehran is...

IEA Chief Birol Says Iran Crisis Demands a Global Marshall Plan for Energy Security

The scale of the global energy crisis triggered by the Iran war demands a coordinated international response on the scale of a new Marshall Plan for energy security, the head of the International Energy Agency has argued. Fatih Birol, speaking in Canberra, said the emergency — equivalent to the combined force of the 1970s twin oil shocks and the Ukraine gas disruption — was...

A Calculated Risk: Trump Gambles with India Partnership to Isolate Russia

President Donald Trump is taking a calculated risk, gambling his country's strategic partnership with India in a high-stakes bid to economically isolate Russia. His...

A Tale of Two Policies: EU Supports Palestinian Authority While Sanctioning Israel

The European Union's approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a tale of two distinct policies, highlighted by its latest proposal. While moving to sanction...

From Paper Claim to Physical Clash: Shoal Dispute Escalates

A dispute that began with a paper claim has escalated into a physical clash at sea, after Chinese and Philippine ships collided on Tuesday....

The War Comes Home: Hamas’s Political Elite No Longer Safe in Exile

For the political elite of Hamas, the war in Gaza has always been something they could manage from a comfortable distance, residing in the...

Israel’s Government Agrees: A Full Deal to End the War is Acceptable

The Israeli government has reached an agreement: a full deal to end the war in Gaza is acceptable. A senior official announced this consensus,...

No Confidence: Ishiba Quits as Party and Public Support Evaporates

Facing a collapse of support from both his party and the public, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has announced his resignation. The move comes...

The End of the American Century? A New Alliance Signals a New Era

The American Century may be drawing to a close, and a new era is being signaled by a powerful alliance in the East. The...

Beijing’s Oil Presence Challenges Taiwan’s Sovereignty

New research has confirmed that China is actively conducting oil and gas operations within Taiwan's exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Analysts are calling this a...

Netanyahu’s Crosshairs: Houthi Leadership Hunted After PM’s Assassination

The Houthi leadership is now firmly in Benjamin Netanyahu's crosshairs after a successful Israeli strike assassinated the group's prime minister in Sanaa. The Israeli...

The Great Economic Divide: Putin Pits Russia-China Model Against Western ‘Sanctions’

President Vladimir Putin is framing a great economic divide in global politics, pitting the cooperative Russia-China model against what he terms the West's coercive...

Kim Jong Un to Stand with Putin at Xi’s Military Spectacle

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is set to stand with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a major military spectacle in Beijing next week....

Trump’s Diplomatic Chess: Engaging Zelensky, Europe, and Putin in Turn

President Donald Trump is playing a careful game of diplomatic chess, engaging with Ukrainian, European, and Russian leaders in turn to shape the outcome...