Expert reporting on the Israel-Iran conflict and U.S. involvement, from the June 2025 Twelve-Day War to ongoing military escalation, strategic signalling, regional spillover risks and great power implications across the Middle East.
Iraq has long found itself in an uncomfortable position between its two main international partners, Iran and the United States. It has managed to maintain a delicate balance, but the current conflict threatens to upend that equilibrium.
The Houthis could close Bab al-Mandab and cut off 25% of global energy traffic. Why haven't they done so? Meanwhile, the U.S. blockades Iran, Trump feuds with the Pope, and Massad Boulos quietly reshapes Libya's future.
Technical talks on Libyan unification. A visual investigation into Sudan's forgotten war. And the exclusive finding that BGN, widely believed to have exited Libya's oil market, never left. Plus: what CEOs were really saying in Washington.
The U.S.-Iran ceasefire is fragile, the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, and serious questions linger about what the war means for America's global standing. Meanwhile, a quiet diplomatic shift in Libya may offer the Trump administration something it badly needs right now: a win.
Trump says a deal with Iran is close. Tehran says it isn't. Gas hits $3.98. Ukraine strikes Russia's largest export terminal. And Mohammed Soliman explains why the Middle East as we knew it is already over.
The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz impacts more than just oil. The Gulf is struggling to export fertiliser and import food, creating a worsening cycle.
Decades of effort went into building the case for a U.S. war with Iran, and now it has finally arrived. But for Washington’s think tanks and policy circles, it is not what they had in mind.
As American and Israeli strikes reshape Iran’s military landscape, a parallel campaign is unfolding on screens and in exile capitals: the promise of a picture-perfect tomorrow.
The Iran war is escalating across the Gulf, disrupting oil flows, fracturing alliances and raising risks beyond the battlefield. This week, we look at what comes next. Also: internal fractures in Trump’s foreign policy team, and Israel’s potential annexation plans.
The war with Iran is already reshaping American politics, oil markets and the future of West Asia. This week we examine Trump’s fracturing coalition, Tehran’s succession and why energy investors are suddenly rediscovering geopolitical risk.
The President has walked himself into a new quagmire, but even if he finds a way to extract himself soon, the war will damage his party for the rest of his term.
