Missiles are flying. Diplomats are still talking. More than 100 days into a conflict that has shaken the Middle East, disrupted energy markets and threatened global stability, Washington and Tehran find themselves locked in a dangerous contest where military escalation and peace negotiations are unfolding simultaneously…
The Strait of Hormuz has become the focal point of a global energy shock, with U.S.–Iran tensions disrupting oil markets, straining diplomacy and exposing the vulnerability of the world economy to a prolonged geopolitical crisis…
As the 2026 FIFA World Cup prepares to kick off, the United States and Iran exchange strikes over the Strait of Hormuz, while diplomats from Pakistan, Qatar and Saudi Arabia race to salvage a fragile peace deal.
The US–Iran truce is holding for one reason alone: both sides have proved they can inflict catastrophic damage on the other. Today’s strike on Kuwait International Airport shows how close the region remains to a wider war.
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