Briefing: Iran conflict turns shipping market into ‘wild west’
Strategic angle: Containers are being dropped off at far-flung ports while freight rates have soared.
Editorial Staff Mar 18
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Briefing: The sum of all fears for Lebanon
Strategic angle: Many in the country, haunted by memories of the 1980s, are convinced Israel is preparing a broad land offensive.
Editorial Staff Mar 18
Briefing: UAE set to show leniency on tax rules for expats leaving to avoid Iran war
Strategic angle: Move would be particularly important for Dubai, which has attracted wealthy individuals with its zero income tax rate.
Editorial Staff Mar 18
Briefing: Death of Ali Larijani deepens crisis at heart of Iran's leadership
Strategic angle: Larijani has long been seen as one of the Islamic Republic's most experienced and influential policy makers.
Editorial Staff Mar 18
Briefing: Japanese PM set for high-stakes meeting with Trump over Iran
Strategic angle: Sanae Takaichi prepares for toughest test yet as US urges Tokyo to send warships to Gulf
Editorial Staff Mar 18
U.S. counterterrorism director Joe Kent resigns over war: 'Iran posed no imminent threat'
"Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation," Kent wrote in his letter to President Donald Trump.
Editorial Staff Mar 17
Briefing: USS Ford has seen war, fire and plumbing woes as it nears a record long deployment
Strategic angle: The Ford's crew left Norfolk, Va., on June 24, initially bound for the Mediterranean. More than nine months later, the crew is now in the Red Sea for the war with Iran with no clear return date.
Editorial Staff Mar 17
Briefing: Iran using cluster munitions in retaliatory strikes on Israel
Strategic angle: Iran continues its retaliatory strikes against Israel, reportedly employing cluster munitions that cause widespread damage.
Editorial Staff Mar 17
Briefing: Top Iranian officials killed in Israeli airstrike in wartime blow to country's leadership
Strategic angle: Iran has confirmed the deaths of two senior security officials, marking a significant escalation in regional tensions.
Editorial Staff Mar 17
Briefing: Reports of large US invasion to get Iran 60% nuke uranium likely overblown - exclusive
Strategic angle: The Jerusalem Post discusses the exaggerated claims regarding US military actions related to Iran's nuclear program.
Editorial Staff Mar 17
Briefing: War in Iran: Chronically ill fight for survival
Strategic angle: As a consequence of the US-Israeli war against Iran, a new humanitarian crisis is looming. Millions of chronically ill people in Iran are at risk of losing access to medical care.
Editorial Staff Mar 17
Briefing: Is Iran's regime at a breaking point?
Strategic angle: Eighteen days into the conflict, Iran's Revolutionary Guards remain active despite major setbacks.
Editorial Staff Mar 17
Briefing: Fearing Israeli strikes, a Druze village screens for Hezbollah militants among Lebanon’s displaced
Strategic angle: In the predominantly Druze city of Aley, authorities check identity documents of displaced individuals to prevent Hezbollah infiltration.
Editorial Staff Mar 17
Briefing: Iran War Overlaps with Afghanistan-Pakistan Conflict
Strategic angle: Pakistan declares open war on the Taliban amid escalating tensions in Iran.
Editorial Staff Mar 17
Briefing: US Weighs Options on Iran's Buried Uranium Stockpile
Strategic angle: Investing News Network reports on the potential strategies regarding Iran's uranium reserves.
Editorial Staff Mar 17
Briefing: Iran war: Europe's corporate winners and losers revealed
Strategic angle: As the conflict in Iran enters its third week, the market is telling a stark story — one of energy windfalls and industrial ruin, drawn along a single fault line: proximity to oil.
Editorial Staff Mar 17
Briefing: Central banks face policy trap as Iran war drives inflation shock just as growth momentum fades
Strategic angle: Central banks are caught in a dilemma as rising inflation from the Iran conflict coincides with slowing economic growth.
Editorial Staff Mar 17
Briefing: World Cup 2026: US-Iran war an ethical tipping point
Strategic angle: The US is the main host of the 2026 World Cup, but its ongoing war with Iran complicates the ethical landscape of the tournament.
Editorial Staff Mar 17
Briefing: Dubai flights delayed or cancelled after latest drone and missile attacks
Strategic angle: Regional travel hubs Doha and Abu Dhabi also severely constrained by fallout from conflict
Editorial Staff Mar 17
Briefing: Ghassan Salamé urges Israel and international community to let Lebanon 'do Its job more efficiently'
Strategic angle: Amid Israel's military escalation and Hezbollah's activities, Lebanon faces a humanitarian and political crisis.
Editorial Staff Mar 17