Briefing: 'There's no hiding place on a ship': The sailors stranded near Iran
Strategic angle: Drones, cruise missiles and fighter jets have become a common sight for many sailors stranded on ships in the Gulf.
Editorial Staff Mar 13
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Briefing: Investors slash Fed rate-cut bets as Iran war sends petrol prices surging
Strategic angle: Traders expect central bank to remain on hold until next summer in blow to Trump’s hopes for lower borrowing costs
Editorial Staff Mar 12
Briefing: US tech giants on Iran's list of potential targets in Gulf countries
Strategic angle: Iran's Tasnim news agency identifies major tech firms as potential targets amid rising tensions.
Editorial Staff Mar 12
Charting the US-Israel war with Iran
The US-Israeli attacks on Iran have raised tensions in the Middle East. Here's a look at the Iran war in charts and maps.
Editorial Staff Mar 12
Briefing: Iran's secretive top leader vows to keep up attacks in his first statement since being appointed
Strategic angle: In a bold declaration, Iran's new leader emphasizes a continued aggressive stance.
Editorial Staff Mar 12
Strategic Strait of Hormuz at the heart of conflicts over the years
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei emphasizes the importance of the Strait of Hormuz in regional tensions.
Editorial Staff Mar 12
Briefing: Israel pounds Lebanon: Grieving border village calls for peace
Strategic angle: In the south Lebanon border village of Qlayaa, hundreds mourn parish priest Father Pierre al-Rai two days after he was killed by Israeli shelling while inspecting the site of an earlier attack.
Editorial Staff Mar 12
Briefing: Iran new supreme leader Khamenei's wealth estimated at more than $100 billion
Strategic angle: An investigation reveals the immense wealth of Mojtaba Khamenei, the newly appointed head of the Islamic Republic.
Editorial Staff Mar 12
Briefing: How Iran’s attacks on Gulf energy sites are shaping decision making in Washington
Strategic angle: Iran's strategy is causing turmoil in global energy markets and affecting Gulf countries' reputations.
Editorial Staff Mar 12
Crude oil prices spike above $115 a barrel as the Iran war impedes production and shipping
The ongoing conflict in Iran has led to a significant increase in crude oil prices, surpassing $115 per barrel.
Editorial Staff Mar 12
Briefing: Oak Ridge helps US move uranium from other countries. What about Iran?
Strategic angle: Exploring the role of Oak Ridge in uranium transportation and its implications for Iran.
Editorial Staff Mar 12
Half a million displaced in Lebanon amid intensifying Israeli strikes
An air strike hit Beirut's southern suburbs on March 9 after Israel warned it would target branches of a firm linked to Hezbollah.
Editorial Staff Mar 12
Briefing: US war on Iran: 'An American war in desperate search of a strategy'
Strategic angle: FRANCE 24's François Picard discusses the complexities of the US-Iran conflict with Dr. Rouzbeh Parsi.
Editorial Staff Mar 12
Briefing: Israel says army working to intercept incoming Iranian missiles as it targets Hezbollah in Beirut
Strategic angle: Iran has begun firing barrages of drones and missiles early on Thursday as the war with the US and Israel nears the two-week mark.
Editorial Staff Mar 12
Briefing: Data centres are the new target in modern warfare during Iran war, experts say
Strategic angle: Experts highlight the strategic importance of data centres in contemporary conflicts.
Editorial Staff Mar 12
Briefing: Middle East energy shock revives interest in nuclear power
Strategic angle: The recent energy crisis in the Middle East has sparked renewed discussions on the viability of nuclear energy as a sustainable solution.
Editorial Staff Mar 12
Briefing: Hizbollah’s war with Israel deepens its isolation in Lebanon
Strategic angle: Widespread opposition to conflict and mass displacement stoke sectarian tensions
Editorial Staff Mar 12
Briefing: The shadow front in the war against Iran
Strategic angle: Iraq has been a battleground for Tehran and Washington’s interests since 2003. A murky conflict has broken out there again.
Editorial Staff Mar 12
Briefing: Inside India newsletter: How the war in the Middle East is set to determine India's trade route to Europe
Strategic angle: As the U.S.-Israel war with Iran rages on, experts say that only one of India's two grand connectivity bets has a real future: IMEC.
Editorial Staff Mar 12
Briefing: 'The Islamism of the Iranian regime is now reduced to a rather worn veneer'
Strategic angle: The appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei as supreme leader signals a form of defeat in the ongoing war waged by the US and Israel.
Editorial Staff Mar 12