BEIJING, TEHRAN - The U.S.-sanctioned tanker Rich Starry slipped through the Strait of Hormuz in the early hours of April 14, 2026, carrying 250,000 barrels of methanol from the UAE's…
US-IRAN: Beneath the Thunder of Gunboats: The Geopolitical Tempest Over the Strait of Hormuz.
WASHINGTON, TEHRAN - The world awoke this morning to a new, perilous reality. The United States Navy, acting on a direct order from President Donald Trump, has begun enforcing a…
PAKISTAN: The Islamabad Mirage: Inside The High-Stakes US-Iran Mediation That Barely Averts World War.
ISLAMABAD, TEHRAN - In the opulent corridors of Islamabad’s Serena Hotel, shielded from the cacophony of a world teetering on the edge, history was being written, or rather, painstakingly drafted…
IRAN: Iran Says Targeting Its Ports Would Endanger All Persian Gulf Shipping Hubs.
TEHRAN, April 13, 2026 – A tenuous two-week ceasefire has shattered, plunging the Persian Gulf into a direct naval confrontation. The US Navy, under direct orders from President Donald Trump,…
IRAN: Into The Kill Box – How A U.S. Navy Propaganda Run In The Strait Of Hormuz Became A Near-Catastrophe.
ISLAMABAD / TEHRAN – In the hours after a 21-hour diplomatic marathon collapsed in Pakistan’s capital, a far more dangerous drama was already unfolding in the narrow waters of the…
TURKEY: Istanbul Prosecutor Files Indictment Against Netanyahu, 34 Others Over Gaza Aid Flotilla Attack.
ISTANBUL — In a dramatic escalation of legal and political pressure against Israeli leadership, the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has filed a sweeping 35-defendant indictment that seeks to hold…
ANALYSIS PAKISTAN-IRAN-US: Inside The Islamabad Implosion: Why 21 Hours Of US-Iran Talks Collapsed, And What Comes Next.
ISLAMABAD, TEHRAN, WASHINGTON - For 21 hours, the world watched Islamabad. Delegations from Washington and Tehran, led respectively by Vice President JD Vance and Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf,…
UK: US-Iran Truce Sparks Regional Power Plays, Transatlantic Rift – And A Fed-Up Starmer With Trump.
A fragile ceasefire intended to pause a 40-day war and reopen the world's most critical oil artery is showing severe strain just three days into a two-week agreement, with the…
PAKISTAN: The Islamabad Brink: How Iran Forced A Halt To Beirut Strikes And What It Reveals About A Ceasefire On The Edge.
ISLAMABAD / BEIRUT — As dawn breaks over a locked-down Islamabad on Friday, the world's attention is fixed on a single question: will a historic, high-stakes negotiation between the United…
PAKISTAN: Pakistan Condemns Israeli Aggression Against Lebanon In ‘Strongest Terms’, Says It Undermines Peace Efforts.
BEIRUT/ISLAMABAD — The ink had barely dried on a historic, last-minute ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran when the skies over Beirut filled with the thunder of Israeli…
