The predawn quiet of the Sea of Oman was shattered again on Friday. According to maritime security sources and local witnesses, a tense standoff unfolded at the mouth of the…
IRAN: Iran Rejects Arab League Resolution, Says No Cover Can Shield Perpetrators From Legal Consequences.
Iran has categorically rejected a recent resolution adopted by the Arab League, saying “no attempt to shield the perpetrators of aggression” will absolve those responsible of their international obligations.
UAE: The Purge: How The UAE Weaponised Deportation, Asset Seizure, And Financial Warfare Against Pakistanis Amid The Iran Crisis.
ABU DHABI/ISLAMABAD - The United Arab Emirates presents itself as a beacon of modernity and tolerance, a "brotherly" partner to Pakistan for decades. But in the spring of 2026, this…
IRAN: Iran Condemns Trump’s ‘Pirates’ Remark As Admission Of Unlawful US Naval Operations.
TEHRAN - A single word — 'pirates' — uttered by a US president at a Florida fundraiser has forced a long-suppressed reality out of the shadows of the Strait of…
US-IRAN: Inside Iran’s 14-Point Ultimatum, Trump’s Rejection, And A World Held Hostage By Two Blockades.
WASHINGTON / TEHRAN — May 3, 2026. The world’s most perilous geopolitical poker game entered a dangerous new phase this weekend. Iran has formally submitted a comprehensive 14-point peace proposal…
IRAN: “No Well Exploded”: Inside Tehran’s Taunt, Washington’s Blockade Theory, And The Oil Shock Threatening To Reshape Global Order.
TEHRAN / WASHINGTON / DUBAI — For three days, the world waited for Iran’s oil fields to detonate from within. On April 26, from the gilded confines of a Fox…
IRAN: The Blockade And The Brink: Iran Vows “Unprecedented” Response To US Maritime Seizures Condemned As Piracy.
TEHRAN - The narrow, 30-kilometre-wide corridor of water known as the Strait of Hormuz has long been the world’s most critical energy chokepoint, a maritime highway through which a fifth…
IRAN: IRGC Threatens “Surprise Tactics” As Fragile US-Iran Ceasefire Masks Expanding Shadow War.
TEHRAN, WASHINGTON - A tenuous pause in hostilities between Iran and the United States is increasingly overshadowed by escalating rhetoric, Hollywood-style theatrics, unresolved military realities, and mounting evidence that a…
JAPAN: Japanese Tanker Transits Strait Of Hormuz After Obtaining Iran’s Permission.
A Japanese-owned supertanker carrying two million barrels of crude oil has successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz after securing permission from Iranian authorities, marking a rare passage through the strategic…
CHINA: A Financial Stranglehold On Shandong’s Shore: How America’s Sanctions War On Chinese “Teapots” Is Straining Global Trade And The Rules-Based Order.
DALIAN/BEIJING — The vessel-tracking screens at the world's commodity desks are painting a picture of a global oil trade in convulsions. On April 24, 2026, the U.S. Treasury Department escalated…
