Middle East
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Stories
Trump’s Iran War And The Men Around Him, Are Ideology And The Quest For History Driving His Circle?
The growing confrontation between Washington, Israel and Tehran has triggered fears of a wider Middle East war. Yet conflicts are…
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Israel’s Two-Front War: The Iran Conflict, Gaza, And What It Means For The Region, Oil, And Global Markets
Israel is no longer fighting a contained campaign in Gaza. It is now simultaneously engaged in a direct and unprecedented…
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Israel Strikes Iran While Washington Calculated, Israel Acted. The Strike That May Drag The U.S. In
Israel launched what it described as a “pre-emptive” missile strike against targets in Iran, jolting the region back into open…
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Trump Puts Iran On Notice As Oil Markets Watch Closely. Diplomacy And Deterrence Collide In U.S.–Iran Standoff
During his State of the Union address to Congress, Donald Trump delivered the most consequential portion of his nearly two-hour…
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MAGA, Missiles, And Two Men Obsessed With Power; Cornered and Bombed, Has The US–Israel Axis Deliberately Pushed Iran To The Brink?
The Middle East is once again on fire, but this time, the flames are being fanned not just by long-standing…
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Geopolitics At $75 A Barrel And Missiles Over Markets; Israel, Iran, And The New Oil Shock. How Close Are We To A Global Energy Crisis?
Oil prices surged on Friday after Israel launched a pre-dawn airstrike on key Iranian nuclear and missile infrastructure, in what…
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Middle East Erupts Again! After Gaza, Israel Strikes Iran. Trump Said No, Netanyahu Did It Anyway. What Could This Lead To? The Geopolitical Dominoes Set in Motion
In a dramatic and audacious escalation, Israel launched a widescale military offensive against Iran early Friday, targeting what it called…
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In 2025, The New Oil Is AI, And The U.S. Wants To Drill In The UAE
Amid the vast, oil-rich sands of the Middle East, the United Arab Emirates, UAE is quietly and quickly staking its…
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Trump Visits The Power Trio, The Gulf’s Golden Gambit. How Trump’s Hosts Have Big Asks And Bigger Budgets
Three energy-rich Gulf Arab nations are racing to turn their influence over Donald Trump into tangible gains with the president…
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Trump’s Middle East Mission Is All About – Oil, Ceasefire Talks, And Nuclear Gambits In The Gulf. Will Trump’s Gamble Pay Off?
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to embark on a diplomatic tour of the Middle East on May 13, with…
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