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
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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
Briefing: Gas on the line: will the Iran war squeeze India's piped gas next?
Strategic angle: The Iran war has already rattled LPG users. Will India’s piped gas network face the next squeeze?
Editorial Staff Mar 17
Briefing: Who is winning the Middle East war?
Strategic angle: Iran has taken a beating but it retains the advantages of geography, time and a superior tolerance for pain.
Editorial Staff Mar 17
Briefing: How MBS’s bet on Iran backfired
Strategic angle: Saudi Arabian détente with its regional rival has unravelled as US-Israeli war triggers furious Iranian retaliation
Editorial Staff Mar 17
Briefing: Tehran prepares for a Persian new year under air assault
Strategic angle: Nowruz is Iran’s biggest annual celebration but many in the capital are hunkering down amid US and Israeli strikes.
Editorial Staff Mar 17
Briefing: Australia central bank hikes rates to a near 1-year high as Iran war raises inflation risks
Strategic angle: The 25 basis points hike was in line with expectations from analysts polled by Reuters.
Editorial Staff Mar 17
Briefing: In Iraqi Kurdistan, the trauma of the Halabja chemical massacre resurfaces as war returns to Iran
Strategic angle: Survivors of the Halabja attack reflect on the enduring impact of the tragedy as tensions rise in the region.
Editorial Staff Mar 17
Briefing: Trump's confidence is undimmed - but every Iran option comes with risk
Strategic angle: The odds of a quick resolution to the war appear to be dwindling by the day, and the political stakes for the president are only growing.
Editorial Staff Mar 17
Briefing: Trump says he thinks he will have the 'honor' of 'taking Cuba'
Strategic angle: The president recently launched a war in Iran after topping Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro by force.
Editorial Staff Mar 16
Briefing: Vance backs Trump on Iran — but defends past skepticism
Strategic angle: Vance supports Trump's stance on Iran while addressing his previous doubts.
Editorial Staff Mar 16
Briefing: Trump says U.S. asked China to delay Xi meeting 'a month or so' due to Iran war
Strategic angle: The Iran war wasn't expected to derail the Trump-Xi meeting in China, but analysts said it would influence the talks and any agreements that come out of them.
Editorial Staff Mar 16
Briefing: U.S. stocks have been surprisingly resilient as the Iran conflict threatens global economic disruption.
Strategic angle: Thank industry analysts?
Editorial Staff Mar 16
Briefing: US diesel prices soar to almost $5 as Iran war pinches global supplies
Strategic angle: Higher fuel costs will make it more expensive to transport goods and plant crops
Editorial Staff Mar 16
Briefing: Israel's president says Europe should back efforts to 'eradicate' Hezbollah
Strategic angle: In an exclusive interview, President Isaac Herzog emphasizes the importance of European support in the fight against Hezbollah amidst the US-Iran conflict.
Editorial Staff Mar 16