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Huthi blockade threat raises risk of dual energy chokepoint crisis, Kpler says
Middle East
July 22, 2026
Huthi blockade threat raises risk of dual energy chokepoint crisis, Kpler says
A threat by the Iranian backed Houthis to blockade Saudi-linked shipping in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait has raised the prospect…
On Iran, a $37 billion price tag and no answers on how it ends
Middle East
July 22, 2026
On Iran, a $37 billion price tag and no answers on how it ends
“We need some hard answers and some straight talk.” Republican Sen. John Kennedy dispensed with his usual folksy patter to…
What is Pickaxe Mountain, Iran’s secretive facility Trump says the US will attack ‘pretty soon’?
Middle East
July 22, 2026
What is Pickaxe Mountain, Iran’s secretive facility Trump says the US will attack ‘pretty soon’?
President Donald Trump continues to claim that the US will attack Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain – turning attention to the suspected…
On sidelines of Iran war, Israel is readying plans in case of escalation
Middle East
July 21, 2026
On sidelines of Iran war, Israel is readying plans in case of escalation
With its forces on high alert, Israel is drawing up operational plans for a further escalation in the US-Iran conflict,…
Iran shows it can withstand US attacks and deliver deadly counterstrikes
Middle East
July 20, 2026
Iran shows it can withstand US attacks and deliver deadly counterstrikes
As the United States and Iran trade air and missile strikes for the ninth straight night, Tehran is proving it…
‘You cannot hide from a drone strike’: The terror falling from the sky in Sudan
Middle East
July 20, 2026
‘You cannot hide from a drone strike’: The terror falling from the sky in Sudan
“You cannot hide from a drone strike,” says Elsadig. For the 27-year-old, that is the terrifying reality of life in…
The renewed US-Iran conflict is escalating and threatening to spin out of control
Middle East
July 20, 2026
The renewed US-Iran conflict is escalating and threatening to spin out of control
Over the past week, the conflict between the United States and Iran has gone from a simmering tit-for-tat to something…
Multiple explosions reported in Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island, Iranian media say
Middle East
July 19, 2026
Multiple explosions reported in Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island, Iranian media say
Explosions were heard in Bandar Abbas and on Qeshm Island early Sunday local time, Iranian state-run news agency IRNA reported,…
Spiraling US-Iran conflict risks turning into a broader regional war
Middle East
July 19, 2026
Spiraling US-Iran conflict risks turning into a broader regional war
Gulf states are looking on with growing apprehension as the conflict between Iran and the US escalates again. A pattern…
The US has offered few clues on how long its renewed military campaign will last
Middle East
July 19, 2026
The US has offered few clues on how long its renewed military campaign will last
In the week after the US renewed daily strikes on Iran and reimposed a naval blockade of Iranian ports, the…