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EU Targets Violent Israeli Settlers with New Sanctions Announcement

The European Union has reached an agreement to impose sanctions on violent Israeli settlers, breaking a longstanding impasse on the issue, though it is deemed only a minor advancement by some officials. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas emphasized that "violence and extremism carry consequences," signaling the bloc's stance against such actions. However, there remains a lack of agreement among the 27 member states...

Trump Announces Hormuz Strait Open, Oil Prices Drop Amid Iran Deal Offer

Oil prices experienced a decline while stock markets observed an upswing following statements by Donald Trump suggesting an end to hostilities with Iran, contingent on a potential agreement with Washington. The U.S. president indicated via social media that should Iran adhere to previously agreed terms, a conflict dubbed "Epic Fury" would cease, and the strategic Strait of Hormuz would be accessible "to all," including...

 Iran Calls for Regional Solidarity Against War Escalation in Gulf Message

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has issued a call for regional solidarity in a message directed at Gulf nations, urging them to stand against the...

IEA Chief Birol Says Iran Conflict Has Created Worst Energy Outlook Since the Great Oil Embargo of 1973

The global energy outlook is the most concerning it has been since the Arab oil embargo of 1973, according to Fatih Birol, the head...

Gulf Pressure on Washington Highlights the Limits of American Alliance Management

The pressure that Gulf states applied to Washington following Israel's strike on Iran's South Pars gas field was a reminder of a structural reality...

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Set Gulf Energy Sites Ablaze With Retaliation Threat After South Pars Hit

Iran's Revolutionary Guards set the Gulf's energy sector ablaze with a sweeping retaliation threat on Wednesday, naming facilities in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and...

Trump Lashes Out at NATO After Allies Sit Out Iran Campaign

President Donald Trump publicly vented his frustration with NATO on Tuesday, accusing the alliance of abandoning the United States during its military operation against...

European Countries Say No to Warships in Hormuz Despite Trump’s Alliance Threat

Leading European nations have refused to comply with Donald Trump's demand for naval support at the Strait of Hormuz, declining to escalate their involvement...

Strait of Hormuz Crisis Exposes Limits of Trump’s Diplomatic Reach

A widening gap between President Trump's confident declarations and the actual responses of allied nations has emerged over the Strait of Hormuz crisis, as...

Trump Calls for Relentless Pressure on Iran While Gulf States Face Growing Missile Threat

Donald Trump promised an unrelenting military campaign against Iran on Friday, using crude language to describe the country's leaders and vowing that strikes would...

Trump Frames Iran Conflict as Nuclear Mission, Not Oil War, as Prices Soar

President Donald Trump recast the US-Iran conflict in explicitly nuclear terms Thursday, insisting that his goal is not to manage oil prices but to...

Trump’s $300 Billion Texas Refinery: A Strategic Win Involving India’s Reliance

President Donald Trump has announced what he calls a "historic" $300 billion investment to build a new oil refinery in Brownsville, Texas. This facility,...

Trump Dismisses New Iran Leader as Military Campaign Targets “Evil”

In a bold statement from Florida, President Donald Trump has characterized the war in Iran as a nearly finished mission to eradicate "evil" from...

Trump Warns Iran’s New Supreme Leader While Regional Strikes Intensify

US President Donald Trump issued a stark warning about Iran's newly appointed supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, saying the clerical son of the late Ayatollah...