Briefing: Israel Strikes Arak Nuclear Facility as UN Agency Confirms Attack on Uranium Site
Strategic angle: Israel conducts a military strike on the Arak nuclear facility amid rising tensions over uranium enrichment.
Editorial Staff Mar 27
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Briefing: UN moves to create mechanism to safeguard Hormuz trade in face of Iran war
Strategic angle: UN takes action to protect vital trade routes amid escalating tensions with Iran.
Editorial Staff Mar 27
Briefing: U.S. endures weakest Treasury auctions in over 3 years as anxiety around Iran war grows
Strategic angle: MarketWatch reports on the declining interest in U.S. Treasury auctions amid rising geopolitical tensions.
Editorial Staff Mar 27
Briefing: Iran seizes assets of public figure ‘traitors’ over dissent
Strategic angle: Football star Sardar Azmoun among those targeted, according to authorities
Editorial Staff Mar 27
Briefing: G7 agrees to secure Strait of Hormuz but only after war in Iran ends
Strategic angle: Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven made the mission to secure the Strait of Hormuz conditional on the cessation of hostilities in the Middle East.
Editorial Staff Mar 27
Briefing: USPS Just Created A Brand New Fee Because Of The War In Iran
Strategic angle: Starting April 26, shipping parcels through the postal service will cost 8 percent more, with many retailers expected to pass the increase to customers.
Editorial Staff Mar 27
Briefing: Iran war tests MAGA's 'America first' credo
Strategic angle: Donald Trump was elected on the promise to put 'America first', ruling out foreign wars. As the conflict in Iran nears its first month, support among MAGA remains high - but some cracks are appearing.
Editorial Staff Mar 27
Briefing: IRGC warning fuels fears of Iran war escalating further despite 'ongoing' talks
Strategic angle: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warned civilians in the Middle East to avoid US bases amid rising tensions and ongoing strikes.
Editorial Staff Mar 27
Briefing: Merz criticized for selective approach to international law
Strategic angle: Legal scholars urge the German government to take a stand against US operations in Iran and Venezuela.
Editorial Staff Mar 27
Briefing: Effort to create buffer zone in Lebanon positions Israel as 'aggressive force requiring resistance'
Strategic angle: Analysis by Dr. Filippo Dionigi highlights the implications of Israel's actions in Lebanon.
Editorial Staff Mar 27
Briefing: Oil prices climb to $110 as Trump's Iran deadline extension fails to allay supply fears
Strategic angle: Oil prices traded higher after U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran had allowed 10 oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
Editorial Staff Mar 27
Briefing: Iran and the US Hardening Positions Over Ceasefire Talks
Strategic angle: Tensions escalate as both nations take firm stances in the ongoing conflict.
Editorial Staff Mar 27
Briefing: 'My daughter is under the rubble': Inside Tehran as civilian toll of strikes rises
Strategic angle: One month since the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran, Tehran residents tell the BBC their lives have been devastated.
Editorial Staff Mar 27
Briefing: Is Iran using cryptocurrencies to circumvent sanctions?
Strategic angle: Experts say Iran's Revolutionary Guards are using cryptocurrencies to circumvent Western sanctions and finance allied militias.
Editorial Staff Mar 27
Briefing: Newsletter: ‘Not our war’ - Rubio joins G7 talks amid transatlantic rift over war in Iran
Strategic angle: Also in this newsletter: Lebanon’s Minister of Culture Ghassan Salamé tells Europe Today that Israel's "creeping military action" in the country's south has become an "invasion."
Editorial Staff Mar 27
Briefing: 'They're putting up quite a fight': Hezbollah pushes back against Israel's advancing troops
Strategic angle: FRANCE 24 correspondent Renée Davis reports from Beirut on the ongoing conflict as Hezbollah resists Israeli advances.
Editorial Staff Mar 27
Briefing: Zelenskyy courts Saudi support as U.S. reportedly weighs redirecting Ukraine aid to Middle East
Strategic angle: Zelenskyy met Gulf leaders to seek support for Kyiv as the U.S. reportedly weighs diverting military resources to the Middle East.
Editorial Staff Mar 27
Briefing: Iran seeks to cash in on Strait of Hormuz
Strategic angle: Tehran suggests system of charging fees and limiting passage to ‘non-hostile’ ships could endure beyond current war.
Editorial Staff Mar 27
Briefing: UAE pushes for international force to reopen Hormuz
Strategic angle: Abu Dhabi is hardening its stance as it suffers from Iran’s retaliation to US-Israeli war.
Editorial Staff Mar 27
Briefing: In Nabatieh, southern Lebanon, 'no one ventures outside anymore apart from rescue teams'
Strategic angle: The ongoing conflict has left the city in despair, with rescue workers facing deadly risks.
Editorial Staff Mar 27