Briefing: Iran: A 'Nepo-Ayatollah', the 'Hubris trap' & the costs of a 'very complete war'
Strategic angle: Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the assassinated supreme leader, faces challenges amid political turmoil in Iran.
Editorial Staff Mar 13
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Briefing: US stocks lose ground as war with Iran keeps pressure on oil prices
Strategic angle: US stocks are affected by ongoing tensions in the Middle East, leading to rising oil prices.
Editorial Staff Mar 13
Briefing: France and Italy open talks with Iran in hope of securing safe Hormuz passage
Strategic angle: Europeans look for ways to restart energy shipments as Iran’s new supreme leader vows to keep strait shut
Editorial Staff Mar 13
Briefing: Thousands of leaflets dropped over Beirut urge disarming Hezbollah
Strategic angle: Residents in Beirut reported thousands of leaflets dropped over several neighborhoods, calling on Lebanese people to remove the weapons of Hezbollah.
Editorial Staff Mar 13
Briefing: Pete Hegseth on Strait of Hormuz: 'Don't need to worry about it'
Strategic angle: The Strait of Hormuz, the world's most critical chokepoint for oil shipments, has been effectively closed since the U.S. and Israel began the war on Iran.
Editorial Staff Mar 13
Briefing: Zelenskyy meets Macron as Iran war overshadows Ukraine
Strategic angle: The Ukrainian president is in Paris for talks with one of Kyiv's staunchest allies amidst the ongoing US-Israeli conflict with Iran.
Editorial Staff Mar 13
Briefing: Iran's leader Khamenei 'likely wounded,' says US
Strategic angle: US Defense Secretary Hegseth has stated that Iran's leader is likely disfigured and may not make public appearances.
Editorial Staff Mar 13
Briefing: Oil holds near $100 as Trump says America ‘has ammunition and plenty of time’ to fight Iran war
Strategic angle: WTI crude saw its biggest weekly gain since the 1980s last week.
Editorial Staff Mar 13
Briefing: FBI Investigates Attacks in Michigan and Virginia; Senate Passes Housing Bill
Strategic angle: The FBI is looking into two attacks while the Senate moves forward with significant housing legislation.
Editorial Staff Mar 13
Could oil prices really reach $200 a barrel as claimed by Iran?
As the Iran war approaches the two-week mark, energy markets are bracing for a potential 'super shock' with threats from the IRGC.
Editorial Staff Mar 13
Briefing: French soldier killed in Iraq as Iran war fallout continues to spread across region
Strategic angle: Saudi forces intercepted more than two dozen drones on Friday after renewed Iranian threats against oil facilities, as the regional conflict killed a French soldier in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Editorial Staff Mar 13
Briefing: Iran war nears two weeks with no signs of letting up
Strategic angle: President Trump declared that the US stood to make significant profits from spiking oil prices even as markets reel. DW has the latest.
Editorial Staff Mar 13
Briefing: New war in Lebanon is price of international community's silence
Strategic angle: The international community's inaction has led to escalating tensions in Lebanon following a broken truce.
Editorial Staff Mar 13
Briefing: 'There's no hiding place on a ship': The sailors stranded near Iran
Strategic angle: Drones, cruise missiles and fighter jets have become a common sight for many sailors stranded on ships in the Gulf.
Editorial Staff Mar 13
Briefing: Investors slash Fed rate-cut bets as Iran war sends petrol prices surging
Strategic angle: Traders expect central bank to remain on hold until next summer in blow to Trump’s hopes for lower borrowing costs
Editorial Staff Mar 12
Briefing: US tech giants on Iran's list of potential targets in Gulf countries
Strategic angle: Iran's Tasnim news agency identifies major tech firms as potential targets amid rising tensions.
Editorial Staff Mar 12
Charting the US-Israel war with Iran
The US-Israeli attacks on Iran have raised tensions in the Middle East. Here's a look at the Iran war in charts and maps.
Editorial Staff Mar 12
Briefing: Iran's secretive top leader vows to keep up attacks in his first statement since being appointed
Strategic angle: In a bold declaration, Iran's new leader emphasizes a continued aggressive stance.
Editorial Staff Mar 12
Strategic Strait of Hormuz at the heart of conflicts over the years
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei emphasizes the importance of the Strait of Hormuz in regional tensions.
Editorial Staff Mar 12
Briefing: Israel pounds Lebanon: Grieving border village calls for peace
Strategic angle: In the south Lebanon border village of Qlayaa, hundreds mourn parish priest Father Pierre al-Rai two days after he was killed by Israeli shelling while inspecting the site of an earlier attack.
Editorial Staff Mar 12