Iran wages economic war in hopes of outlasting U.S. and Israel

Tehran warns of strikes on banks after hitting data centers, hotels, airports and seaports, threatening the global finance hub of its more prosperous neighbors.

By David J. Lynch

Beyond the strait: why Middle East oilfield shutdowns threaten to keep prices high

Oil could pass 2008 record of $147.50 a barrel as damage and closures risk compounding supply shock caused by Iran war The world’s largest offshore oilfield stretches more than 40 miles from Saudi Arabia’s eastern province into the depths of the Persian Gulf. For almost 70 years the Safaniya field has produced millions of barrels of Arabian heavy crude to be sold by the biggest oil-producing country. This week, the field was shut. The war in Iran has effectively blocked the Gulf states from e...

By Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent

Amid jokes of ‘cardboard ayatollah’, how long can Iran continue to project an image of resilience? - The Straits Times

Amid jokes of ‘cardboard ayatollah’, how long can Iran continue to project an image of resilience?  The Straits Times

War in Iran: does Trump have an endgame?

The president has ‘two very risky gambles’ available to him, but the Iranian regime has the upper hand if the Strait of Hormuz remains affected

By The Week UK

Through the fog of the Gulf war

While the fighting between the United States, Israel and Iran remains centred in the Middle East, the situation has raised wider concerns about stability, global energy and the risk of the confrontation expanding beyond the region.

Three of the Iranian female footballers who sought asylum in Australia will return to their homeland

Of the team’s original seven members, only three remain in Australia The post Three of the Iranian female footballers who sought asylum in Australia will return to their homeland appeared first on ProtoThema English.

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