Tag Archives: Iran

Diplomacy and geopolitics briefing: ‘Claims don’t change reality’: Why Iran rejected Trump’s ‘total control’

Tehran: Iran has rejected US President Donald Trump’s claim that Washington has “total control” over [...]

Industry briefing: ‘Fear of our military’: Iran mocks Trump over aircraft switch during Turkey trip

Following a recent incident involving US President Donald Trump, Iranian state media has ridiculed the [...]

Elections and campaigns briefing: US could not verify Israeli warnings of Iran plots against Trump, sources

* Israeli tips included alleged sniper, knife and shoulder-launched missile threats against Trump, sources say

Trump pivots back to sanctions for Iran as other strategies to end his war fizzle: Economic impact explained

President Donald Trump likes to say that he started his war with Iran after 50 [...]

Gulf States Accept a New Normal in Hormuz: Iran Is in Control: Business strategy explained

DUBAI—Persian Gulf energy producers are concluding that Iran’s control over the Strait of Hormuz will [...]

Trump Shifts to Economic Pressure, Again, As Iran Won’t Meet His Demands: Business strategy explained

WASHINGTON—President Trump has settled on an old strategy in hopes of a new result in [...]

War in the Gulf has weakened two of America’s Arab allies: Key developments

In a significant diplomatic exchange nearly two years ago, King Abdullah of Jordan expressed to [...]

Pakistan says US-Iran near ‘some sort of arrangement’ on peace – What is happening in West Asia?

Tensions between the US and Iran have kept West Asia on edge for months. A [...]

Iran’s 6 conditions for reopening Strait of Hormuz – here’s what Tehran wants from Trump: Key developments

Meanwhile, it is close to reaching an agreement with Oman on a new system for [...]

Trump used catering truck to board secret flight in Turkey amid Iran threat: Reports

US President Donald Trump was secretly moved in an airport catering truck to a smaller [...]