Editor’s note: Teymur Atayev is an Azerbaijani publicist, historian, political scientist, and host of the program “Aspects of Foreign Affairs” on the Azerbaijani CBC TV channel (broadcasts in Russian). The article expresses the personal opinion of the author and may not coincide with the view of News.Az. While the world remains fixated on the escalating…
Source: https://russian.news.cn/ The British newspaper The Telegraph caused a stir by reporting that at least three Chinese cargo planes recently took off and disappeared from radar as they approached Iranian airspace. Experts say the nature of the cargo “raises serious questions” given Israel’s ongoing military operation. The flights were operated by Boeing 747 cargo aircraft…
June 18 – U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, as investors kept a close eye on the Federal Reserve’s upcoming rate decision and shifting signals from the Middle East. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained about 258 points, or 0.6%. The S&P 500 advanced roughly 0.5%, while the Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.6%. Oil prices slipped more…
By Steve Holland, Parisa Hafezi and Alexander Cornwell WASHINGTON/DUBAI/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Iran and Israel traded further air attacks on Thursday as President Donald Trump kept the world guessing about whether the United States would join Israel’s bombardment of Iranian nuclear facilities. A week of Israeli air and missile strikes against its major rival has wiped out…
As Israel and Iran continued trading missile strikes Wednesday, some U.S. citizens have begun making plans to evacuate Israel — and for many young people on tours or studying, it has been bittersweet. Some, like University of Michigan junior Julia Cohen, had arrived in May with hundreds of other college students to participate in the…
Oil is up roughly 10% since the outbreak of the Israel-Iran conflict, with Wall Street warning of further upside risk if Iran — a major oil producer — is destabilized. On Wednesday, West Texas Intermediate futures (CL=F) was little changed to settle at $75.14 per barrel following a bigger than expected decrease of US oil…
Beijing has begun moving its citizens in Iran to safety. On Tuesday, buses carrying Chinese nationals departed the capital, Tehran, heading toward Turkmenistan, the state-run China News Service reported on Wednesday. According to China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 791 Chinese citizens have so far been brought to safe areas, and more than 1,000 others are…
As President Donald Trump weighs sending U.S. forces to help Israel bomb Iran — and potentially plunge the nation into a new war — his decision is being influenced by bellicose on-air content at Fox News. The favored network of the president has put forth a parade of hosts, guests, and professional commentators with an…
U.S. or Israeli military action that leads to regime change in OPEC member Iran would have a profound impact on the global oil market, according to JPMorgan. “If history serves as a guide, further destabilization of Iran could lead to significantly higher oil prices sustained over extended periods,” Natasha Kaneva, head of global commodities research…
Authorities have received inquiries from 14 Hongkongers in three Middle Eastern countries caught up in the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict, while a travel sector representative has said that tour groups from the city are unlikely to be in affected areas. The Immigration Department said the inquiries received from Hongkongers in Israel, Iran and Jordan were as…