History has a pattern that almost nobody wants to acknowledge. When a rising power challenges a ruling one, the result is war, not always, but in twelve out of sixteen cases over the last five hundred years. Graham Allison gave this pattern a name. And in doing so, he reframed the most…
After around three weeks of fighting in the Middle East, the number of US troops wounded in the war against Iran has risen to around 200, a US military official said on Monday. US President Donald Trump salutes as members of a US Army team carry the flagged-drapped transfer case containing the remains of US…
From repeated threats, to calling countries for more participation —and sending warships — US President Donald Trump has increasingly focused his fury in the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, which is in its third week, on the crucial Strait of Hormuz, the narrow passageway through which nearly a fifth of the world’s oil flows…
Oil prices could extend gains at Monday’s open as the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran entered a third week, putting oil infrastructure at risk and keeping the Strait of Hormuz shut in the world’s largest supply disruption. U.S. President Donald Trump threatened further strikes on Iran’s Kharg Island oil export hub, drawing a defiant response of…
Switzerland announced closing its airspace for US military flights amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, citing its tradition of neutrality in armed conflicts. Switzerland closed its airspace for US military flights, citing its tradition of neutrality in armed conflicts. (AFP) The development comes even as US President Donald Trump urged other countries to…
China said on Wednesday that it “does not agree” with attacks on Gulf nations and condemned all indiscriminate strikes on civilians and non-military targets, in rare criticism of its ally Iran amid escalating tensions in the region. The remarks were made by Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun during a press conference in Beijing.The statement…
Since the US and Israel unleashed strikes on Iran on February 28, war has spread across the region and casualties have been reported in countries across the Middle East. War in the Middle East: casualty figures from across the region Due to reporting restrictions, AFP has not been able to independently verify all of the…
Group of Seven finance ministers said they were ready to take any steps needed to support global energy supply, including releasing strategic oil reserves — although the group isn’t at the point of doing so yet. Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves (2L) sits down to take part in a G7 Finance Ministers video…
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday confirmed Russia’s ‘unwavering’ support to Iran in the ongoing conflict with the United States and Iran. Putin said that Russia would continue to stand by Tehran, saying he wished to “confirm unwavering support for Tehran and solidarity with our Iranian friends.” (Reuters) Putin also congratulated Mojtaba Khamenei on his…
Amid the ongoing war between the US and Iran, which has left the Middle East on edge, most countries have rallied behind President Donald Trump and his ally, Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu, in what the US dubbed Operation Epic Fury- to bring about a regime change in Tehran. Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez stands for a…