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Who are the Gulf’s military allies, and how are they helping in Iran war?
Experts say while Gulf states need support in face of Iranian attacks, it is less clear what their allies can provide.
Categories: South Asia
Iran video said to show US F-35 being hit
Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency has released military video said to show air defence systems hitting a US F-35.
Categories: South Asia
Iran’s IRGC says spokesman Ali Mohammad Naini killed in US-Israeli attack
Israeli and US air attacks pound Iran as assassination campaign of country's leadership continues.
Categories: South Asia
FIFA World Cup 2026: Security concerns grow in US as funding stalls
US preparations fall behind for FIFA World Cup 2026, leading to growing concerns about security risks at events.
Categories: South Asia
Slovenia heads to polls with diverging views on Israel in focus
Slovenia's election sees the centre-left coalition take on the populist right amid claims of foreign meddling.
Categories: South Asia
Israel says it hit Syrian army camps in the south after Druze ‘attacked’
Israeli air strikes target army camps in response to alleged attacks on the Druze community in Suwayda on Thursday.
Categories: South Asia
Refugee Council questions Australia’s Iran strategy at Women’s Asian Cup
Women's Asian Cup hosts Australia face criticism for the political tug of war over the Iranian women's football team.
Categories: South Asia
Iran today, Africa tomorrow
What is being done to Iran today could be done to Africa tomorrow. Africa must reject this illegal war.
Categories: South Asia
Iran does not need to close the Strait of Hormuz to disrupt it
The real risk lies not in closure, but in disruption in the strait’s approaches.
Categories: South Asia
Iran developing a ‘vetting system’ for Strait of Hormuz transit: Report
Lloyd's List reports that ships could be allowed to pass through 'safe corridor' once they are approved by IRGC.
Categories: South Asia
Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr around the world amid shadow of war
People gather with family and for congregational prayers to mark the end of the holy fasting month.
Categories: South Asia
Eid celebrations dimmed by war and displacement across Middle East
Economic crises and conflict dampen traditional Eid celebrations in Iran, Gaza, and Lebanon.
Categories: South Asia
Five problems the Iran war could solve for Israel’s Netanyahu
From the Iranian threat to his own domestic legal and political troubles, war with Iran has advantages for Netanyahu.
Categories: South Asia
On the Iran War’s Economic Fallout
In this episode, panelists discuss the ongoing geoeconomic consequences of the conflict in Iran, including global energy flows and oil prices, economic development and AI buildout in the Gulf region, and sanctions on Russia. They also explore inflation and interest rates as markets respond to the crises.
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Background Reading:
- In this article, CFR president Michael Froman discusses the unfolding global energy crisis with CFR senior fellow Daniel B. Poneman and the Center on Global Energy Policy’s Jason Bordoff, all of whom worked together on the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve 2011 release.
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Host: Edward Fishman, Senior Fellow and Director of the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
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Guests: Edward Morse, Senior Advisor and Commodities Analyst, Hartree Partners, LP; CFR Member
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Meghan L. O’Sullivan, Director and Professor, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School; Member, Board of Directors, Council on Foreign Relations
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Brad W. Setser, Whitney Shepardson Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
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Karen E. Young, Senior Research Scholar, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs; CFR Member
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Categories: Defense Policy
Long before Trump: How US policy has harmed the environment for decades
Environment advocacy groups are suing the US government over climate change policy rollback.
Categories: South Asia
Ukraine sends advisers to Gulf as it counterattacks Russian forces in south
Ukraine may have reclaimed 400sq km (154sq miles) of territory in 2026, and is downing record numbers of Russian drones.
Categories: South Asia
‘It helps us survive’: Poverty forces children into mine work in DR Congo
Congolese authorities say 70 children died in a landslide at the Rubaya mine, source of much of the world’s coltan.
Categories: South Asia
Three charged in the US with smuggling AI chips into China
US charges men reportedly tied to Super Micro Computer for helping to smuggle billions of dollars' worth of AI chips.
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Iran hits Kuwaiti oil refinery as Israel renews attacks on Tehran
Attacks stretch from Kuwait to the UAE as analysts warn conflict is entering a dangerous new phase.
Categories: South Asia
Iran war: What is happening on day 21 of US-Israel attacks?
Tehran has warned of zero restraint if energy facilities are attacked again, while Netanyahu points to ground operation.
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