OPEC Oil Production Drops 30% Amid Iran War and Hormuz Blockade
The global energy market is grappling with a severe supply shock as OPEC reports that member production has plummeted by more than 30% since late February. … Read more
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Global Nuclear Proliferation: The Growing Crisis Facing the NPT
The delicate architecture of global nuclear restraint is showing deep structural cracks. From the halls of the United Nations to the missile silos of the Gobi … Read more
The Pakistani General Running Washington’s Backchannel to Tehran – The Cipher Brief
In the high-stakes theater of Middle Eastern diplomacy, the most vital lines of communication are rarely found in the gilded halls of state departments or the … Read more
Iran Urges BRICS Action Against Unilateralism and Military Aggression
Iran’s Kazem Gharibabadi Urges BRICS Action Against Unilateralism and Military Aggression On the sidelines of the BRICS National Coordinators meeting on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, Iran’s … Read more
Trump-Xi Summit in Beijing Amid Rising Iran Tensions
President Donald Trump is arriving in Beijing for a high-stakes summit with President Xi Jinping, a meeting that arrives at a moment of profound geopolitical volatility. … Read more
South Africa Fuel Price Hike: Petrol and Diesel Prices to Rise at Midnight
South African motorists have a narrow window to visit the pumps before a significant spike in fuel costs takes effect at midnight. The Department of Petroleum … Read more
El Niño Threatens Southeast Asia with Climate Whiplash
For the rice farmers of the Mekong Delta and the palm oil planters of Malaysia, the weather has ceased to be a predictable cycle of seasons. … Read more
Why the S&P 500 Is Hitting Record Highs Despite the U.S.-Iran War
The optics are jarring. On one side of the screen, headlines describe a geopolitical nightmare: a protracted conflict between the U.S. And Iran, the blockage of … Read more
Pete Hegseth Joins Trump on Historic China State Visit
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth boarded Air Force One on Tuesday afternoon, accompanying President Donald Trump on a state visit to Beijing that marks a significant and … Read more
How the US War in Iran Shapes China’s Strategy for Taiwan
The Trump administration entered the conflict with Iran promising a departure from the “dumb wars” of the past, framing the intervention as a swift, decisive operation … Read more
US Office Space Demand Surges Driven by AI and Finance Boom
For the last few years, the narrative surrounding the American downtown has been one of managed decline. From the ghost-town stretches of San Francisco’s Financial District … Read more
Iran says it’s ready to “teach a lesson” if U.S. launches new attacks
The precarious balance of power in the Middle East is once again tilting toward escalation as Tehran issues a stark warning to Washington. Iranian officials have … Read more