Border violence escalates despite a recent truce, as Islamabad prepares to host potential U.S.-Iran negotiations amid a widening Middle East conflict.

Powerful explosions shook Tehran in the early hours of Sunday as fighting raged in Lebanon between Hezbollah and Israeli forces seeking to take control of the country’s southern sector, while Yemen’s Houthis fired two missiles at Israel and warned of direct intervention if strikes on Iran continue. The widening conflict drew in additional US military […]

According to Bloomberg, a Greek-owned and managed tanker carrying Saudi crude reached India after crossing the Strait of Hormuz, as traffic through the key energy corridor remains sharply reduced amid attacks and rising security risks.

Passengers affected by these cancellations will be offered a choice between a full refund or a credit toward a future cruise.

Disruptions in petrochemical flows through the Strait of Hormuz are tightening global supply chains, pushing up costs for plastics and polymers and increasing pressure on manufacturers and consumers worldwide.

Rising cancellations and weaker bookings linked to the conflict are weighing on Cyprus’s outlook and slowing early summer demand in Greece, with airlines and tourism operators reporting a shift toward western Mediterranean destinations

Tehran wants any agreement with the U.S. and Israel to include an end to fighting in Lebanon, while conflicting signals from Washington and Tehran cast doubt over prospects for negotiations.

We often seek an almost superior wisdom behind an act of war, a devilishly crafted plan based on data available to formidable military staffs and even more formidable intelligence services

What Iran is left with, if it survives this war, is survival itself. That is not nothing. But it is considerably less than what it had before October 2023. The mask is off. And the region has seen what is underneath

Economic issues and high prices—in essence, the purchasing power of households—have long been what occupy citizens more than anything else