geopolitics

US-Iran peace talks in Switzerland called off, clouding prospects for lasting truce Reuters

Analysts reckon a lasting resolution to the Middle East conflict will take some time to materialize.

EXCLUSIVE: Iran's Revolutionary Guards set up covert Iraqi cells to attack Gulf neighbors, sources say Reuters

The Trump administration has not been kind to India. Nevertheless, India has responded with far greater equanimity than most observers expected. Predictions that President Donald Trump’s behavior will hurt U.S.-Indian relations have not come to pass, with the leaders of the two countries remaining i

No UN sanctions lifting on Iran without France's approval, foreign minister says Reuters

France's foreign ministry denies asking for ban of Iranian opposition rally Reuters

The global freight market has been navigating turbulent waters for more than six years — a pandemic boom and bust, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Houthi rockets that practically shut down the Suez Canal, last year’s tariff onslaught and now the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran says it will waive fees for Hormuz during 60 day negotiation period Reuters

Vessels must hold Tehran-approved insurance policy to use vital waterway, says government agency

Israel, according to JD Vance, is having a “freakout” over his Memorandum of Understanding with Iran. Of course it is, and that isn’t even remotely “odd,” as he suggests. Israelis are dismayed because the deal he negotiated over their heads feels like a betrayal and has forced them to confront a bru