Briefing: Dubai Dealer Says Luxury Sales Are Down 30%, At A Time Carmakers Can’t Afford It
Strategic angle: Middle East buyers love bespoke opulence, but conflict is stalling the world’s richest showroom floor.
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Briefing: Iranians are caught in the trap of Trump's incoherence
Strategic angle: The Iranian people face dual threats from US policies and their own regime's repression.
Editorial Staff Mar 30
Briefing: Malaysia Looks To Nuclear As Iran War Accelerates Focus Across Southeast Asia
Strategic angle: Nuclear energy emerges as a key focus for Malaysia amidst regional tensions.
Editorial Staff Mar 30
Briefing: Iran could emerge from the war stronger and more dangerous
Strategic angle: The Islamic republic aims to set up a toll booth on the Strait of Hormuz. It may succeed.
Editorial Staff Mar 30
Briefing: Iran war: Animated map tracks Middle East strikes since February 28
Strategic angle: An animated map shows drone and missile attacks across the Middle East from February 28 to March 28, including strikes attributed to Iran, Hezbollah, Israel and the United States.
Editorial Staff Mar 30
Briefing: ‘Transnational repression’: Iranian diaspora faces harassment, death threats, pressure on families
Strategic angle: Iran's transnational repression has intensified, affecting the Iranian diaspora with threats and harassment.
Editorial Staff Mar 30
Briefing: Israel braces for delayed economic fallout of war in Iran
Strategic angle: Despite limited immediate impact, Israel's economy may soon feel the effects of its conflict with Tehran.
Editorial Staff Mar 30
Weather tracker: Thunderstorms drench UAE and Saudi Arabia
Strategic angle: Abnormally strong jet stream triggers deluge in Middle East, while north Africa braces for 60-80mph gusts An unusual weather pattern unleashed severe thunderstorms across parts of the Middle East last week, battering cou
Editorial Staff Mar 30
Briefing: Israel restores Latin Patriarch’s access to Holy Sepulchre church after international outcry
Strategic angle: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces full access for the Latin Patriarch following previous restrictions.
Editorial Staff Mar 30
Briefing: European markets set to start the week lower as Iran war intensifies
Strategic angle: European stocks are expected to start the new trading week in negative territory as the war in Iran showed no signs of ending soon.
Editorial Staff Mar 30
Briefing: Iran war volatility strains trading in world's biggest markets
Strategic angle: Market instability due to ongoing conflict in Iran affects global trading dynamics.
Editorial Staff Mar 30
Briefing: TotalEnergies made bumper profit on Middle East oil bet
Strategic angle: In March, French group bought every available cargo of crude produced in UAE and Oman for loading in May.
Editorial Staff Mar 30
Briefing: Trump says deal could be reached 'soon' as Iran warns against US ground invasion
Strategic angle: Iran launched strikes on Kuwait and Saudi Arabia after Iranian electrical facilities came under attack, cutting power to parts of Tehran and surrounding areas.
Editorial Staff Mar 30
Iran’s Khondab heavy water production plant no longer operational, IAEA says
The International Atomic Energy Agency reports that Iran's Khondab heavy water production facility has ceased operations.
Editorial Staff Mar 30
Briefing: Lebanon UN force says soldier killed in country's south
Strategic angle: UNIFIL reports uncertainty regarding the origin of the projectile that killed the soldier.
Editorial Staff Mar 29
Briefing: Understanding why some Iranian Americans support the war on their country of origin
Strategic angle: Protesters from the Iranian diaspora in the U.S. gathered in Washington, D.C. as the war in the Middle East broadens. Many say they are aligned with the U.S. and Israel and explain why they want to see regime change in Tehran.
Editorial Staff Mar 29
Briefing: Pakistan offers to host US-Iran talks as Tehran warns ground troops would be 'set on fire'
Strategic angle: Pakistan positions itself as a mediator amid escalating tensions in the region.
Editorial Staff Mar 29
Briefing: Investors have nowhere to hide as financial markets groan under the weight of the Iran conflict
Strategic angle: Financial markets are feeling the pressure from escalating tensions in Iran, leaving investors anxious about their options.
Editorial Staff Mar 29
Briefing: Iran war exposes split in Trump’s base at conservative activists’ conference
Strategic angle: US president’s ‘little excursion’ into the Middle East is making some of his most ardent supporters uneasy
Editorial Staff Mar 29
Briefing: Iranian attacks across Gulf continue as major industrial sites hit
Strategic angle: A number of people are said to have been injured after attacks on aluminium sites in the UAE and Bahrain.
Editorial Staff Mar 29