Briefing: US pilot missing as Iran says it never ruled out talks
Strategic angle: Iran maintains open channels for dialogue amid the search for a missing US pilot.
Editorial Staff Apr 4
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Iran Strikes Leave Amazon Availability Zones "Hard Down" in Bahrain and Dubai
Significant disruptions reported in Amazon's cloud services following recent strikes.
Editorial Staff Apr 4
Briefing: US deploying nearly all stealthy long-range JASSM-ER cruise missiles to Iran war
Strategic angle: The United States is set to deploy a significant number of advanced JASSM-ER cruise missiles amid escalating tensions in the region.
Editorial Staff Apr 4
Briefing: Israel preparing for attacks on Iranian energy sites, awaits US green light, official says
Strategic angle: Israel is poised to target Iranian energy infrastructure, pending approval from the United States.
Editorial Staff Apr 4
Briefing: UN watchdog voices 'deep concern' as Iran reports new attacks on nuclear plant
Strategic angle: The International Atomic Energy Agency urges restraint to avoid a nuclear accident at Iran's Bushehr plant.
Editorial Staff Apr 4
Briefing: Displaced in Lebanon: 'Lives turned upside down'
Strategic angle: Over 1.1 million Lebanese have fled their homes due to fighting and bombings.
Editorial Staff Apr 4
Briefing: Impact of Iran war in Pakistan: Fuel prices rise by over 50%
Strategic angle: Shahzaib Wahlah, correspondent in Islamabad Pakistan, has more.
Editorial Staff Apr 4
Briefing: U.S.-Iran war 'tax' begins to hit American businesses and consumers
Strategic angle: A U.S.-Iran war 'tax' is beginning to hit consumers as diesel and jet fuel prices rise and stress business profitability, and there is no relief in sight.
Editorial Staff Apr 4
Briefing: War in the Middle East: Israel expands operations in Lebanon
Strategic angle: Simon Mabon, Professor of International Politics and Middle East Studies at Lancaster University, is our guest.
Editorial Staff Apr 4
Briefing: Videos show US missiles being launched from Kuwait into Iran
Strategic angle: Evidence mounts of missile attacks on Iran amid US–Israel conflict, despite regional denials.
Editorial Staff Apr 4
Briefing: Debris from aerial interception strikes Oracle building in Dubai, UAE says
Strategic angle: The damage to Oracle's building comes after Iran warned it would target U.S. tech companies operating in the Middle East.
Editorial Staff Apr 4
Briefing: Live: Several blasts heard coming from northern Tehran
Strategic angle: Several blasts were reportedly heard in northern Tehran as tensions escalate in the Middle East.
Editorial Staff Apr 4
Briefing: Germany’s far-right AfD distances itself from Trump over Iran war
Strategic angle: Alternative for Germany party members told to scale back visits to US as strikes on Iran are deeply unpopular with voters.
Editorial Staff Apr 4
Briefing: Trump’s tales are still muddling markets
Strategic angle: Continuation of the Middle East war is sapping hopes of a return to more normal conditions after the conflict
Editorial Staff Apr 4
Briefing: Former CIA operative: regime change in Iran is much harder than the US thinks
Strategic angle: Covert action can help topple a leader but it rarely builds legitimacy
Editorial Staff Apr 4
Massive budget cuts for US science proposed again by Trump administration
Massive budget cuts for US science proposed again by Trump administration
Editorial Staff Apr 3
Briefing: U.S.-Iran War Is Stranding Sailors In The Strait Of Hormuz
Strategic angle: Around 2,000 ships are stranded in the Persian Gulf, according to the United Nations, with over 20,000 civilians on them.
Editorial Staff Apr 3
Briefing: Iran's radicalized regime fuels threat of nuclear bomb
Strategic angle: Donald Trump seems to be considering ending the war with Tehran without addressing the nuclear issue, which has only intensified Iran's nuclear ambitions.
Editorial Staff Apr 3
Briefing: Trump's Iran Boondoggle Has Already Cost U.S. Drivers An Extra $10,000,000,000 At The Pump
Strategic angle: Ten billion with a 'B,' not an 'M.' And those aren't some ephemeral tax spending dollar but cold, hard cash out of real people's pockets.
Editorial Staff Apr 3
Why Australia Should Not Participate in a Trump-Led Invasion of Iran
Strategic angle: Iran is not Iraq circa 2003.
Editorial Staff Apr 3