Briefing: China battery trio gain $70bn as Iran war sparks ‘paradigm shift’
Strategic angle: Share price rises for clean energy companies outstrip oil majors as investors bet on switch to renewables.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
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Briefing: IAEA Director: Only Nuclear War Could Halt Iran's Nuclear Ambitions
Strategic angle: The head of the IAEA warns that conventional warfare will not deter Iran's pursuit of nuclear capabilities.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Briefing: Qatar Airways parks long-haul jets in storage in Spain
Strategic angle: Transfer of planes to Teruel airport signals airline is preparing for ongoing Gulf conflict
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Briefing: Trump’s Iran playbook was written in the 1980s
Strategic angle: From oil threats to ultimatums, the US president has a decades-old view of how to confront Tehran
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Briefing: Iran war is a risk to the flow of Gulf funds around the globe
Strategic angle: World has come to depend on capital from the region more deeply than many realise
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Briefing: Iran and U.S.-Israel continue to raise the stakes as Strait of Hormuz tensions build
Strategic angle: Iran widened its warnings to target buyers of U.S. Treasury bonds, the latest salvo in an intensifying exchange of threats as the war entered its fourth week.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
US and Israel attack Iran's Natanz nuclear facility, says Iran atomic energy organization
The organization added that there was 'no leakage of radioactive materials reported' in the area in central Iran.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: A former senior advisor to the Saudi government assesses the likelihood of a Gulf-style NATO
Strategic angle: Gulf states face tough decisions amid threats from Iran's regime.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: War with Iran has exposed American fragility at sea
Strategic angle: The move from ‘efficiency’ to ‘resilience’ in maritime supply chains has a long way to go
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: Disarming Hezbollah 'extremely difficult', expert says amid Israel tensions
Strategic angle: Ziad Majed highlights the challenges faced by the Lebanese government in disarming Hezbollah post-ceasefire.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: In the war’s fourth week, the hunt for Iran’s enriched uranium takes center stage
Strategic angle: The Times of Israel reports on the intensified search for Iran's enriched uranium amidst ongoing conflict.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Oil prices hold above $110 as Israel, Iran target major energy infrastructure throughout the Gulf
Rising tensions in the Gulf region are impacting oil prices significantly.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: The week in pictures: Strikes on Iran, the Oscars and the UEFA Champions League
Strategic angle: From continuing US and Israeli strikes on Iran to Nowruz celebrations and a volcanic eruption on the French island of Reunion, FRANCE 24 takes a look at some of the week's most powerful images.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: Iran war leaves US oil and gas dealmaking ‘in paralysis’
Strategic angle: Surging energy prices have made it challenging to calculate transaction valuations.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: The city of Nabatieh in Lebanon has been hit hard by Israeli airstrikes
Strategic angle: Hezbollah has a strong presence here, this is one of the heartlands of Lebanon's Shia community.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: World faces gas supply cliff edge as Gulf’s final LNG shipments approach ports
Strategic angle: Carriers that departed from the Middle East before Iran’s missile attacks began are due to arrive in the next 10 days.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: The UAE is reorganizing its arms supply network for Sudanese paramilitaries
Strategic angle: Abu Dhabi is seeking to develop new logistical routes from Sudan's neighboring countries to support the Rapid Support Forces.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: Middle East war live: Trump sets 48-hour deadline for Iran to open Strait of Hormuz
Strategic angle: US president threatens to strike Iran’s power plants if the waterway is not opened for shipping
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: Trump at a crossroads as US weighs tough options in Iran
Strategic angle: Statements from President Trump that the war is almost over are not matching up with the reality on the ground.
Editorial Staff Mar 21
Briefing: Iraqi Kurds mark Nowruz, celebrating light over darkness
Strategic angle: In the Kurdish regions of the Middle East, Nowruz celebrations — honoring the arrival of spring — are a fundamental expression of Kurdish identity.
Editorial Staff Mar 21