LONDON — The International Monetary Fund published its July 2026 World Economic Outlook Update on July 8 with a foundational assumption already
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ANKARA — NATO’s Ankara summit placed Hormuz in the Alliance’s communiqué for the first time this week, calling on Iran to “fully
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WASHINGTON — The dual IRGC strikes on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz on July 7 present the Trump administration with
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DOHA — Iran’s Revolutionary Guard struck the Al Rekayyat, a Qatari state-owned LNG tanker, with a missile inside the Strait of Hormuz
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ADEN — The Houthis sank two commercial vessels in forty-eight hours this week — the Liberian-flagged Magic Seas on July 6 and
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RIYADH — Saudi Arabia is preparing to host a formal Gulf-Iran reconciliation summit — and cannot name a single confirmed participant from
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ADEN — On July 4, 2026, Saudi coalition spokesperson Turki al-Maliki named four targets — Hodeidah port, Ras Isa oil terminal, As-Salif,
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LONDON — Only 27 commercial vessels per day transited the Strait of Hormuz with active AIS transponders in late June and early
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DHAHRAN — Saudi Aramco on Sunday set its August Arab Light official selling price to Asia at a $1.50-per-barrel discount to the
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RIYADH — The Saudi-led coalition named four strike targets on July 4 — Hodeidah port, Ras Isa oil terminal, As-Salif port, Sanaa
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ISLAMABAD — Pakistan will host the third round of US-Iran negotiations on July 14-15, according to government sources cited by Geo.tv. The
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ISLAMABAD — Iran has divided the next phase of US-Iran diplomacy into two separate channels — technical talks in Islamabad on July
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WASHINGTON — The United States is weighing a punitive reduction of its military presence at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia,
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TEHRAN — Mojtaba Khamenei’s conditional approval of the US–Iran memorandum of understanding — issued June 18, one day after the deal was
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JEDDAH — Saudi coalition spokesperson Turki al-Maliki threatened “unprecedented determination and force” against Hodeidah, Ras Isa, As-Salif, and Sanaa Airport on July
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TEHRAN — Mohammad Rasouli stood at the official podium of Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla on July 5 and told the crowd that
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TEHRAN — Three of Ali Khamenei’s sons — Mostafa, Meysam, and Masoud — prayed beside their father’s coffin at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini
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ADEN — Houthi forces killed at least 15 Yemeni government troops in a ground assault on Jabal Dabbas in the Hays district
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RIYADH — Saudi Arabia grounded 43 American warplanes at Prince Sultan Air Base for four days in May 2026, shutting down the
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BEIJING — Iran’s ambassador to China told the World Peace Forum on July 4 that Hormuz transit fees are “definite,” then named
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TEHRAN — Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader since March 8, 2026, has not appeared publicly in approximately 120 days. U.S. Defense Secretary
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DHAHRAN — Brent crude fell to $70.82 per barrel on July 2 — below the $72.48 level recorded on February 27, the
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TEHRAN — King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sent condolences for the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader through Deputy Foreign
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RIYADH — Saudi Arabia’s coalition spokesperson Turki al-Maliki named Hodeidah port, the Ras Isa oil terminal, as-Salif port, and Sanaa International Airport
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