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The US has formally concluded Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq with the departure of coalition forces and equipment, according to a Pentagon statement. Lt. General Karen Gibson (Retired), Former-Deputy Director of National Intelligence joined to discuss this as well as the latest in the Middle East. (Source: Bloomberg)
Crude oil flows from the Middle East are returning toward pre-war levels despite continued risks to shipping, according to separate estimates from JPMorgan & Goldman Sachs. Meanwhile the diplomatic stalemate between the US & Iran continues with Hormuz & nuclear weapons being the main sticking points despite mediation efforts from Qatar. Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi, Associate Fellow MENA at Chatham House spoke to Bloomberg’s Abeer Abu Omar on Horizons Middle East & Africa on the impasse between the two sides. (Source: Bloomberg)
Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed genocide claims and defended Israel's operations in Gaza, Iran, and elsewhere in the Middle East.
An attack on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday killed an Indian sailor, Omani and Indian authorities said, with the latter condemning the ongoing attacks in the vital shipping lane. Since the start of the Middle East war, Iran has sought to impose its control over the maritime conduit for Gulf oil and gas, occasionally striking ships accused of failing to coordinate with its authorities or deviating from its preferred route. In retaliation, the US has been enforcing a...
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Monday he had agreed to a request from Saudi Arabia to provide defensive air-to-air refuelling for a limited time period, a move he described as helping to stabilise the wider region. Riyadh requested support after the Houthis, who control the most populous parts of Yemen, intensified their attacks on Saudi Arabia, a new front in the wider war that began with US and Israeli strikes on Iran in late February. “We have received a request from the...
China has upgraded its military base in Djibouti with communications equipment a US think tank says is “likely enhancing” the country’s ability to collect signals intelligence – potentially giving the PLA a window on foreign military operations in Djibouti and the wider Middle East. The Chinese facility sits within 16km (10 miles) of US, French, Italian and Japanese military bases, according to the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), in an unusually concentrated environment in...
The war in the Middle East has weakened Iran militarily but it hasn’t changed Tehran’s hatred for his country, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday.
Oil held a drop on signs that supply disruptions in the Middle East are set to ease, with Saudi Arabia seeking to restore capacity of its damaged East-West pipeline. Global fuel markets have been squeezed by the combined impact of the US-Iran conflict and the war between Russia and Ukraine, with Kyiv pummeling Moscow’s refineries. Bloomberg's Will Kennedy breaks down the situation. (Source: Bloomberg)
A plenary session at a Beijing security conference turned into a heated exchange on Wednesday, when a senior Iranian defence official and a Saudi think tank chief traded accusations over the conflict in the Middle East. In the city where just a few years ago Iran and Saudi Arabia signed a peace deal, Prince Turki al-Faisal, chairman of the Saudi think tank the King Faisal Centre for Research and Islamic Studies, accused Iran of not respecting “the sovereignty of the Arab states”. In a clear...
The Middle East stands on the precipice of a new nuclear age, with Saudi Arabia set to acquire American uranium enrichment technology and Turkey eager to follow suit, as Iran weighs withdrawal from the treaty that bars it from making atomic bombs. Momentum is building: last week, the United States and Israel both threatened further air strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities, claiming it was attempting to resurrect the programme. The country’s three main complexes were buried deep underground...
Debris from a Chinese-made short-range ballistic missile has been found in Yemen for the first time, suggesting Chinese weapons systems may have been used during the heated conflict between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis. Video clips circulating on social media in the past week showed debris from the booster stage of a short-range ballistic missile with “DF-15A” written on its side found in the Raghwan district of Marib governorate, about 170km (105 miles) by road from the Yemeni capital,...
With two weeks to go before voting closes for the Ballon d’Or, the leading contenders are campaigning.
Países árabes do Golfo Pérsico cancelaram reunião com Irã e Omã prevista para esta segunda-feira (14) sobre a reabertura do Estreito de Ormuz, enquanto os houthis do Iêmen atacaram novamente a Arábia Saudita. Tais medidas prejudicam ainda mais o abastecimento global de petróleo. Praticamente fechado desde que Estados Unidos e Israel atacaram o Irã no final de fevereiro, Ormuz é a rota marítima de transporte de petróleo mais importante do mundo. Notícias relacionadas:Petróleo: ataque contra Arábia Saudita soa alerta sobre abastecimento.Arábia Saudita paralisa oleoduto, e houthis controlam Mar Vermelho.Navios com petróleo saudita são atacados no Estreito de Ormuz.O ministro das Relações Exteriores de Omã, Sayyid Badr Albusaidi, anunciou durante a madrugada que a reunião havia sido adiada “em prol do consenso”. O Irã afirmou que o adiamento ocorreu a pedido da Arábia Saudita. Houthis atacam Arábia Saudita Os houthis, aliados do Irã, afirmaram ter disparado dezenas de mísseis e drones nesta segunda-feira contra uma base aérea militar saudita em Khamis Mushait, perto da fronteira. O ataque atingiu hangares, sistemas de radar, pistas de decolagem e depósitos de munição. Eles descreveram o ataque como uma retaliação às centenas de ofensivas aéreos sauditas contra o Iêmen nos últimos dias. As autoridades sauditas anunciaram breves alertas de emergência na região e em outras três cidades do Sul que já haviam sido alvo de ataques dos houthis. Os houthis tomaram a ilha situada na foz do Mar Vermelho na sexta-feira (11). Outra ação danificou o oleoduto leste-oeste da Arábia Saudita – principal rota para o petróleo do Oriente Médio que contorna o Estreito de Ormuz. Preço do petróleo dispara Os preços do petróleo bruto subiram mais de 3% nesta segunda-feira, quando o mercado reabriu após o fim de semana. O preço médio de varejo do diesel nos Estados Unidos atingiu novo recorde, ao ultrapassar US$6,23 por galão. Operadores do mercado financeiro afirmam que o fechamento do oleoduto saudita poderia reduzir em até 4% o abastecimento global de petróleo, a menos que seja reaberto nos próximos dias. Imagens de satélite mostram trechos do oleoduto danificados por incêndios. Enquanto isso, o Irã divulgou uma lista de 77 navios que, segundo o país, teriam violado seus protocolos para operar no Estreito de Ormuz. Qualquer embarcação da lista enfrentaria “restrições em futuras passagens, incluindo multas, detenção ou confisco”, e outras que os auxiliassem ao aceitar transferências de carga seriam adicionados à lista. *Com informações da Reuters.
Col. Wayne Sanders (Ret.) of Bloomberg Intelligence examines the role being played by Yemen’s Houthis against Iran’s Gulf state neighbors and the importance of Oman to the US in the Middle East. (Source: Bloomberg)
Israeli strikes on Gaza persist despite a 'ceasefire' brokered by the United States.
Saudi Arabia on Saturday shut down the vital East-West pipeline after the conduit came under attack in the widening Middle East war, threatening to send energy prices soaring. The 1,200-km pipeline has served as the main route out for global supplies of Middle East oil for the past six months while the Strait of Hormuz has been largely shut by war.
Saudi Arabia has stopped transferring oil through a major pipeline after it was attacked by drones. Meanwhile, Houthi forces have taken control of a strategic port and island in Bab el-Mandeb from Yemeni government forces. Iran, which backs the rebels, says it had nothing to do with the attacks.
The United States is leaning on its coastguard to reinforce its presence in the West Pacific as its navy comes under increasing strain in the Middle East. Although this move may be seen as a lower-risk way of countering Beijing’s growing presence in the region, increasing US cooperation with the Taiwanese coastguard risks further mainland Chinese pressure on the island. Recently, the US announced that six fast-response cutters that had been based in the Middle East for more than 20 years would...
Oil prices have surged above $100 a barrel as fighting between the U.S. and Iran intensifies, raising fresh concerns for consumers and businesses around the world.
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States may hit Iran's Pickaxe Mountain, warning them "not to get cute." He also commented that oil prices that have surged because of the Iran war likely won’t come down until after US midterm elections, as his advisors warned the conflict could extend through the remainder of his presidency. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Oliver Farry is pleased to welcome Jules Grange Gastinel, Researcher at the Institute for Research and Studies on the Arab and Muslim World (IREMAM). He depicts Yemen as moving from a prolonged condition of unresolved conflict into renewed regional confrontation. The relative calm established after 2022, he argues, never amounted to a durable political settlement: Yemen remains divided between rival political, financial and military institutions.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard on Wednesday said it fired ballistic missiles at a base in Jordan used by the US military, attacked 10 ships, and threatened to strike tankers located off Kuwait and Bahrain in retaliation for US forces’ destruction of five Iranian oil tankers on Tuesday. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
South Korea is considering sending military assets to the Strait of Hormuz to support freedom of navigation, media reported Thursday, though Seoul denied it had decided on a deployment. Iran launched strikes on American military targets in the Gulf, in retaliation for an attack that killed four people at a wedding on Tuesday night. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.