Europe’s Leaders Have Few Tools to Ease War-Driven Energy Shock
European Union leaders are searching for ways to ease soaring energy prices, but President Donald Trump’s war against Iran has left them with few affordable options.
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European Union leaders are searching for ways to ease soaring energy prices, but President Donald Trump’s war against Iran has left them with few affordable options.
Chinese military scientists claim they have developed an algorithm that could help identify electronic warfare units using civil aviation flight data. The researchers said they had located two sources of interference that were spoofing their locations near Israel during the conflict with Iran. The team did not explain why they had focused on the Israeli military. The researchers estimated the locations of the two units as being near Haifa, with reported positioning errors between 10.9km and...
The US says it destroyed an Iran-affiliated boat in the Gulf of Oman, accusing it of conducting surveillance.
Oil gained Wednesday as hostilities intensified from Russia to the Middle East, threatening supply flows that only recently recovered to near pre-war levels. Brent traded above $106 after Iran-backed Houthi rebels launched missile and drone strikes across Saudi Arabia, including a hit that damaged Saudi Aramco’s headquarters. That added to an escalation in Iranian attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz that’s threatening a rebound in Gulf supply. We discuss the latest energy headlines with Rob Barnett, Senior Energy Analyst for Bloomberg Intelligence. (Source: Bloomberg)
Suspected online espionage triggers intense security crackdowns and counter-intelligence measures in Iran and Lebanon.
Tehran's new municipal welfare projects face intense criticism over funding sources, transparency, and inflation claims.
Morocco’s phosphate giant OCP SA is looking to attract foreign investors for some of its businesses, as supply disruptions caused by the Iran war hit profits at the state-owned company.
Ships in the Strait of Hormuz have been experiencing the worst spate of attacks since the start of the war.
MI5 chief says 50 arrests were made in past year to disrupt Iran-led operations.
Sir Ken McCallum says operations to tackle terrorism and state threats are now roughly of an "equal scale".
Iran is trying to hit military sites in the UK and the suspected plot to attack a US-run military airbase in September was “not unique”, the head of Britain’s MI5 spy agency said on Tuesday. Ken McCallum, who leads the UK’s domestic security service, said Tehran was seeking to intensify its attacks in Britain beyond the traditional targets of Iranians opposed to the country’s Islamic authorities. That has included arson and sabotage attacks on Jewish sites that Britain says were carried out by...
Iran has warned that cables and data centres in the region could be attacked, as Houthi allies hold internet chokepoint.
Two Indians are still missing following the attack on two ships on Sunday; the IRGC Navy has issued warnings against merchant vessels switching off the automatic identification system to evade detection
Iran’s ambassador tells UK officials Tehran willing to assist in investigation, reiterates denial of involvement.
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Monday that a suspected plot targeting the RAF Fairford airbase in Britain was “highly likely” to have been coordinated in Iran, and almost certainly directed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The RAF Fairford base in southwest England, which had been used by US bombers to carry out strikes on Iran, became the focal point for a major security response after five British men were arrested nearby in the early hours of September 27 on...
Tehran seeks dialogue in Yemen conflict, warning a military solution risks complicating the volatile regional situation.
Security correspondent Frank Gardner explains how the Iran-backed Houthis' precision strikes and guerrilla tactics have made it difficult for Saudi forces to gain the upper hand.
This is a special contribution from the Centre on Contemporary China and the World at the University of Hong Kong. Read the full report at the end of the article. It will be available on the institute website cccw.hku.hk from October 13. With the rising strategic significance of energy, especially due to the need to support China’s artificial intelligence (AI) development, members of the Communist Party’s 20th Central Committee with energy backgrounds – the country’s “movers and shakers” in this...
Tehran offers to facilitate talks between Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Houthis following deadly strikes on the kingdom.
The US-Israel war on Iran and its inflationary impact will dominate the agenda.
Former White House Middle East Coordinator Brett McGurk tells Bloomberg This Weekend that the deadly attack on Riyadh's international airport underscores the growing threat from Iran-backed Houthi militants, while hardline leadership in Tehran complicates efforts to negotiate an end to the broader regional conflict. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini, McGurk discusses his new book, Brink, which recounts negotiations to free the October 7 hostages, and warns that the Trump administration's Russian diesel agreement could undermine efforts to end the war in Ukraine. (Source: Bloomberg)
IRGC warns against ignoring waterway's 'security and rules' as CENTCOM says US disabled vessel trying to run blockade.
US military jet strikes stern of commercial cargo ship 'without harming the crew', CENTCOM says.
As strikes on airports in Saudi Arabia turn deadly, Washington debates striking Houthis and restarting strikes on Iran.
Rubio says threats to Western civilisation today 'every bit as real as they were on the dramatic stage of antiquity'.