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The Yemen-based Houthis’ naval blockade of Saudi Arabia and capture of additional territory near the Red Sea’s critical Bab el-Mandeb Strait adds a new dimension to the Iran war, with potentially major consequences for the region and the global economy. The Yemen-based Houthis’ naval blockade of Saudi Arabia and capture …

Paris enverra des troupes et des systèmes de défense aérienne en Arabie saoudite pour contribuer à la protection de la raffinerie et de l’oléoduc du port de Yanbu. Le président français Emmanuel Macron l’a annoncé. Il a souligné que la Ve République «ne s’engage dans aucun conflit» et que les …

Key Takeaways: After a Sept. 14 Gulf–Iran meeting slipped, the author links Houthi hits that shut Saudi’s 1,200-km east–west pipeline, a UKMTO-reported projectile strike in Hormuz, and August U.S. Treasury moves (Dubai/Asia designations; “Operation Economic Outcast”) as twin pressure on oil routes and Iran’s money channels. Drawing on Farrell and …

Des manifestations massives ont embrasé la Syrie, d’Alep à Deir ez-Zor. Deux années de promesses creuses de l’Occident, des gisements pétroliers pillés, l’occupation du sud par Israël et le pouvoir d’un ancien terroriste que Washington et Londres ont placé sur le trône. La crise du carburant comme détonateur À la …

The world is discovering that Iran and the Houthis do not need to control the world’s oil fields to exercise enormous influence over the global economy; they only need to control, or constrain access to, the narrow waterways through which that oil must pass. A War That Has Reached the …

Egypt warned Israel of a possible major Hamas attack, the latest report suggesting a security failure amid pressure on Netanyahu to face an independent inquiry Egypt’s then-intelligence chief travelled to Israel 11 days before Hamas’s 7 October 2023 attack and warned that the group appeared to be preparing a major …

Lors des discussions qui ont eu lieu lors de la récente session de l’Assemblée générale des Nations unies, l’Iran a réitéré sa proposition de réouverture du détroit d’Ormuz : «Abbas Araghchi, le ministre des Affaires étrangères, a déclaré aux journalistes lors d’un point presse à l’Assemblée générale des Nations unies …

The war between the United States and Iran has now entered its seventh month, with no clear off-ramp in sight. It has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, despite U.S. military claims, through which around 20 percent of global oil trade, as well as a significant proportion of liquid natural …

Saudi Arabia’s expatriate jobs boom is fading as economic uncertainty from the Iran war deepens a hiring slowdown already underway after cutbacks at state-funded companies, recruiters have told AGBI. Search executives said the job market has become increasingly competitive since the war began, with fewer openings, tighter salaries and an …

The persistence of current geopolitical alignments, the attention of Eastern actors to the region, the strengthening of Sanaa’s position in the Red Sea, and the expansion of regional opposition to the UAE’s role will diminish Abu Dhabi’s role in the region. UAE approachFor the past ten years, the Southern Red …