Middle Orient

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 …

Growing tensions surrounding the Russia-Ukraine war risk bringing the conflict within NATO’s borders, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned. “We do not disregard the risk of the Russia-Ukraine war spreading to a wider region,” Erdogan told Newsweek in an exclusive interview. “Allegations of sabotage and hybrid activities in Europe …

On 10 September, Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthis, captured the Red Sea port city of Mocha during a major offensive against Yemeni government-aligned forces. The group then advanced south, reportedly reaching the coastal town of Dhubab on 11 September, before moving against strategic islands near the Bab al-Mandeb …