Middle Orient

The US naval blockade of Iran, which started on Monday, could rapidly cripple the country’s economy, cutting off most of its trade, halting oil exports and triggering inflation and currency pressure within days. The blockade, targeting Iranian ports and imposing partial restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz, took effect at …

Dans son délire suprémaciste légendaire, le secrétaire au Trésor américain Scott Bessent a déclaré que la Chine ne sera plus en mesure de s’approvisionner en pétrole auprès de l’Iran. Saluons tous le retour triomphal des Pirates des Caraïbes, désormais Pirates du golfe Persique. L’effondrement spectaculaire du diktat d’Islamabad – la …

The Syrian Petroleum Company began loading the first Iraqi fuel oil shipments on Wednesday, April 15, at Baniyas oil terminal, ahead of their export via the designated tanker. Enab Baladi’s correspondent in Tartus, western Syria, said the cargo was being loaded onto the tanker ASAHI PRINCESS, with a volume of …

La résilience du Hezbollah expose les excès & l’épuisement stratégique d’Israël. Sa guerre révèle un schéma récurrent d’erreurs d’appréciation, où l’escalade militaire ne profite plus à Tel-Aviv. Le 8 avril, l’entité sioniste a porté des coups terribles au cœur de Beyrouth, larguant des bombes d’une tonne sur des zones résidentielles …

At least nine religious sites were demolished in Israeli-controlled explosions in the border villages of southern Lebanon. On April 13, in an air strike on the village of Chamaa in the Tyre district of southern Lebanon, Israel completely razed the Shrine of Prophet Shamoun al-Safa. The strike was executed with …

Key Takeaways Iranian-backed Iraqi militias are likely responsible for at least some of the recent drone attacks against Gulf states. It is very unlikely that Iranian-backed Iraqi militias would conduct drone attacks against regional states if the Iranian regime opposed such attacks, which suggests that Iran has not ordered its …

Trump s’est piégé lui-même. Poursuivre le blocus ferait exploser l’économie juste avant les élections de mi-mandat, mais reculer serait synonyme d’une perte de crédibilité pour les États-Unis. Washington déclenche la “guerre des ports”… Le cheikh Naim Qassem s’apprête à déjouer le coup d’État interne, et Téhéran brandit l’arme du baril …

Beirut will enter ‘symbolic’ talks with no leverage and reluctance to be seen negotiating, sources say Lebanon’s opening demand will be singular and clear on Tuesday when it enters direct talks with Israel, a Lebanese political source with knowledge of the scheduled Washington meeting told The National. The Lebanese ambassador …

A coordination group comprising the International Energy Agency (IEA), the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects fuel prices to remain under pressure amid the current Middle East conflict involving Iran, Israel and the US. “Even after a resumption of regular shipping flows through the Strait, it …

After six weeks of conflict, the cost in munitions expenditure and damage is unprecedented given the time period hirteen military service members killed and 365 injured, 46 aircraft damaged or destroyed, and between $25 billion and $30 billion spent. That is the cost of the US war on Iran so …