With shipping volumes at record highs, stress on infrastructure has become critical As the US-Iran war moves into its second month, pressure on Gulf supply chains is intensifying. During the weekend, Iranian-backed Houthi militants launched missile strikes on southern Israel, marking a significant escalation that could further disrupt regional shipping …

Why did the group strike now, what might they do next, and how could it affect the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran? Following a month of saber rattling, the Houthis entered the Iran war on March 28 by firing missiles at southern Israel (none of which hit their targets). The move …

“Erdogan is in a way the current caliph of Muslims, and Istanbul is undoubtedly the capital of the Islamic caliphate.” — Yusuf al-Qaradawi, late Muslim Brotherhood spiritual leader, 20141 Mustafa Kemal Ataturk founded the Republic of Turkey in 1923 on the principles of republicanism and secularism, setting it on a …