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Middle East WarFinancial Times |
One minute he threatens death and destruction, the next he says the US and Iran are engaged in negotiations
Perpetual war and fading American popular support is a formula for disaster
The move from ‘efficiency’ to ‘resilience’ in maritime supply chains has a long way to go
Ensuring the country’s survival — and Hizbollah’s weakening — is Trump’s best hope for Middle East success
Continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz threatens the movement of gas and fertilisers as well as oil
Iran has taken a beating but it retains the advantages of geography, time and a superior tolerance for pain
US allies have a right to avoid being sucked into a war they never sought
Iran has shown that control of the strait gives it a stranglehold over the world economy
For an Iranian regime facing existential struggle, pushing crude up is key measure of success
An asymmetric war that brings the global economy to a standstill could exhaust the US and force a ceasefire
Evidence suggests that the US was most likely to be behind the attack that killed over 100 children
The largest community outside Iran danced in the streets but diverges with the president on a return to monarchy
The US and Israeli attacks on Iran will leave the Middle East in greater turmoil
The US president has already done lasting damage to international trust in America
Israel and the US have achieved many military aims in Iran, but the unpredictable fallout poses threats to everyone
Test comes for city that sold itself as metropolis of peace and stability as UAE’s ambitions threatened
Investors risk being too complacent about war in the Middle East
As the state weakens, minority groups in the borderlands could chip away at the country’s territorial integrity
To surrender the fight for international law is to accept worse outcomes and more civilian deaths
Iran’s retaliatory attacks tarnish the region’s touted image of stability