Briefing: Blackstone invests $250 million in UAE despite war disruption
Strategic angle: Investment highlights resilience in UAE's market amid ongoing conflicts.
Briefing: Trump says Iranian negotiators 'better get serious soon, before it is too late'
Strategic angle: Trump's comments come amid ongoing confusion over whether the U.S. and Iran have held negotiations over ending the war.
Briefing: Residents injured after blast in Israeli home amid new Iranian barrage
Strategic angle: Medics rushed to a blasted residential area in Kafr Qasim, central Israel, as Iran launched further projectiles, injuring five people and heightening fears of more strikes.
Briefing: Oil prices and markets look for direction amid conflicting messages from Iran and the US
Strategic angle: As the prospect of de-escalation in the Iran war remains uncertain, oil prices are rising, with the international benchmark Brent trading above $106 a barrel on Thursday morning.
Briefing: Iran plans to charge ships for safe passage through Strait of Hormuz, report says
Strategic angle: Officials in Tehran have drafted legislation to create a toll system where ships pay for safe passage through the waterway, Iranian media reported.
Briefing: Ferrari Flies Personalised Supercars to Super-Rich Middle East Buyers
Strategic angle: Premium manufacturers keep delivering to lucrative customers despite sea freight disruption.
Briefing: The spectre of stagflation
Strategic angle: War in Iran threatens to hit growth and confidence, deepen governments’ unpopularity and hurt public finances
Briefing: Australia bans visitors from Iran for 6 months amid war
Strategic angle: Australia is concerned Iranian visitors may overstay their visas because of the war in the Middle East.
Briefing: Prepare for turbulence - how a prolonged Middle East conflict could reshape how we fly
Strategic angle: The Gulf's hub airports made long-distance travel cheaper - but now their future looks unclear.
Iran war: Tehran sets own terms to end war, rejects US plan
Tehran has outlined its conditions to conclude the conflict, dismissing a 15-point proposal from the US, according to state media.
Briefing: Oil, stock trading spikes before Trump's Iran remarks spark insider trading suspicions
Strategic angle: Unusual trading patterns raise questions about potential insider trading ahead of Trump's announcement on Iranian energy.
Briefing: U.S. Postal Service seeks 8% fuel surcharge for package deliveries as Iran war raises oil prices
Strategic angle: Oil prices have jumped more than 40% since Feb. 28, when the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran.
Briefing: Russia sending drones to Iran, western intelligence says
Strategic angle: Moscow close to completing phased deliveries of lethal weapons, food and medicine to Tehran
Pakistan offers to facilitate U.S.-Iran war talks as Trump, Tehran give mixed signals
Trump claims strong negotiations with Iran, while Tehran denies any discussions.
Briefing: How the Iran war could crush the U.S. housing recovery, and it's not just about mortgage rates
Strategic angle: A combination of higher mortgage rates and economic uncertainty are reversing what was expected to be a recovery year in the housing market.
Briefing: Iran targets US public opinion with online information war
Strategic angle: The Iranian regime employs AI-generated content to influence American perceptions of the Middle East conflict.
Briefing: Stocks and oil prices keep yo-yoing on uncertainty about when the war with Iran will end
Strategic angle: Market fluctuations driven by geopolitical tensions surrounding the Iran conflict.
Briefing: Germany's Left Party rocked by antisemitism allegations
Strategic angle: A state-level branch of the socialist Left Party has sparked controversy by rejecting contemporary Zionism, raising questions about antisemitism and Israel's right to exist.
Briefing: Trump administration waives gasoline regulations to address surging fuel prices
Strategic angle: EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin stated that the waivers will help prevent a fuel supply disruption in the U.S. during the Iran war.
Briefing: Governments move to shield consumers from soaring energy costs
Strategic angle: The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has rattled global markets, with oil prices up around 40 percent since the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran.