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Briefing: World faces gas supply cliff edge as Gulf’s final LNG shipments approach ports

Strategic angle: Carriers that departed from the Middle East before Iran’s missile attacks began are due to arrive in the next 10 days.

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Briefing: The UAE is reorganizing its arms supply network for Sudanese paramilitaries

Strategic angle: Abu Dhabi is seeking to develop new logistical routes from Sudan's neighboring countries to support the Rapid Support Forces.

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Briefing: Middle East war live: Trump sets 48-hour deadline for Iran to open Strait of Hormuz

Strategic angle: US president threatens to strike Iran’s power plants if the waterway is not opened for shipping

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Briefing: Trump at a crossroads as US weighs tough options in Iran

Strategic angle: Statements from President Trump that the war is almost over are not matching up with the reality on the ground.

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Briefing: Iraqi Kurds mark Nowruz, celebrating light over darkness

Strategic angle: In the Kurdish regions of the Middle East, Nowruz celebrations — honoring the arrival of spring — are a fundamental expression of Kurdish identity.

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Briefing: All Iranian officials and commanders killed in the past nine months

Strategic angle: From Basij commanders to the Supreme Leader, some of the Islamic Republic’s most important figures were killed in two waves of attacks by Israel and the United States against Iran.

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Briefing: How the Iran war reveals the extent of fossil fuel propaganda

Strategic angle: An analysis of the influence of fossil fuel narratives in the context of the Iran war.

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Briefing: The Iran War Just Triggered a Bigger Energy Shock Than the 1970s Oil Crisis. What It Means for Your Portfolio.

Strategic angle: The Iran War Just Triggered a Bigger Energy Shock Than the 1970s Oil Crisis. What It Means for Your Portfolio.

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Briefing: War in the Middle East: Israel launches fresh strikes on Beirut

Strategic angle: Renée Davis is live from Beirut.

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Briefing: War in the Middle East: Strike hits key nuclear site in Iran

Strategic angle: Hoda Abdel-Hamid is live from Doha, Qatar.

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Briefing: Opinion: Middle East conflict highlights the need to rebuild domestic mining - Deseret News

Strategic angle: The ongoing conflict in the Middle East underscores the urgency of revitalizing domestic mining operations.

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Briefing: Washington sends conflicting signals as war rages on in the Middle East

Strategic angle: As the Iran conflict enters its fourth week, strikes on nuclear sites and a reported attack on a US-UK base signal further escalation.

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Briefing: War in the Middle East: Jerusalem Old City targeted by Iranian projectile

Strategic angle: Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz warned that the United States and Israel would intensify their strikes on Iran in the coming week starting Sunday.

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Briefing: Syrian Kurds return home to celebrate Nowruz for the first time since exile

Strategic angle: Nowruz, the Farsi-language word for 'new year,' marks a significant return for Syrian Kurds after years of exile.

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Briefing: Why isn't there more international coverage of Israeli strikes in Lebanon?

Strategic angle: Lebanon is the second front of the war in the Middle East, raising questions about media coverage.

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Briefing: War in the Middle East: Lebanon's mental health crisis deepens

Strategic angle: Lebanon has been mired in conflicts and crises for decades, exacerbating its mental health challenges.

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Briefing: ‘Tax resistance’ gains attention amid ICE protests, Iran war — and IRS penalties could follow

Strategic angle: Tax protesters often withhold taxes due to moral objections to certain government programs, such as the Iran war. But there can be IRS penalties, experts say.

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Briefing: Is Chevron (CVX) The Best Stock to Benefit From Oil Price Surge Amid Iran War?

Strategic angle: Analyzing Chevron's potential in the context of rising oil prices due to geopolitical tensions.

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Briefing: Financial markets are responding to the Iran conflict in unexpected ways — leaving some investors puzzled

Strategic angle: MarketWatch reports on the puzzling reactions of financial markets to the ongoing Iran conflict.

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Briefing: Canada’s oil producers in line for C$90bn windfall from Iran war

Strategic angle: Rising crude price will boost export revenue as Mark Carney seeks to counter Donald Trump’s trade wars