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War and conflict
Opinion
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Welcome to a world where wars don’t end and sanctions don’t work
The age of ‘distributed multipolarity’ shows that superpowers alone can no longer dictate international affairs.
6 Dec 2025 - 5:30AM
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Middle East
Iraq PM Sudani claims election win after early results show decisive lead
13 Nov 2025 - 7:39AM
Middle East
US sanctions firms from China to India over Iranian weapons
13 Nov 2025 - 3:49AM
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United States
Opinion
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Trump’s nuclear turn risks upsetting fragile global strategic balance
US president may have wanted to project strength, but nuclear weapons testing could further isolate America and spark a new cold war.
13 Nov 2025 - 12:02PM
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Middle East
Iraq voters turn out in numbers as region watches on
Over 12 million people took part despite influential Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr calling on his supporters to boycott the election.
12 Nov 2025 - 6:12AM
Middle East
US accuses Iran of plot to kill Israeli ambassador in Mexico
The Revolutionary Guards’ elite Quds Force was allegedly behind a plan to assassinate diplomat Einat Kranz-Neiger.
8 Nov 2025 - 2:07AM
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Iran says no longer bound by ‘restrictions’ on nuclear programme as deal ends
The 2015 deal signed with world powers began to fall apart years ago after the US unilaterally withdrew and reinstated sanctions.
18 Oct 2025 - 5:15PM
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Israel-Gaza war
Asia eyes cheaper oil as Israel-Hamas ceasefire kindles hope for calm
Traders are watching to see if the deal will lead to safer shipping routes and renewed progress on Iran’s nuclear negotiations.
11 Oct 2025 - 4:00PM
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US-China relations
US imposes sanctions on China refinery over Iran oil purchases
The US believes Iran’s oil networks help Tehran fund its nuclear and missile programmes and support militant proxies in the Middle East.
10 Oct 2025 - 3:20AM
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Iran
Opinion
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Return of Iran sanctions a moment of reckoning for China and the world
The rejection of China and Russia’s UN proposal has set the stage for a decisive struggle and potential global disruption.
7 Oct 2025 - 8:30PM
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Middle East
Iran puts nuclear talks on hold as European sanctions bite
Tehran is refusing talks ‘at this stage’ as it examines the implications of the reimposed sanctions via the UN snapback mechanism.
6 Oct 2025 - 7:43PM
Middle East
Houthis claim missile strike on Dutch freighter in Gulf of Aden
Houthis targeted a cargo vessel it accused of violating the ‘entry ban to the ports of occupied Palestine’.
1 Oct 2025 - 3:38PM
Middle East
Attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels sets ship ablaze in Gulf of Aden
Netherlands-flagged cargo ship Minervagracht – targeted in a failed assault last week by Iranian-backed Houthis – was hit.
29 Sep 2025 - 11:37PM
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India
Is India’s ‘Look West’ policy anchored by Iranian port under threat?
With the US removing a waiver on sanctions for the port, India is set to re-examine its goal of expanding trade with its western neighbours.
28 Sep 2025 - 5:00PM
Middle East
Iran braced for UN ‘snapback’ sanctions amid food pressures, war concerns
Iranians struggling with economic hardship say the country has never faced such a challenging time.
27 Sep 2025 - 8:08PM
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Middle East
UN Security Council rejects China and Russia’s bid to delay Iran sanctions
European leaders have triggered a ‘snapback’ mechanism after failing to reach a deal on Tehran’s nuclear programme following weeks of talks.
27 Sep 2025 - 4:55AM
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Israel-Iran conflict
Iran faces ‘no-win situation’ as sanctions, threat of Israeli strikes loom
Any reactivation of UN sanctions could prompt Iran to scrap inspections of its nuclear facilities and monitoring of its uranium stockpile.
24 Sep 2025 - 8:36AM
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Iran
US bars Iran’s diplomats from shopping at Costco without government permission
The State Department’s directive requires Iranian envoys in New York to obtain approval to buy luxury goods at US wholesale retailers.
23 Sep 2025 - 9:23AM
Iran
Iran denies reported meeting with European officials in Austria
Iran said Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi was heading to New York, not Vienna, as sanctions over the country’s nuclear programme loom.
22 Sep 2025 - 2:06AM
Middle East
UN Security Council votes against lifting Iran ‘snapback’ sanctions
The decision leaves Tehran and European powers with just eight days to work out a deal to delay the measures.
20 Sep 2025 - 2:20AM
United States
Iran withdraws resolution banning attacks on nuclear sites amid US threat
Washington raised the possibility of reducing funding to the UN nuclear watchdog if the proposal was adopted.
19 Sep 2025 - 10:23AM
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Diplomacy
Opinion
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China’s moment to rewire the world is arriving. What will it do?
For the first time since the Cold War, the world is between orders and the momentum is with Beijing as geopolitical winds shift eastward.
16 Sep 2025 - 6:30AM
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Middle East
Iran and UN nuclear watchdog pave way for resuming cooperation
Relations between Tehran and the IAEA had soured after the US and Israel conducted air strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites.
10 Sep 2025 - 3:49AM
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United States
US sanctions shipping network for smuggling Iran oil
The organisation is accused of covertly blending Iranian oil with Iraqi oil, then intentionally marketing it as solely of Iraqi origin.
3 Sep 2025 - 2:10AM
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China-Middle East relations
Xi reiterates support for Iran nuclear programme amid Western pressure
Backing comes as Chinese president looks to challenge, reshape the US-led world order.
3 Sep 2025 - 12:35AM
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Middle East
Yemen’s Houthis say they targeted tanker in Red Sea with missile
UKMTO said the attack on the Liberian-flagged Scarlet Ray missed its target, but the incident marks a new escalation.
1 Sep 2025 - 2:50PM
Middle East
Houthi rebels storm UN offices in Yemen, detain employees
Iran-backed rebels targeted WFP, WHO and Unicef offices just days after an Israeli strike killed their prime minister.
1 Sep 2025 - 9:37AM
Middle East
European nations trigger Iran sanctions ‘snapback’, as nuclear tensions rise
Tehran will not bow to pressure despite the launch of the 30-day process to reimpose UN sanctions, a senior official responded.
29 Aug 2025 - 3:10AM
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