Opinion | Hormuz: The ‘Gold Mine’ Strait
The statement by Mojtaba Khamenei, the Iranian Supreme Leader, that “control over…
Opinion | Tehran: The Final Manoeuver
Iran’s strategy of negotiated pressure–whether driven by intransigence or internal factional rivalry–effectively…
Opinion | The Struggle over ‘Corridors of the Future’
The US-imposed maritime blockade on Iran cannot be adequately understood in isolation…
Opinion | The Last Lifeline
The deadlock in the Islamabad negotiations threatens to drag the US-Israeli war…
Opinion | The US-European Rift: How the Iran War Has Exposed the Atlantic Divide
The war on Iran has emerged as one of the key catalysts…
Opinion | Energy War on the Brink: Middle East at a Crossroads Between Fragile De-escalation and a Costly Global Shock
As April 2026 begins, the Middle East is entering a highly volatile…
Opinion | Trump: The Most Misleading President in American History
I recently decided to test the limits of today’s AI heavyweights—ChatGPT, Gemini,…
Opinion | Trump Sinking Deeper into the Iranian Quagmire
With every day that passes away from the negotiating table, U.S. President…
Opinion | The U.S.-Israeli War on Iran Shakes the Foundations of China’s Economy
The Middle East has erupted in the most intense direct military escalation…
Opinion | China at the Heart of the Iranian Crisis
Venezuela and Iran are the countries most affected by the “peace through…