Since then, the world has changed dramatically. China has experienced a remarkable ascent. It now competes with the United ...

President Trump has warned the Houthis – and their backers in Iran – of possible escalation if attacks on Red Sea shipping ...

Iranian oil shipments into China are set to fall in the near-term after new U.S. sanctions on a refiner and tankers, driving ...

Washington has issued new Iran-related sanctions, including a Chinese "teapot," or independent refiner, and vessels that ...

The U.S. on Thursday issued new Iran-related sanctions, targeting entities including for the first time a Chinese "teapot," ...

The sanctions are part of the administration’s “campaign of maximum pressure on Iran,” the department said.

The US is sanctioning a Chinese oil refinery and a terminal operator over links to Iranian crude imports, in the first measures to directly target China’s refining system as President Donald Trump ...

Lebanon has the world’s weakest currency in 2025. Since 2019, Lebanon has been facing a severe financial crisis due to ...

The Trump administration should back away from threats and engage Iran in an effort to bring a diplomatic halt to its nuclear ...

Some U.S. national security experts have taken to calling this group “the axis of upheaval” or “the axis of autocracy,” ...

The EU lacks cohesive governance to deploy economic statecraft tools, such as sanctions and export controls, undermining ...

Power in the Middle East shifted in 2025, with Sunni groups gaining influence while Shiite factions linked to Iran weakened. Political turmoil, economic struggles, and escalating conflicts—especially ...