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Iran-Qatar trade is moving again, but the Gulf’s biggest shipping risk remains unresolved
The reopening of the Dayyer Port to Al Ruwais Port corridor restores a low-cost route for Iranian goods entering Qatar, but unresolved Strait of Hormuz tensions continue to cloud the wider recovery in Gulf shipping.
July 5, 2026
Iran’s Khamenei funeral draws top officials as new supreme leader remains unseen
Hundreds of thousands gathered in Tehran as Iran’s political and military leadership attended funeral prayers for Ali Khamenei, while his successor Mojtaba Khamenei remained outside public view amid continuing security threats and fragile United States talks.
July 5, 2026
Ali Khamenei funeral draws huge Tehran crowds as successor Mojtaba remains unseen
Iran has begun Ali Khamenei’s state funeral, but successor Mojtaba remains unseen as Tehran confronts succession, reconstruction and US talks.
July 4, 2026
Why Israel’s southern Lebanon security zone could strain the fragile Iran truce
Israel’s southern Lebanon security zone is deepening civilian fear, sectarian tension and doubts over the fragile United States-Iran truce.
June 24, 2026
Why the Senate’s Iran war powers vote could complicate Trump’s nuclear deal
The Senate’s Iran war powers vote raises new pressure on Trump’s nuclear deal, congressional authority and IAEA inspection demands.
June 24, 2026
Iran peace deal hopes rise as Strait of Hormuz drone clash exposes fragile diplomacy
Strait of Hormuz access could reset oil risk, but Iran’s timing dispute keeps the United States peace deal on a fragile edge.
June 14, 2026
How Israel and Iran’s new exchange of fire could strain United States ceasefire efforts
Israel wants deterrence. Iran wants leverage. Donald Trump’s diplomacy is now caught between missiles, oil markets and nuclear pressure.
June 8, 2026
US pushes IAEA resolution as Iran nuclear site mystery deepens
Iran’s sites were bombed, but its uranium is still not fully accounted for. The IAEA vote now tests pressure without escalation.
June 8, 2026
Oman resists US pressure over Iran as Strait of Hormuz dispute tests Gulf neutrality
Oman wants to mediate. Washington wants a harder Iran line. The Strait of Hormuz is turning neutrality into a global energy risk.
June 5, 2026
Why Marco Rubio’s Iran testimony has put Trump’s war powers strategy under pressure
Iran talks now hinge on nuclear limits and Hormuz access. Rubio’s testimony shows how foreign policy pressure is becoming domestic risk.
June 2, 2026