U.S. President Donald Trump sparked international controversy Thursday by drawing a parallel between U.S. airstrikes on Iran and Japan’s surprise attack on Pearl Harbor during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Washington. In a press exchange on why the United States did not inform allied nations before the recent strikes on Iranian […]
Iran has launched missile attacks on a major liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Qatar in retaliation for an Israeli strike on its South Pars gas field, sharply escalating the region’s war and threatening global energy markets. The attack on Qatar’s Ras Laffan Industrial City home to one of the world’s largest LNG hubs caused […]
Iran is considering a controversial proposal to impose transit fees on vessels passing through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, a move that could reshape the economics of global maritime trade and underscore Tehran’s increasing leverage over the crucial waterway. The proposal, disclosed by a senior Iranian lawmaker, comes amid heightened regional tensions and disruption […]