POLITICS

Early cost of Middle East conflict raises questions about funding, strategy, and long-term economic impact

Clashes in the world’s most critical oil chokepoint intensify fears of a global supply shock

Analysts say Middle East battlefield reflects broader rivalry among the U.S., Russia, and China

Hardline succession signals continuity in Tehran as war drives crude above $100

Assembly of Experts confirms decision but withholds name amid war and leadership vacuum

U.S. president says conflict could end only when Tehran loses its leadership and military

Beijing seeks safe passage for energy shipments as global oil supply faces major disruption

Oil surges past $90 as Washington rules out negotiations and Tehran faces leadership vacuum

Strait of Hormuz disruption, U.S. embassy drone strike, and global selloff rattle energy, FX and equity markets

Air raids, regime-change rhetoric and oil chokepoints rattle markets from Gulf hubs to Wall Street