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conflict. “The Bully of the Middle East is DEAD!!!” he wrote in a missive on Monday. “They’ve taken too long to negotiate a deal that would have been great for them, now they will
conflict that may appear manageable from Tel Aviv can be far more dangerous when experienced from the Gulf. Automatic alignment with Israel against Iran is strategically risky. It reduces the Gulf to a support base
conflict in the Middle East: [Possible Iran talks](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/24/g-s1-118595/middle-east-war-updates#One) | [NATO rift](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/24/g-s1-118595/middle-east-war-updates#nato) | [Mines in Hormuz](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/24/g-s1-118595/middle-east-war-updates#five) | [New sanctions](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/24/g-s1-118595/middle-east-war-updates#six) | [Journalist killed](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/24/g-s1-118595/middle-east-war-updates#Two)[Pope Leo](https://www.npr.org
Iran about drones and supply chain chokepoints, according to Suzuki at the Institute of Geoeconomics. In its latest legal backflip, Japan separately approved the export of lethal weapons this month as it moves to build
credibility of Chinese hardware, and co-production is now accelerating,” Faisal told Al Jazeera. “For China, the conflict became a live demonstration of its systems against advanced Western and Russian platforms.” Zhou, the analyst, said
US president has repeatedly urged the central bank to slash interest rates, in the hope of cutting the government’s borrowing costs on its $39tn (£29tn) debt. In a post on his Truth Social platform
credible that neither Sir Keir, nor anyone on his team, could have remained in the dark for more than a year. Sir Keir moved to replace the previous US ambassador Karen Pierce, a civil servant
conflict. Chris Doyle, director of the Council for Arab-British Understanding, told Al Jazeera that Tehran is likely seeking clarity over how far China is willing to support Iran if it agrees to ease tensions
conflict is over," he said. Kristalina Georgieva, IMF managing director told me, the world faced a "slower moving shock" while the World Bank's president Ajay Banga told me about the impact on economically poorer
conflict has also increased pressure on China’s economy and energy security. About half of China’s crude oil imports come from the Middle East, while disruptions in the Gulf have left commercial shipping vulnerable
US. “The market can insure volatility, but it struggles to insure uncertainty.” “War-risk insurers are not looking for a risk-free environment; they are looking for a risk they can quantify, price, and spread
Iran imposed competing [blockades](/news/2026/4/14/how-much-will-us-hormuz-blockade-hurt-iran-and-does-tehran-have-an-escape). Naval blockades are one of the oldest weapons in warfare, requiring no ground troops or invasion, just the ability to cut off what an enemy needs to survive. These blockades
credibility accumulated over years of real achievement, giving him the rare ability to reshape how his audience understood events. When something went wrong, he could reframe it. When a setback came, he could place
credibility has also been damaged by what many states see as inconsistent enforcement of its principles. “The record of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty has come under serious strain,” he said. “Nuclear-weapon states have
credible,” and Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch described the idea as “completely preposterous” and said there was “deliberate dishonesty”. Paul tells me that as much as this is clearly a very significant political story, what really
conflict](https://www.npr.org/series/1205445976/middle-east-crisis) ### [A rift between Spain and Trump widens over Spanish opposition to the Iran war](https://www.npr.org/2026/03/05/nx-s1-5737285/iran-war-spain-trump) This week, the Pentagon followed through, announcing [plans to withdraw 5,000 U.S. service