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The UAE’s OPEC exit is not about oil; it is the end of Gulf solidarity

Strait of Hormuz partially closed, would limit the immediate price impact. Analysts pointed to the longstanding tension with the quotas imposed on Abu Dhabi National Oil Company’s (ADNOC) ambition to reach five million barrels

SCOTUS upholds abortion pill telehealth access. And, Trump returns from China visit

impacted the whole country. ![Abortion-rights activists protested outside of the Supreme Court in March 2024, when the overall FDA authorization of the abortion pill mifepristone was challenged. It remained available after that case

‘Operation Epic Fury’ has ended: Is the Iran war over?

control over the strait into UAE waters, raising fears of a new regional confrontation. The UAE accused Iran of launching strikes on its [Fujairah](/news/2026/5/5/whats-the-significance-of-uaes-fujairah-hit-on-monday) port, the site of an important oil pipeline, which sparked

Ukraine begins to flex muscle as an emerging air power, angering Russia

Strait of Hormuz. Zelenskyy said Russian internal documents seen by his foreign intelligence service admitted that Ukraine had deprived oil offloading ports of much of their capacity. ![A resident walks at the site a Russian

Two weeks that pushed Trump to the edge. Is his presidency unravelling?

Hormuz. The US has also lost credibility with European and Middle Eastern allies. His frustration boiling over, Trump lashed out in an Easter Sunday social media post: “Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards

Quarter of a million people could lose job by middle of 2027 as UK ‘flirts with recession’, analysis says

strait of Hormuz trade route and its strikes on its regional neighbours, which have sent oil and gas prices soaring, will cause the biggest economic hit since the Covid pandemic, according to the EY Item

Short flights are popular. Will they last?

Strait of Hormuz. "Any time there is pressure like that, particularly a cost pressure, but also a resource pressure, airlines are going to concentrate flying where they can move the most passengers with the fewest

Why the Iran war did not go according to US plans

controlled, and manageable turned into a 40-day war of attrition, one that not only failed to achieve the initial objectives of the United States but imposed heavy military, economic, and political costs

Trump’s threat: Why cutting US troops in Europe won’t be easy

impact on our economic output”. On Tuesday, Trump posted on his Truth Social platform that Merz “thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon. He doesn’t know what he’s talking

Neither US nor Iran can sustain strait of Hormuz standoff indefinitely

control of the strait, driving up the oil price. The most significant development this week was the collapse of Trump’s Project Freedom on Tuesday after just 50 hours. The unilateral US proposal had sought

Hormuz effect? How US, China are ramping up tensions over the Panama Canal

control of the Panama Canal, while accusing China, without evidence, of managing the strategic waterway, which accounts for about six percent of global trade.  China slammed

Iran’s authorities project hardened stance with more talks on horizon

Hormuz, and to inflict more severe damages on the American-Zionist enemies in case of another aggression,” read its statement. The IRGC on Saturday took a state television presenter to broadcast near [two vessels seized

The threat to summer holidays looming from jet fuel shortages

control. It is, of course, the pervasive smell of jet fuel.** That pungent aroma has become a lot more expensive in recent weeks. The price of jet fuel has risen dramatically on international markets since

Uncertainty looms as last oil tanker from Middle East arrives in California | First Thing

strait of Hormuz. Photograph: Majid Asgaripour/Reuters - **What do we know about progress on a deal?** Axios reported on Wednesday that Washington and Tehran were close to agreeing on a memorandum of understanding

Global energy crisis highlights meagre oil buffers in developing world

Strait of Hormuz](/news/2026/4/14/fao-warns-strait-of-hormuz-disruption-risks-triggering-a-global-food-crisis) drives the worst energy crunch in modern history, leading governments to scramble to unload their emergency oil stockpiles, developing countries are among the least prepared to mitigate the shock. Although surging