The Middle East has once again become the center of global attention as tensions involving Iran, Israel, the United States, and regional powers continue to escalate in 2026. What began as a prolonged shadow conflict has evolved into one of the most dangerous geopolitical crises in recent years, raising fears of wider military confrontation, disruption…
The U.S.-Israeli war against Iran threw renewed attention on the often-overlooked geopolitical importance of the Caspian Sea as a trade corridor linking Russia and Iran, according to a New York Times report published Saturday. Iran faces economic pressure as US blockades ports The example provided by the authors was Israeli attack on Iran’s naval command…
Russia is using the Caspian Sea to ship drone components to Iran in order to help the Islamic Republic rebuild its offensive capabilities, the New York Times reported on Saturday, citing US officials. The report stated that the Caspian Sea has now become a vital trade route between the two allies. Russia is now sending…
Greece and Cyprus held separate high-level meetings with United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi this week, as the United States moves to formally integrate the Eastern Mediterranean into the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC). The diplomatic activity comes amid growing geopolitical competition over trade, energy and transport routes…
Saturday May 9, 2026 Mogadishu (HOL) — A Somaliland delegation led by Trade and Tourism Minister Abdirahman Hassan Nur met Israeli business representatives in Addis Ababa on Thursday to discuss strengthening trade and investment cooperation between the two sides. According to a statement from Somaliland’s Ministry of Trade and Tourism, the talks focused on expanding…
American exports to GCC down Imports from Saudi and Oman rose US maintains trade surplus US exports to the six GCC countries – Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman and Kuwait – dropped sharply in March after logistics bottlenecks constrained international commerce in the first full month of the US-Israeli war with Iran. However,…
US President Donald Trump warned the European Union on Thursday that it must eliminate its tariffs by the 250th anniversary of American independence or face significantly higher trade barriers. “I’ve been waiting patiently for the EU to fulfill their side of the historic trade deal we agreed in Turnberry, Scotland, the largest trade deal ever,”…
US President Donald Trump said the ceasefire with Iran was still in place despite an Iranian attack on three American destroyers in the Strait of Hormuz that fanned fears on Friday that the truce was faltering. The US military said it carried out strikes on Iranian military targets in response, although Tehran charged that it…
The Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz will not be the same after the Middle East conflict ends, Türkiye’s trade chief said on Friday, as countries accelerate efforts to diversify strategic supply chains for energy and other critical goods. The Iran war, unleashed on Feb. 28 by Israel and the United States against Iran, has…
Redding, California, native and Hebrew University master’s student Elyssa King is 24, and she has a big idea. Actually, her idea is more than an idea– it’s a way to harness everyone’s big ideas with a business called Seed. She went to Inspiraction’s Builders event in March to take her idea to the next level….
