The Strait, the restaurant, the pause: three fronts of one bargain
A hit on a Qatari LNG cargo, a Moscow bombing, and Trump's conditional restraint on Iran are not three stories. They are one negotiation.
Sherif Al-Mahdi · 3d ago
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The Strait, the Gripens, and the Quiet Map Being Redrawn This Week
Three negotiations on three continents are converging on the same question: who underwrites security when the old guarantor is distracted.
Sherif Al-Mahdi · 68d ago
Hormuz, Quad, and a livestock pen in Karachi: the price of a deal nobody wants to sign
The Iran file has stopped being a security story and become a logistics story — and the bill is already arriving at the household level.
Sherif Al-Mahdi · 72d ago
The Strait That Could Starve the World
Iran's hardened negotiating position and Hormuz shipping tensions are rewriting global food and energy security in real time.
Sherif Al-Mahdi · 82d ago
British Navy Reports Vessel Seized Off UAE Coast, Headed for Iran
Escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf as shipping incidents multiply amid regional instability.
Pierre Dubois · 83d ago
Somali piracy resurgence strains global shipping as routes shift
Rising attacks off Somalia drive up insurance costs and transit times for vessels avoiding Middle East conflict zones.
Pierre Dubois · 86d ago
Cargo vessel attacked in Qatari waters off Abu Dhabi
Qatar reports maritime incident as shipping security concerns escalate across the Gulf region.
Pierre Dubois · 86d ago
Bulk Carrier Struck by Unknown Projectile Near Qatar
UK maritime organization reports incident in strategic Gulf shipping corridor amid regional tensions.
Pierre Dubois · 87d ago
Strait of Hormuz bottleneck drives global fuel prices upward
Gulf shipping disruptions between UAE, Qatar and Saudi Arabia extend supply chain pressures to energy markets.
Pierre Dubois · 87d ago
Qatari LNG tanker heads toward Strait of Hormuz amid regional tensions
Shipping data tracks cargo vessel movement through strategic chokepoint as Gulf tensions persist
Pierre Dubois · 87d ago
Qatari LNG tanker heads toward Strait of Hormuz
Shipping data confirms vessel movement as Qatar maintains liquefied natural gas exports
Yusuf Al-Saadi · 87d ago
China detains nearly 70 Panamanian-flagged ships in Panama Canal dispute
Beijing's move follows a Supreme Court ruling on the Canal and has drawn sharp criticism from Washington and Latin American governments.
Sherif Al-Mahdi · 98d ago