The clock is ticking in Washington and Tehran. With midterm elections approaching, pressure is building on President Donald Trump — from the left and the isolationist right — to wind down...
How a U.S. Blockade Threatens the Regime’s Grip
The US naval blockade of Iran, which started on Monday, could rapidly cripple the country’s economy, cutting off most of its trade, halting oil exports and triggering inflation and currency pressure within...
Bombs Fall Across Iran: Strikes against Islamic Republic targets intensified on April 7 as President Donald Trump’s 8 p.m. ET deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz...
The US and Israel continued strikes across Iran over the last week, including precision hits on military sites, industrial facilities, and urban areas, alongside applying pressure on Tehran over the Strait...
2 Chinese-Flagged Vessels Turned Back: Iran blocked two Chinese-flagged container vessels from transiting the Strait of Hormuz on March 27, according to the MarineTraffic tracking...
The battle for the Persian Gulf could be entering a new phase as thousands of US Marines are reportedly due to arrive in the Middle East on Friday, the same day that President Donald Trump’s...
American victory passes through Hormuz
The waters off the shores of President Nicolas Maduro’s Bolivarian Republic are getting choppy for the dictator. After the U.S. Coast Guard seized the Skipper, a Venezuelan supertanker, on December 10,...
Latest Developments Vessel Involved in Illicit Oil Shipping: President Donald Trump announced on December 10 that the United States had seized a “very large” oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela....
Although Iran’s oil exports dipped slightly from their October high of 2.15 million barrels per day (mbpd), its exports in November remained robust at 2.06 mbpd, for a total of 61.8 million barrels,...
The Iranian economy is entering a dangerous phase of stagnation and inflation, despite securing revenue streams, signaling the nation's lack of wealth.
Iran’s oil exports in October reached their highest monthly level of the year. This highlights the continued failure of the Trump administration to cut Tehran’s key financial lifeline. Tehran shipped...
Tehran continues to export oil and acquire new customers despite approaching deadlines for the snapback of United Nations sanctions. Although Iranian oil exports reached their lowest level of the year...
Latest Developments Massive Iran Sanctions: The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the State Department have designated over 50 individuals and entities, as well as...
Iran has warned that it could close the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most critical oil transit chokepoints, after the United States joined Israel’s attack on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear...
Discussing America’s stake in the Middle East has increasingly become a shell game where our “interests” can quickly disappear depending on the changing sentiments of the president. The trajectory...