#Geopolitical conflict

Articles (30)

• 🇬🇧 Starmer thinks he is the right man for this moment - despite what Trump says — 27/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  A month into the Iran war and the prime minister, on a visit to Finland with allies in the Joint Expeditionary Forces military coalition this week, left me in no doubt that he believes our lives, our ...

  Related: #Leadership, #International relations, #Political transition
• 🇺🇸 Strait of Hormuz's closure causing energy crisis in Asia — 23/03/2026 [USA]

  Thousands of miles from the Middle East, the Iran war has triggered a crisis in Asia with energy shortages hitting almost every country on the continent, all dependent on the Persian Gulf for supply. ...

  Related: #Energy security, #Global supply chain disruption
• 🇺🇸 Trump issues 48-hour Hormuz Strait ultimatum, threatens Iran power plants — 22/03/2026 [USA]

  Iran responds to Trump's threat by saying all US energy infrastructure in the region will be targeted if it is attacked.

  Related: #Military escalation, #Energy security
• 🇬🇧 Iran confirms death of intelligence minister after Israel says he was ‘eliminated’ — 18/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>Esmail Khatib is third senior Iranian figure killed in 24 hours, as Israel authorises military to kill targeted officials</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/mar/18/i...

  Related: #Intelligence operations
• 🇺🇸 Traffic starts trickling through Strait of Hormuz: Who&apos;s moving through and who&apos;s still stranded or diverting — 18/03/2026 [USA]

  Iran has scared off most ships from the Strait of Hormuz, leaving some ships to pass through, while most continued to wait outside the Gulf.

  Related: #Energy security, #International shipping, #Diplomatic negotiations
• 🇺🇸 With Iran choking off the Strait of Hormuz, what can the U.S. do? — 15/03/2026 [USA]

  As the United States continues to intensify its war against Iran, the transit of oil through the Strait of Hormuz is still choked off – and the ramifications are being felt around the world. CBS News ...

  Related: #Energy security, #Military strategy
• 🇺🇸 Greek oil tanker damaged in suspected Black Sea drone attack as wars disrupt global shipping — 14/03/2026 [USA]

  A Greek oil tanker was damaged in a suspected drone attack in the Black Sea while approaching the Russian port of Novorossiysk

  Related: #Maritime security, #Global supply chains, #Energy economics
• 🇺🇸 US veteran flees ahead of US trial over failed 2020 Maduro ouster plot — 13/03/2026 [USA] Related: #International intrigue, #Legal evasion
• 🇺🇸 Factbox-How many people have been killed in the US-Israel war on Iran? — 10/03/2026 [USA] Related: #Military casualties
• 🇺🇸 Oil tankers transiting Strait of Hormuz &apos;must be very careful,&apos; Iran foreign ministry warns — 09/03/2026 [USA]

  The price of crude oil has sharply spiked as the Strait of Hormuz has been effectively closed as the United States and Israel wage war on Iran.

  Related: #Energy security, #International law
• 🇺🇸 Oil hits $100 per barrel for first time since July 2022 — 08/03/2026 [USA]

  Oil continued its recent surge Sunday, hitting $100 per barrel for the first time since July 2022 as the ripple effects from the U.S. war on Iran continued to hit global markets.

  Related: #Energy markets, #Economic impact
• 🇺🇸 Trump officials ruling out Treasury oil futures trades for now, Bloomberg News reports — 06/03/2026 [USA] Related: #Energy markets, #Government intervention
• 🇬🇧 Seven countries to boycott Paralympics ceremony over flag-flying Russians — 05/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <ul><li><p>No ParalympicsGB athletes will be present in Verona</p></li><li><p>IPC says Russian presence ‘determined by members’</p></li></ul><p>Seven countries and the British government will boycott ...

  Related: #Sports boycott
• 🇺🇸 Iran&apos;s Shahed drone: How the ‘poor man’s cruise missile’ is shaping Tehran’s retaliation — 05/03/2026 [USA]

  After years on the front lines of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Iranian Shahed-136 drone is at the center of Tehran's retaliation against recent U.S. strikes.

  Related: #Military technology asymmetry, #Cost warfare
• 🇺🇸 Middle East conflict threatens Iraq’s participation in World Cup playoffs — 05/03/2026 [USA]

  Iraq are scheduled to play in the playoff final on March 31 in Mexico but the team's participation remains uncertain.

  Related: #Sports diplomacy, #International tournaments
• 🇺🇸 WATCH: How traffic dried up in the Strait of Hormuz since the Iran war began — 04/03/2026 [USA]

  The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz is "about as wrong as things could go" for global oil markets. Iran achieved it not with a naval blockade, but with cheap drones.

  Related: #Energy crisis, #Market disruption, #Insurance and risk
• 🇺🇸 US Treasury Secretary Bessent says oil market well supplied amid Iran war — 04/03/2026 [USA] Related: #Energy security, #Market stability
• 🇺🇸 Iran conflict disrupts global shipping as tankers are stranded, damaged — 03/03/2026 [USA] Related: #Maritime security, #Economic impact on commodities, #Insurance and risk management, #Global trade disruption
• 🇺🇸 The decadeslong conflict behind war with Iran — 03/03/2026 [USA]

  If you're looking for an origin point of the current war with Iran, don't look to the earliest hours of this Saturday. Tony Dokoupil explains.

  Related: #Proxy warfare, #Ideological divide, #Nuclear proliferation, #Historical grievances
• 🇺🇸 Iran executes Khamenei’s plan to spread regional war — 03/03/2026 [USA]

  Strikes on energy facilities and targets across Middle East form strategy devised to sow chaos in retaliation for US and Israeli attack

  Related: #Middle East tensions, #Iranian foreign policy
• 🇺🇸 Strait of Hormuz closure would cause oil prices to surge, experts warn — 02/03/2026 [USA]

  The Iran war is renewing concerns about the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz. A prolonged closure could sharply drive up oil prices, experts said.

  Related: #Energy security, #Economic impact
• 🇺🇸 European stocks set to slump as markets react to U.S., Israeli strikes on Iran — 02/03/2026 [USA]

  European stocks are expected to start the new trading week firmly in negative territory.

  Related: #Market volatility, #Energy security
• 🇺🇸 Morning Bid: Dire straits for global oil trade — 02/03/2026 [USA] Related: #Energy markets, #Economic impact
• 🇺🇸 Iran launches drone and missile strikes across Gulf countries in retaliation — 02/03/2026 [USA]

  For a second day, Iran carried out a series of drone and missile strikes across the Gulf as the U.S. and Israel continue to target Iran. Imtiaz Tyab has more.

  Related: #Middle East tensions, #Military escalation
• 🇺🇸 Oil prices forecast to jump despite Opec+ pledge to raise output — 01/03/2026 [USA]

  Analysts say Iran conflict likely to increase cost of crude by 5-15% when markets reopen on Sunday

  Related: #Oil market disruption, #Energy security
• 🇺🇸 In polarised Iran, Khamenei’s death triggers celebrations and grief — 01/03/2026 [USA] Related: #Political polarization, #Social division
• 🇺🇸 "I have been singing, screaming, celebrating with my people," Iranian-American journalist says — 01/03/2026 [USA]

  Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in strikes by the U.S. and Israel on Saturday. CBS News contributor Masih Alinejad, who has survived three plots by Iran's regime to kill or ki...

  Related: #Regime change, #Human rights
• 🇺🇸 2/28: CBS Weekend News — 01/03/2026 [USA]

  Trump says Iran’s supreme leader killed in joint strikes by U.S., Israel; What we know after U.S., Israel attacks in Iran

  Related: #Middle East tensions
• 🇺🇸 60 Minutes Archive: Coverage of Iran — 28/02/2026 [USA]

  60 Minutes has been covering the geopolitical situation in Iranian for almost five decades. Here are some of the reports we've broadcast.

  Related: #Historical relations, #Nuclear proliferation, #Media coverage
• 🇺🇸 Iran's Supreme Leader is presumed dead after U.S.-Israel strikes, sources say — 28/02/2026 [USA]

  Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is presumed dead after a massive U.S. and Israeli military operation on Saturday, according to multiple Israeli official sources confirmed to CBS News.

  Related: #Leadership transition, #Military operations