Tolls, Blockades, and Beijing
Editorial Desk
April 14, 2026
Iran charges war tolls, the US blockades Hormuz, and China warns it won’t comply; the world’s most critical waterway is now a war chessboard.
- April 18, 2026
Iran charges war tolls, the US blockades Hormuz, and China warns it won’t comply; the world’s most critical waterway is now a war chessboard.
Ninety minutes from catastrophe, Pakistan brokered a ceasefire, ending a conflict that choked the world’s oil supply.
Pakistan brokered a two-week US-Iran ceasefire just 90 minutes before Trump’s 8 pm deadline to launch devastating strikes on Iran.
Pakistan will be honoured to host and facilitate meaningful talks between the two sides in the coming days.
The Iran conflict is shattering the UAE’s three-decade-long image of peace and impacting Dubai’s expat-driven economy.
Qatar’s LNG halt and the Iran conflict have sent global gas prices soaring, reshaping energy security and geopolitics.
Massive US-Israeli strikes on Iran kill Khamenei, shut down oil routes, and spark violent unrest across Pakistan.
Iran’s leadership falls as regional war threatens to trigger a global conflict and collapse the international order.
The Strait of Hormuz, a 21-mile-wide corridor vital to the global economy, continues to be the world’s most unstable energy choke point.
MBZ’s 2026 India visit signals a massive shift in Gulf geopolitics, prioritizing trade, tech, and defense.
