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Economy
Pakistan Ex-Envoy Criticizes Double Standards Over Hormuz Strait
DID Press: Former Pakistan special representative for Afghanistan, Asif Durrani, has criticized what he described as the international community’s “double standards” regarding statements about the Strait of Hormuz, arguing that similar positions by the United States and Iran receive different…
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Economy
Reuters Report: US Conducts Secret Oil Transfers Near Oman and UAE
DID Press: A new Reuters investigation reveals that the territorial waters of Oman and the United Arab Emirates have recently been used as staging grounds for covert US military-linked oil transfer operations. According to the report, since early May, Washington…
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Economy
Iran’s Bab el-Mandeb Threat Exposes Fragile Global Oil Market
DID Press: A new report by CNBC warns that threats to close the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait have heightened concerns over the vulnerability of global energy markets, particularly as the route has become increasingly important for oil shipments following disruptions…
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Economy
China Faces Mixed Fallout From Iran War, Brookings Report Says
DID Press: A new assessment by five researchers at the Brookings Institution concludes that China has neither emerged as a winner from the ongoing Iran conflict nor managed to exert decisive influence over its trajectory, instead facing a complex mix…
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Economy
US Has No Winning Card in “Ramadan War”
DID Press: The Atlantic reports in an analysis by Robert Kagan that the United States has entered a strategic deadlock in its confrontation with Iran, with no viable or low-cost exit strategy remaining. The analysis argues that Washington’s inability to…
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Economy
Trump Faces Strategic Deadlock Over Hormuz Crisis: No Cost-Free Option
DID Press: Donald Trump is confronting a difficult strategic dilemma amid escalating tensions in the Gulf and rising global energy prices, according to a new analysis by The Daily Telegraph, which warns that all available options carry significant political, economic,…
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Government
Iran War Exposes and Deepens EU’s Hidden Divisions
DID Press: Military escalation involving US and Israel against Iran has once again placed Europe at the center of a major geopolitical test—one that has not strengthened EU unity, but instead deepened long-standing divisions over foreign policy, energy security, and…
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