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American diplomats warned the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday, 25 August 2026, that Iran’s chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz will deepen acute food insecurity across Nigeria and sub-Saharan Africa. United States Alternate Representative for Special Political Affairs, Ambassador Jennifer Locetta, told the Council in New York that maritime obstructions in the Persian Gulf…
Iran has branded forthcoming United States economic sanctions a declaration of war against all sovereign nations. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei issued the warning after Washington announced sweeping secondary sanctions designed to isolate Tehran completely. The dispute escalated after Donald Trump declared that the White House views the Strait of Hormuz as American territory….
Iranian authorities are rolling out emergency economic measures as Washington prepares a fresh round of trade and financial sanctions. The clerical state is shifting toward a wartime economic model after five months of active conflict with America and Israel. Inflation across domestic food markets has already crossed 128 percent, turning basic groceries into luxuries for…
Iran and Israel have halted direct military strikes against each other’s territories following hours of a dramatic exchange of firepower that threatened to spark an all-out regional war. Both nations announced the sudden suspension of hostilities on Monday afternoon after United States President Donald Trump issued an urgent appeal for an immediate end to the…
Iran has formalised its grip on the world’s most critical energy chokepoint by launching a new maritime regulatory agency to police the Strait of Hormuz. The Supreme National Security Council announced the creation of the Persian Gulf Strait Authority to manage the waterway. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy backed the announcement, confirming its direct…
President Donald Trump has threatened to “massively blow up” the South Pars gas field, the world’s largest natural gas reservoir, unless Tehran ceases its strikes on Qatari energy infrastructure. The ultimatum follows extensive damage to Qatar’s Ras Laffan LNG facility on Thursday, which sent global crude oil prices surging by 5%. While Mr Trump claimed…
President Donald Trump has declared he is not ready to negotiate a ceasefire with Tehran, asserting that the current terms for ending the two-week-old conflict are “not good enough.” In an interview with NBC News on Sunday, Mr. Trump claimed that while Iran appears keen to reach an agreement, Washington will continue its military campaign…
Saudi Arabian air defences intercepted and destroyed seven drones on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, as the “Epic Fury” conflict between Iran and the US-Israeli alliance spilled further into the Gulf. The Saudi Ministry of Defence confirmed that two of the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were specifically targeting the Shaybah oil field, a strategic Aramco asset…
Global oil benchmarks have shattered the $100 barrier, with Brent crude surging to $114.86 per barrel during Monday morning trading. This 23% single-day spike follows a dire warning from Goldman Sachs that prices could reach $150 by the end of March if the “effective blockade” of the Strait of Hormuz persists. The investment bank noted…