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How the Iran conflict could disrupt the world’s oil supply
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How the Iran conflict could disrupt the world’s oil supply

Shipping in the world’s most crucial oil chokepoint has nearly ground to a halt after at least four tankers were targeted in Iran’s retaliation to US and Israeli strikes on Saturday.

​US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House in Washington, D.C., USA, on Feb. 13, 2025.
What We're Watching

What We’re Watching: Trump and Modi make up, Turkey’s Erdogan goes to Riyadh, A step toward peace in the DRC

Thailand's caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, a Bhumjaithai Party leader and prime ministerial candidate, arrives for a party list registration event ahead of the upcoming election, in Bangkok, Thailand, December 28, 2025.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: Thai’s progressive opposition leads polls, Trump Org’s Saudi investments reach newmilestone, Gambian court considers overturning FGM ban, Netanyahu seeks to taper off US military aid

30%: A pair of surveys showed that Thailand’s progressive opposition party is leading the polls ahead of the Feb. 8 general election.

Aidarous al-Zubaidi, the leader of Yemen's Southern Transitional Council (STC), in Aden, Yemen, on February 26, 2025.
What We're Watching

What We’re Watching: Yemeni separatist leader flees to Abu Dhabi, ICE killing prompts potential showdown, Trump and Colombia’s Petro play nice

​Supporters of the UAE-backed separatist Southern Transitional Council during a rally in Aden, Yemen, on December 30, 2025.
Analysis

Rising UAE-Saudi Arabia tensions laid bare in Yemen

The UAE and Saudi Arabia were once on the same side in Yemen, but no longer. The split has exposed a larger regional rift between the two oil-rich, Gulf powers.

Protesters demonstrate against poor economic conditions in Tehran, Iran, on December 29, 2025.
What We're Watching

What We’re Watching: Protests in Iran, Saudi-UAE feud escalates in Yemen, Peruvian shamans deliver their top risks

​US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shake hands at the Mar-a-Lago club, in Palm Beach, Florida, USA, on December 28, 2025.
What We're Watching

What We’re Watching: Mar-a-Lago diplomacy, Saudi reportedly hits UAE-backed group in Yemen, Another Thai-Cambodian ceasefire under threat

Pro-democracy protesters carry portraits of North Yemen's late president Ibrahim al-Hamdi.
What We're Watching

What We’re Watching: Yemeni ministers back rebel group, US surveillance planes fly over Nigeria, Myanmar to hold elections amid civil war

In the latest twist to Yemen’s decade-long civil war, a group of government ministers declared support for the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC), a rebel group that broke the war’s deadlock earlier this month by seizing control of the oil-rich Handramout region.

​Palestinians walk in the rain at a makeshift camp in Gaza City, on Nov. 25, 2025.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: Trump admin makes temp Gaza property plan, Taiwan to boost defenses, Tragic fire in Hong Kong, Brazil’s Lula leads in poll, Saudi opens door to liquor cabinet

​Argentine President Javier Milei at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida, USA, on November 6, 2025.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: US banks’ Argentina bailout plan falls through, Trump threatens Dem lawmakers, India is latest heist site, Saudi investment fund is stretched, & More