Hormuz closure shifts China-Gulf ties from oil trade to energy security community. FTA now a strategic necessity, not an option.
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US treats allies as enemies while Russia and China back Iran. Middle powers must collaborate on interests, not values, to survive.
Orban’s exit weakens Israel’s EU shield. But economic pain from the Iran war is testing Netanyahu’s far-right European strategy.
Europe leads a 51-nation effort to reopen Hormuz, diverging from US blockade but sharing goals. Deployment speed remains uncertain.
Two-thirds disapprove of Trump’s Iran war. Congress faces 60-day deadline and $100bn vote. Public support for Middle East engagement erodes.
Eleven of 13 major economies are more energy-vulnerable than a decade ago. COVID lessons on supply chain security went unlearned.
Iran’s regime survives. Trump talks oil money, not liberation. Iranian hopes of overthrow betrayed by a war of attrition.
Pakistan’s military brokered US-Iran talks, not diplomats. Army chief Munir’s access and credibility made the difference. No deal, but a shift.
Lebanon-Israel talks inch forward despite Hezbollah’s coup threats. Beirut wants slow disarmament; Washington and Israel demand results.
Hormuz is a legal vacuum: sea law vs. naval warfare. No rule says which prevails. Iran, US stuck.