Fuel prices, falling approval, gerrymandered maps, and a widening Iran war converge as Democrats close in on the House.
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Syria’s austerity backfires as bread prices soar, wages collapse, and the largest protests since Assad’s fall challenge Sharaa’s transition.
Iran’s war economy forces citizens to bear the burden as bread prices soar and wages collapse while elites remain protected
Syria’s removal from US terrorism lists unlocks financial access, but legal claims and Chinese competition complicate full reintegration.
Iraq’s elite fixates on political posts while oil exports plummet, militias strike neighbors, and economic collapse accelerates.
Iran’s economic options narrow as war damage and Hormuz tensions force a choice between Gulf trade and Chinese reliance.
How the Saudi digital economy turns idle cars, space, and skills into income, driving economic diversification beyond oil.
China tempers its clean-tech sector in the Hormuz crisis to protect key export markets and prevent a broader global economic slowdown.
Decade-long reforms in Saudi Arabia boosted employment and doubled female participation, but new economic data suggests progress may be hitting a plateau.
The energy supply cliff means empty pumps, not expensive fuel — and nine economies will fall over it by late summer 2026.