Six months of direct war have left Washington and Tehran locked in a costly standoff with no clear exit.
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Iraq’s southern crude still flows through a contested chokepoint as Baghdad revives pipeline plans that remain financially and politically blocked.
Tehran activated Hormuz without nuclear cover or missile depth; Gulf bypass pipelines and U.S. production now empty Iranian oil leverage.
Sanctions, bombing, and blockade have not broken Iran’s economy. New data show surprising resilience amid triple-digit inflation and job losses.
Analysis reveals how Iran and Hezbollah convert Venezuelan gold and oil revenue into cryptocurrency to bypass global sanctions.
Record foreign investment and sovereign borrowing are testing Kuwait’s ability to withstand Iran war shipping risks and fiscal pressure.
Baghdad’s fiscal pressure and intra-Kurdish rivalries are reshaping the KDP–PUK bargain, reconfiguring Kurdistan Region federalism without systemic collapse.
US-Iran standoff shifts from strikes to blockade as Washington bets on economic pressure and Tehran digs in longer.
Trump Economic Pressure has trapped Iran between economic collapse and internal uprising, forcing a decisive strategic endgame for the regime.
Iran’s energy shock has drained global buffers, leaving the world exposed to a second and far more damaging oil crisis.