Briefing: Oil, stock trading spikes before Trump's Iran remarks spark insider trading suspicions
Strategic angle: Unusual trading patterns raise questions about potential insider trading ahead of Trump's announcement on Iranian energy.
Briefing: Russia sending drones to Iran, western intelligence says
Strategic angle: Moscow close to completing phased deliveries of lethal weapons, food and medicine to Tehran
Pakistan offers to facilitate U.S.-Iran war talks as Trump, Tehran give mixed signals
Trump claims strong negotiations with Iran, while Tehran denies any discussions.
Briefing: Germany's Left Party rocked by antisemitism allegations
Strategic angle: A state-level branch of the socialist Left Party has sparked controversy by rejecting contemporary Zionism, raising questions about antisemitism and Israel's right to exist.
Briefing: Trump administration waives gasoline regulations to address surging fuel prices
Strategic angle: EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin stated that the waivers will help prevent a fuel supply disruption in the U.S. during the Iran war.
Briefing: 'The humanitarian crisis here is worsening by the minute': Israel continues to bomb Lebanon
Strategic angle: More than a million people have been driven from their homes in Lebanon as Israel continues its bombardment of the country.
Briefing: Indians flock to fuel pumps as Iran war drives shortage fears
Strategic angle: From Gujarat to Tamil Nadu, long lines at fuel pumps reflect growing anxiety over oil supplies even as officials urge calm and assure of adequate supply.
Briefing: European airlines hold off jet fuel hedging in Iran war gamble
Strategic angle: Traders expect prices to fall later this year, giving carriers hope they can lock in lower rates by being patient.
Briefing: How the shadow fleet is capitalising on the chaos of war
Strategic angle: The Iran conflict has offered the illicit oil trade a lifeline — while the easing of US sanctions widens a transatlantic rift
Briefing: Tumbling gold price puts ‘haven’ status in doubt
Strategic angle: Margin calls force some investors to sell, but analysts say precious metal will rebound even as Iran war fallout endures.
Briefing: Iran war: US reportedly offers 15-point plan to end war
Strategic angle: The proposal reportedly includes a one-month ceasefire and was conveyed to Iran via Pakistan.
Briefing: Middle East live: Israeli strikes on South Lebanon leave nine dead
Strategic angle: Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon result in multiple casualties amid ongoing conflict.
Briefing: US to deploy more troops even as Trump praises Iran talks
Strategic angle: Members of 82nd Airborne to join other forces in the Middle East ahead of president’s deadline for Tehran to end conflict.
Briefing: Trump says U.S. and Iran are 'in negotiations right now,' Tehran is 'talking sense'
Strategic angle: "Operation Epic Fury continues unabated" to achieve President Donald Trump's military objectives, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.
Briefing: Iran war puts South Asia's Gulf remittances at risk
Strategic angle: Millions of South Asian workers in the Middle East provide a vital economic boost by sending money home. Economists warn these flows would be at risk if a protracted conflict dents the Gulf region's economies.
Briefing: Iran war: US to deploy thousands more soldiers — reports
Strategic angle: The US combat forces are expected to come from the 82nd Airborne Division, which is capable of deploying anywhere in the world in under 24 hours.
Briefing: Jamie Dimon says Iran war makes Middle East peace prospects better in the long term
Strategic angle: JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon issued an optimistic viewpoint on Middle East peace, weeks into the war with Iran.
Briefing: Lebanon's humanitarian crisis worsens as fighting continues
Strategic angle: The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah is continuing and Israel has announced it may occupy Lebanon's south long term.
Briefing: Iran war sends US borrowing costs soaring by most since 2024
Strategic angle: Treasury yields jump in March as investors fret Middle East crisis will ignite fresh burst of inflation
Briefing: As Iran war causes gas and airfares to spike, lawmakers warn of price gouging — but experts point to supply shocks
Strategic angle: With airfares and gas prices spiking, some lawmakers are warning of the potential for price gouging, even as experts point to extreme supply shocks.