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With President Donald Trump threatening to launch an “economic D-Day” against Iran, one of the Islamic Republic’s most important wartime lifelines is its geography. And while the resumption of a U.S. naval blockade last month has substantially limited Iran’s maritime trade, land routes are becoming an increasingly vital source of commerce. Located at …

Iran, already drained by years of sanctions and a brutal military onslaught from the United States and Israel, now faces another test as President Donald Trump moves to further tighten the economic screws on the Islamic Republic. The US Treasury Department on Monday threatened sweeping new sanctions on countries that refuse to cut economic ties …

Tehran may count on links with China and others to weather the storm, but average Iranian people will bear the brunt. Tehran, Iran – Iranians are preparing for further economic pain as the United States gets ready to announce a new round of punishing sanctions on Iran. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is …

Amir Soltanzadeh 08/19/2026August 19, 2026 Five countries border the Caspian Sea, but none owns a fixed share. A 2018 convention established rules for navigation, security and fishing while leaving some seabed borders unresolved. For decades, debate in Iran over the Caspian Sea has often centered on a deceptively simple question: What percentage …

India may avoid a crude supply crunch, but persistent attacks on Gulf shipping could raise freight, insurance and fuel costs, while putting LPG and LNG supplies at riskNew Delhi: Recent attacks on UAE’s state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) vessels and Saudi energy infrastructure are unlikely to leave India short …

New Delhi: Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) will change the way it prices its crude oil from 1 November, a move that is expected to better reflect current market conditions and make it easier for Asian buyers, including India, to purchase and manage the cost of its crude.According to Umud …

Saudi-backed Uzbek project to open year-end; Nvidia-supported Kazakh campus takes shape TASHKENT/ISTANBUL — The race to build data centers in Central Asia is intensifying, with Uzbekistan set to complete the first phase of a facility by year-end and Kazakhstan’s Nvidia-backed project expected to offer 125 megawatts by 2027. Uzbekistan’s TAS-1 …

The attacks on Iran’s infrastructure came on the sixth consecutive day of U.S. strikes. A retaliatory attack by Iran caused damage to a power and desalination plant in Kuwait.By Rachel Chason,  Mohamad El Chamaa and  Suzan Haidamous The U.S. military struck bridges, energy infrastructure and a port facility in southern Iran overnight …

Russian oil remains India’s biggest supply cushion, but experts say LPG & LNG imports remain highly vulnerable to renewed Strait of Hormuz disruption.New Delhi: Amid renewed uncertainty around the Strait of Hormuz, Russian crude continues to dominate India’s imports, averaging around 2.5 million barrels per day (mbpd) until 15 July, and …

A reported US strike on a railway bridge in northern Iran has drawn attention to a lesser-known front in the widening conflict: the battle over the transport corridors linking Iran to Central Asia, Russia and China. Iranian state media and the IRGC said cruise missiles attributed to US forces struck …