Oman
The Gulf state that stayed neutral while its neighbors picked sides, and built an entire foreign policy on the credibility that decision earned it.
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Jul- 2026 -19 JulyPower
Iran’s Hormuz blockade sets a template other straits will copy
By asserting permit control over the 21-mile chokepoint, Tehran is establishing a precedent that could transform shared waterways into revenue instruments—a shift that will raise freight costs across Western supply…
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16 JulyCapital
Thailand’s one-month fertilizer supply exposes the real Hormuz cost
With shipping traffic collapsing to 14 vessels and war-risk premiums spiking, Thai manufacturers face a repricing of supply-chain costs that no strategic oil reserve can absorb.
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15 JulyPower
India orders real-time monitoring after tanker attacks kill one seafarer
Following missile strikes on two chemical tankers in the Strait of Hormuz on July 14, India's shipping ministry deployed a real-time vessel dashboard and liaison officers, but cannot control the…
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15 JulyCapital
Oil shock unravels the Fed’s inflation victory in six hours
Brent crude surged to $86.18 on July 14 as U.S. naval blockade of Iran and Iranian strikes on tankers collapsed Strait of Hormuz crossings 52%, threatening to reverse the June…
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13 JulyPower
US and Iran’s Hormuz gambit collapses into regional warfare
After reciprocal strikes across the Gulf widened the conflict to five allied states, Brent crude jumped to $78.86 a barrel, signaling traders are pricing a sustained disruption rather than a…
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13 JulyPower
Iran closes Strait of Hormuz, collapsing month-old US deal
The IRGC Navy declared the waterway closed on July 12 after US strikes and failed Muscat talks, threatening one-fifth of global oil supply and a 14-point memorandum signed barely a…
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8 JulyPower
US strikes collapse Iran ceasefire in three weeks
On July 7, US Central Command launched retaliatory strikes against Iranian military targets after three commercial vessels were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, effectively ending the Islamabad memorandum signed…
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Jun- 2026 -15 JunePower
Iran and America both claim victory. That’s the problem.
The ceasefire text halts a war that closed the Strait of Hormuz, but Tehran and Washington describe the deal so differently that neither side admits what it conceded.
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May- 2026 -25 MaySociety
Saudi Arabia manages haj pilgrimage amid Iran war ceasefire and extreme heat
The 2026 haj pilgrimage began with over 1.5 million pilgrims arriving in Saudi Arabia, posing a logistical and geopolitical stress test amid a fragile Iran war ceasefire and extreme temperatures.…
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24 MayCapital
China’s $620 billion US debt sale reshapes global reserve system, avoids market crash
China has reduced its officially reported U.S. Treasury holdings from a peak of $1.316 trillion in November 2013 to $693.3 billion by February 2026 — a liquidation of more than…
