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Briefing: Trump’s Iran playbook was written in the 1980s

Strategic angle: From oil threats to ultimatums, the US president has a decades-old view of how to confront Tehran

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Briefing: Iran war is a risk to the flow of Gulf funds around the globe

Strategic angle: World has come to depend on capital from the region more deeply than many realise

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Briefing: Iran and U.S.-Israel continue to raise the stakes as Strait of Hormuz tensions build

Strategic angle: Iran widened its warnings to target buyers of U.S. Treasury bonds, the latest salvo in an intensifying exchange of threats as the war entered its fourth week.

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US and Israel attack Iran's Natanz nuclear facility, says Iran atomic energy organization

The organization added that there was 'no leakage of radioactive materials reported' in the area in central Iran.

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Briefing: A former senior advisor to the Saudi government assesses the likelihood of a Gulf-style NATO

Strategic angle: Gulf states face tough decisions amid threats from Iran's regime.

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Briefing: War with Iran has exposed American fragility at sea

Strategic angle: The move from ‘efficiency’ to ‘resilience’ in maritime supply chains has a long way to go

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Briefing: Disarming Hezbollah 'extremely difficult', expert says amid Israel tensions

Strategic angle: Ziad Majed highlights the challenges faced by the Lebanese government in disarming Hezbollah post-ceasefire.

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Briefing: In the war’s fourth week, the hunt for Iran’s enriched uranium takes center stage

Strategic angle: The Times of Israel reports on the intensified search for Iran's enriched uranium amidst ongoing conflict.

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Oil prices hold above $110 as Israel, Iran target major energy infrastructure throughout the Gulf

Rising tensions in the Gulf region are impacting oil prices significantly.

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Briefing: The week in pictures: Strikes on Iran, the Oscars and the UEFA Champions League

Strategic angle: From continuing US and Israeli strikes on Iran to Nowruz celebrations and a volcanic eruption on the French island of Reunion, FRANCE 24 takes a look at some of the week's most powerful images.

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Briefing: Iran war leaves US oil and gas dealmaking ‘in paralysis’

Strategic angle: Surging energy prices have made it challenging to calculate transaction valuations.

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Briefing: The city of Nabatieh in Lebanon has been hit hard by Israeli airstrikes

Strategic angle: Hezbollah has a strong presence here, this is one of the heartlands of Lebanon's Shia community.

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Briefing: World faces gas supply cliff edge as Gulf’s final LNG shipments approach ports

Strategic angle: Carriers that departed from the Middle East before Iran’s missile attacks began are due to arrive in the next 10 days.

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Briefing: The UAE is reorganizing its arms supply network for Sudanese paramilitaries

Strategic angle: Abu Dhabi is seeking to develop new logistical routes from Sudan's neighboring countries to support the Rapid Support Forces.

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Briefing: Middle East war live: Trump sets 48-hour deadline for Iran to open Strait of Hormuz

Strategic angle: US president threatens to strike Iran’s power plants if the waterway is not opened for shipping

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Briefing: Trump at a crossroads as US weighs tough options in Iran

Strategic angle: Statements from President Trump that the war is almost over are not matching up with the reality on the ground.

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Briefing: Iraqi Kurds mark Nowruz, celebrating light over darkness

Strategic angle: In the Kurdish regions of the Middle East, Nowruz celebrations — honoring the arrival of spring — are a fundamental expression of Kurdish identity.

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Briefing: All Iranian officials and commanders killed in the past nine months

Strategic angle: From Basij commanders to the Supreme Leader, some of the Islamic Republic’s most important figures were killed in two waves of attacks by Israel and the United States against Iran.

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Briefing: How the Iran war reveals the extent of fossil fuel propaganda

Strategic angle: An analysis of the influence of fossil fuel narratives in the context of the Iran war.

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Briefing: The Iran War Just Triggered a Bigger Energy Shock Than the 1970s Oil Crisis. What It Means for Your Portfolio.

Strategic angle: The Iran War Just Triggered a Bigger Energy Shock Than the 1970s Oil Crisis. What It Means for Your Portfolio.