Growing Anger in Lebanon as Israel Continues Strikes, Attacks on Civilians After Talks

An Iranian official on Wednesday suggested that Yemen’s Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, could close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which connects the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, if the US launches ground operations against Iran. So far, the Houthis, who govern an area of Yemen where most of the population lives, have […]

If you think the war is over, think again. Iran has not agreed to a ceasefire. They have agreed to stop retaliating as long as Israel and the US stop their attacks. So that ball is in the West’s corner. Despite the White House claim that the Strait of Hormuz is now open for business, […]

Metal Shock: Gulf's Largest Aluminum Producer Declares Force Majeure A little more than a week after Emirates Global Aluminum (EGA), the Gulf's largest aluminum producer, halted operations at its Al Taweelah smelter following Iranian missile and drone strikes, EGA has now declared force majeure on parts of its contract book, signaling that supply chain disruptions are spreading beyond energy markets and into industrial metals. Bloomberg obtained new documents showing that EGA invoked force majeure clauses to suspend at least some deliveries after Iranian drone and missile strikes damaged the Taweelah smelter...