American politics is about to have a meltdown of epic proportions. Impeachment inquiries over a phone call between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will soon commence. Particularly central to the proceedings are accusations that Trump dangled US...
The recent drone attacks, attributed to Iran-backed Houthi rebels, against oil infrastructure facilities in Saudi Arabia have triggered another rally in global oil prices. Even though POTUS has promptly made a reassuring announcement trying to confine extreme market reactions the...
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister, Ibrahim al-Assaf, addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday. His topic of choice was of course Iran, who he blamed for the Sept. 14 attacks on Saudi Aramco oil factories. In return, al-Assaf called for...
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani delivered a speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday. In the week leading up to the gathering of world leaders, there was discussion about a possible meeting between Rouhani and United States President Donald...
The United Nations General Assembly, also known as UNGA, starts in New York this week, with political, business and civil society leaders converging on the world’s most prominent diplomatic stage for a week of events, meetings, and of course clashes...
Since last year the American president Donald Trump announced the coming creation of the so-called Space Force to have the United States ready for what he described as “the next war-fighting domain.” Other countries such as Japan, Israel and India...
New airstrikes were launched Sunday against Iran-aligned militias in several Iraqi cities, raising fears about Iraq arriving at the middle of the ongoing showdown between Iran, on one hand, and the US and Israel, on the other. Unidentified fighter jets...
After a drone attack took Saudi Arabia by surprise Sept. 14, crippling Saudi Aramco’s oil production, officials in Riyadh were probably hoping for a strong military response from the United States. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called the raid an...
President Trump informed reporters in Los Angeles on Wednesday that he had yet to speak to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and added: ‘The relations are between our countries.’ This has sparked speculation among some that the US President prioritises...
After oil facilities were attacked in Saudi Arabia on Sept. 14, United States President Donald Trump tweeted suggestions that America could retaliate against Iran on Saudi Arabia’s behalf. While the culprit behind the attacks is still unverified, Houthi rebels in...