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bne IntelliNews Editor's Picks – Iran, US agree to two-week Gulf War pause and 10-point plan
The US stepped back from the brink of a major escalation with Iran late on April 7, as President Donald Trump announced a two-week suspension of military operations only hours after issuing stark...
bne IntelliNews Editor's Picks – Trump’s Power Plant Day deadline looms
The clock is running down on a deadline set by US President Donald Trump, who has threatened to inflict “irreversible damage” on Iran’s power sector by 8pm EST on April 7 (midnight...
bne IntelliNews Editor's Picks – Winners from the Iran war
The war in the Middle East has unleashed a far-reaching economic shock, disrupting energy markets and trade routes, with broad, knock-on effects on economies around the world. The balance of...
bne IntelliNews Editor's Picks – Trump allows Russian oil tanker to dock in Cuba but warns island is "next" after Iran
The arrival of a sanctioned Russian tanker in Cuba has exposed the limits of Washington’s sanctions policy, even as President Donald Trump signals that Havana could be the next target after...
bne IntelliNews Editor's Picks – Iran causes widespread destruction with a weekend of attacks
Iran intensified its campaign against US military assets across the Gulf over the weekend, launching a coordinated series of missile and drone strikes in a systematic effort to degrade American air...
bne IntelliNews Editor's Picks – Iran drives US military out of all its Gulf bases
Iran’s sustained missile and drone campaign against US military infrastructure in the Gulf is exposing vulnerabilities in American force deployment and air defence capacity. According to...
bne IntelliNews Editor's Picks – Riyadh betting on Iran war escalation for long-term regional dominance
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is urging Washington to adopt a more forceful posture in its confrontation with Iran, framing the conflict as a strategic opportunity. According...
bne IntelliNews Editor's Picks – ‘Orban-Gate’ scandal reveals Hungarian intelligence derailed probe into operation against opposition Tisza
Less than three weeks before a crucial general election in Hungary, the election campaign has entered a turbulent final phase. Following swiftly after allegations of Russian influence on top Hungarian...
bne IntelliNews Editor's Picks – Is the CRINK alliance helping to arm Iran?
As the conflict in the Middle East escalates and becomes more politically damaging at home for US President Donald Trump, he has signalled that Washington is quietly exploring a diplomatic off-ramp to...
bne IntelliNews Editor's Picks – Coal is back
Coal is back, says a long read on our site today, not as a relic of the industrial past, but as an emergency instrument of energy security in a world once again gripped by geopolitical...
bne IntelliNews Editor's Picks – Iran begins charging vessels to transit Strait of Hormuz
Iran has begun extracting payments of up to $2mn per tanker for passage through the Strait of Hormuz, transforming the world’s most strategically sensitive maritime chokepoint into what shipping...
bne IntelliNews Editor's Picks – US-Israeli airstrikes on Iran’s gas fields change the Middle East conflict from “disruption” to “destruction”
The exchange of strikes between Iran and its regional adversaries has entered a far more dangerous phase in recent days, as attacks on energy infrastructure shift the conflict from disruption to...