Red Lines in Geneva: Military Escalation and the Looming Shadow over the Strait of Hormuz

The United States and Iran are convening in Geneva, Switzerland, today for a second round of negotiations centered on four core issues. While Iran insists on limiting the agenda to uranium enrichment, the United States and Israel are pushing to include Iran’s ballistic missile program and its suppo…

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Shadows of June: The Strategic Calculus Behind the Trump-Netanyahu Summit

President Trump welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House on Wednesday for a high-stakes summit, set against the backdrop of rapidly evolving military escalation in the Middle East. Following a closed-door session with a select group of officials, President Trump emerged …

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Nuclear Tensions Meet Economic Cooling: China’s Manufacturing Slump, an Antidote to Middle East War!

Energy markets breathed a collective sigh of relief on Friday as the United States and Iran agreed to hold indirect talks regarding Iran's nuclear program. The decision was made at the last minute, likely through the mediation of Arab allies, to avert a major crisis just as hopes for a resoluti…

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Diplomatic High Stakes: The U.S.-Iran Talks in Oman

Today, February 6, 2026, the United States and Iran are beginning a critical round of indirect negotiations in Muscat, Oman. These talks represent a high-stakes attempt to de-escalate a relationship that has been defined by military strikes, maritime seizures, and intense psychological warfare over…

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With the arrival of the US strike group led by the USS Abraham Lincoln, a Nimitz class aircraft carrier - weighing more than 100,000 tons and powered by two nuclear reactors - the Middle East has once again gripped the world’s attention. This deployment has moved the region from the specialized spr…

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Global Energy Volatility: The Greenland Standoff and Iran

Energy markets are currently navigating their most volatile period in recent history. Not even the 12-day conflict between Iran and Israel in June 2025 caused fluctuations as dramatic as those seen in the past few days. While Iran remains a factor, the geopolitical fate of Greenland is creating equ…

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The Great Oil Shakeup: New Geopolitics, Old Rivalries, and the Race for Market Share

Geopolitical factors are heavily influencing the price of oil once again since the US troops captured President Maduro and his wife in a daring raid last week.  Although Venezuela can sell its oil through the United States, its shadow fleet that used to transfer oil to international destinations is …

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Venezuelan Crisis: governing a country by remote control: is it possible?

Following the capture of the Venezuelan president and his wife, President Trump suggested during his first press conference that the United States would run the country. This off-the-cuff remark created significant ambiguity and left senior administration officials struggling to elaborate on the pr…

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Crude Uncertainty: Investors Gauge the Fallout of the Venezuelan Coup

As markets prepare to open tomorrow, analysts and investors are closely monitoring the fallout from the high-profile U.S. nocturnal raid that captured Nicolás Maduro and his wife. While the operation initially sparked euphoria, that sentiment is rapidly shifting toward anxiety as the short-term mar…

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