
Iran blockade imperils Phl economy
The ceasefire’s collapse is not merely possible, it is probable — unless one side blinks first.
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The ceasefire’s collapse is not merely possible, it is probable — unless one side blinks first.
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The same forces that make this conflict so dangerous may ultimately compel its resolution.
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Intervening street protests across the continental US registered the disagreement of the American people with Trump, whose utopian, albeit myopic, view of…
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The statement came after Trump ordered the blockade following marathon US-Iran talks in Pakistan over the weekend that failed to produce a peace agreement.
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The United States has begun a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, marking a sharp escalation in global maritime tensions that could disrupt one of the world’s…
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Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Sunday he was working to stop the Israel-Hezbollah war, even as Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu told troops in…
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The weeks-long Iranian attacks had impacted oil production capacity and killed one person.
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Both sides had agreed to observe the ceasefire for the religious holiday.
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Intelligence suggests Iran may be using the lull to rebuild and rearm.
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The ceasefire is already under strain, notably from Israel’s continued strikes in Lebanon.
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The World Bank has flagged global and domestic economic risks arising from the war in the Middle East.
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Thailand will increase its allowance for essential goods starting Monday to help mitigate the economic impacts of the Mideast war, which are particularly…
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In a word, Trump was about to engineer a societal collapse. He wasn’t waging war in the conventional sense.
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The Philippine government has signed oil exploration contracts with various nations, including Australia, the United Kingdom and Israel, on potential oil and…
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A temporary ceasefire between the United States and Iran may calm global oil markets, but Philippine businesses are unlikely to feel immediate relief as higher…
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TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Thousands of Iranians rallied Thursday in a tribute to former supreme leader Ali Khamenei, killed on the first day of the war with the…
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TEHRAN (AFP) — Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei said in his latest written message the Islamic republic did not want war with the United States and…
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