Be that as it may, the latest rupture in the Middle East crisis is no longer only military. It is now openly political – and […]
Category: World News
International news and global developments with relevance to Sri Lanka’s economy, geopolitics, and international relations.
Trump’s NATO threat has turned a war crisis into an alliance crisis
Donald Trump’s threat to consider pulling the United States out of NATO has transformed the Iran war from a regional-security shock into a direct crisis […]
NASA prepares for historic return to deep space – Artemis II set for launch
More than half a century after humanity last journeyed toward the Moon, NASA is preparing to launch its first crewed lunar mission in over 50 […]
Hormuz: The Chokepoint That Has Become the World’s Problem
Be that as it may, the Strait of Hormuz is no longer merely a line on a maritime map. It is now the central pressure […]
Crime of All Crimes – Still in Gaza
Five months after a ceasefire was announced in Gaza, airstrikes are still killing civilians, and the humanitarian situation remains dire There is little left that […]
Most of the 13 US bases in the Middle East have been destroyed and empty
Iran has carried out attacks on at least six U.S. military sites across the Middle East since the United States and Israel began operations against […]
Middle East: Talk of peace: reality of war
COLOMBO – On the surface, there are two competing narratives.On one hand, Donald Trump speaks of “very good and productive conversations” with what he described […]
Iran rejects US plan – sets its own terms for peace.
COLOMBO – In a significant escalation of the diplomatic standoff, Iranian state media has reported that Tehran has formally rejected a 15-point peace plan put forward by […]
Trump’s Claim, Tehran’s Denial – and a Market That Moved Before the Words Landed
Colombo – A statement from Donald Trump. A denial from Tehran. And markets that appeared to move before either side had fully spoken. The controversy […]
Iran Targeted Diego Garcia Base with 4,000 Kilometre Ballistic Missiles
Diego Garcia, a British Indian Ocean Territory and the largest of the islands in the Chagos Archipelago on July 02, 2013 in Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory.
The Gulf on Edge – A Region Holding its Breath
The Middle East today is not merely tense – it is recalibrating itself under fire. From Iran to the oil capitals of the Gulf, the […]
Coalition of the Unwilling
There was a time when the Western alliance moved with the confidence of a single orchestra. When Washington spoke, Europe did not merely listen – […]
Tanker hit off Fujairah as gulf maritime risks escalate
FUJAIRAH – A commercial tanker has reported being struck by what was described as an “unknown projectile” while at anchor off the Emirati coast, according to the UK […]
Hormuz Shipping Crisis Intensifies
Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains severely disrupted as tensions between Iran and the United States–Israel alliance continue to escalate. The narrow waterway, through which roughly one […]
NATO Faces Divisions Over Gulf Security
The crisis in the Gulf is exposing growing divisions within NATO as member states debate whether the alliance should take a direct role in protecting shipping through […]
Iran’s Elite Wealth Under Scrutiny in London
As tensions escalate between the United States, Israel and Iran, fresh attention is turning to how members of Iran’s ruling elite have quietly parked vast […]
Iran says oil will reach $200 a barrel, warns of ‘continuous strikes
Global oil markets are entering a period of extreme volatility as escalating tensions in the Middle East threaten one of the world’s most critical energy […]
Iran – Tehran Burns, the Numbers Climb, and the Hospitals Stretch
he story most Sri Lankans are following first is the one that now defines the war: Iran itself is taking the heaviest punishment, especially in and […]