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Iran’s Supreme Leader Says Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz Taking New Shape Without America As Oil Price Hits $126, 4-year High

Global UpfrontApr 30, 2026April 30, 20260

Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said in a published written message on Thursday that a new chapter for the Gulf and Strait of Hormuz

Chokepoints And Conflict: How The Hormuz Crisis Is Exposing Global Shipping Vulnerabilities

Global UpfrontApr 27, 2026April 27, 20260

The blockading of ships in the Strait of Hormuz as a result of the conflict between the United States and Iran has demonstrated how ships

Iran Reacts To Trump’s Sweary Demand To Open Strait of Hormuz, Vows Of “New Order In The Persian Gulf”

Global UpfrontApr 6, 2026April 6, 20260

Iran appears to have flatly rejected demands by Donald Trump to open up the Strait of Hormuz, after the US president issued an expletive-filled threat

U.S./Israel-Iran War: Trump Says U.S. Forces Will ‘Finish The Job’ Soon As Core Objectives ‘Near Completion’

Global UpfrontApr 2, 2026April 2, 20260

President Donald Trump said US forces will “finish the job” in Iran soon as “core strategic objectives are nearing completion,” offering a full-throated defense of

U.S. Has No Good Options Regarding Iran – The Economist

Global UpfrontMar 23, 2026March 23, 20260

Washington has four possible courses of action regarding Iran, but all of them are bad for the United States, The Economist wrote in an article.

Targeting Of Energy Facilities Turned Iran War Into Worst-case Scenario For Gulf States

Global UpfrontMar 20, 2026March 20, 20260

By Kristian Coates Ulrichsen Iran has responded in kind to attacks on its energy infrastructure. With the energy assets of Gulf states now in play

Water Could Be Next Front In US/Israel-Iran War: Persian Gulf Desalination Plants Could Become Military Targets

Global UpfrontMar 6, 2026March 6, 20260

By Michael Christopher Low Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and neighboring countries in the Persian Gulf region use the fossil fuels under their desert

War In Middle East: 5 Killed After U.S. Military Aircraft Crashes Into Eastern Mediterranean Sea

Global UpfrontNov 12, 2023November 12, 20230

Five U.S. service members were killed Friday evening after their aircraft suffered a mishap and crashed into the eastern Mediterranean Sea, the Pentagon revealed Sunday.