Iran Prepares For War With Israel
Historian, author and strategic analyst — and onetime industrialist — Gregory R. Copley, 70, has for four decades worked at the highest levels with various… Israeli Prime Minister and Defense Continue Reading
Iran Prepares For War With Israel (Part 2)
This is the conclusion to the special report on Iran’s war on Israel, read part one here: Iran Prepares For War With Israel All of the recent geopolitical developments in Continue Reading
The Middle East Oil Alliance Of The Year
Kuwait and Saudi Arabia are still negotiating the restart of oil production at jointly owned fields in the so-called Neutral Zone between the two countries, Kuwaiti Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Continue Reading
The World Can Make More Water From the Sea, but at What Cost?
Desalinated seawater is the lifeblood of Saudi Arabia, no more so than at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, an international research center that rose from the dry, empty Continue Reading
Export infrastructure outage underscores Iraq’s need for diversified outlets
One of Iraq’s single-point mooring export buoys is being replaced, temporarily reducing the backup options for Iraq’s economic lifeblood. Workers attempt repairs on the SPM-1 export buoy on Sept. 8, Continue Reading
Is ISIS Back?
The American political leadership may not have been able to connect the dots on a withdrawal in Syria, but it’s really quite simple: 1) Americans step aside 2) Turks swarm Continue Reading
Is This The End Of The Aramco IPO?
The Aramco IPO has become a headache for many investors having been delayed yet again this week. Banks are now worried that it will be delayed until the end of Continue Reading
As protesters regroup, government faces pivotal test
Protest organizers and Iraqi security officials are expecting a new round of demonstrations this week, potentially opening a volatile new phase that could threaten Prime Minister Adil Abd al-Mahdi’s government. Continue Reading
Turkish Bank Tied To International Billion-Dollar Oil Sanctions Skirting Scheme
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey, founded Halkbank in 1933 to provide cheap credit easily to small business owners and large industrial entrepreneurs. Fast forward 80 years, and Continue Reading
Trump Claims To Have Taken Control Of Middle East Oil
“We’ve taken control of the oil in the Middle East,” President Trump claimed on Friday afternoon, in response to criticism over his handling of US troop movements out of Syria. Continue Reading