7 articles tagged with “Middle East”
King Mohammed VI endorses US-backed Gaza reconstruction efforts while President Trump considers limited military strikes on Iran to advance nuclear negotiations, highlighting divergent approaches to Middle East stability.
King Mohammed VI endorses US-led Gaza rebuilding efforts while calling for comprehensive Middle East peace, as the Trump administration considers limited military strikes on Iran to advance nuclear negotiations.
The Trump administration has intensified pressure on Tehran, with White House officials urging Iran to pursue negotiations while the president signals potential military action remains under consideration.
Israel's first expansion of Jerusalem's municipal boundaries since 1967 marks a significant shift in Middle Eastern territorial politics, raising questions about international law and sovereignty that resonate across the African continent's own post-colonial experience.
Israel's decision to approve a new land registration process in Area C of the occupied West Bank has triggered sharp criticism from international observers and Palestinian authorities, who warn the move undermines Palestinian territorial claims and violates international law.
Continued US-Iran diplomatic engagement provides cautious optimism for energy markets, but the deployment of a second US aircraft carrier to the Middle East threatens to reintroduce geopolitical risk premiums into crude pricing.
Continued nuclear negotiations between Washington and Tehran provide near-term price stability, though deployment of a second US carrier group to the Middle East reintroduces geopolitical risk calculations for crude benchmarks.