What the Iran Conflict Revealed About Modern Alliance Dynamics
The Iran conflict has offered a vivid illustration of how alliance dynamics work — and do not work — in an era of social media, domestic political pressures, and...
Hedge Funds Bet Big on Higher Oil as Gulf Crisis Deepens Past $91
Hedge funds and commodity traders are making some of the largest directional bets in the oil market in years, as the Iran conflict drives Brent crude past $91 a...
Trump’s War Machine Targets Iran’s Naval Power as Gulf Tensions Explode
The US-Israeli offensive against Iran has now extended to the country's naval capabilities, with a major Iranian warship used as a drone launch platform struck and possibly sunk during...
Why People With Diabetes Need to Take Leg Swelling Especially Seriously
Diabetes is associated with a constellation of vascular complications that make leg swelling in diabetic patients a particularly serious symptom requiring prompt and thorough evaluation. The intersection of diabetic...
US Shale Producers Eye $100 Oil as Middle East Crisis Reshapes Market
American shale oil producers were watching events in the Middle East with close attention on Monday, as the disruption to Middle Eastern supply created the prospect of a sustained...
The Iron Grip Tightens: IRGC’s Rising Influence Post-Airstrike
In the wake of the Supreme Leader’s death, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is emerging as the primary arbiter of Iran’s future. While the joint US-Israeli strikes targeted...