ANALYSIS: U.S. ‘Economic D-Day’ Could Push Iran’s Regime to the Brink
By Roshanak Astaraki
The United States's "Economic D-Day" -- also known as Operation Economic Outcast, a campaign designed to maximize sanctions pressure on the Islamic Republic of Iran and deepen its economic isolation -- could...
ANALYSIS-How Iran Is Widening Its Pressure Campaign to Force U.S. Concessions
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By Samia Nakhoul
BEIRUT, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Iran is betting it can outlast Washington by turning the Middle East's trade routes, shipping lanes and energy infrastructure into pressure points that steadily raise the...
ANALYSIS – After Hormuz, Iran Turns to Red Sea Gateway as New Pressure Point
By Samia Nakhoul
BEIRUT, July 14 (Reuters) - Having choked off shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, Iran is now signaling it could play its most dangerous card yet: using Yemen's Houthi allies to shut the Bab el-Mandeb gateway...
ANALYSIS—How the Absence of Iran’s New Supreme Leader Is Becoming a Liability for the...
By Parisa Hafezi and Angus McDowall
DUBAI, July 10 - The whereabouts of Mojtaba Khamenei have been a mystery to Iranians and the rest of the world alike since his appointment as supreme leader a week after the strike that...
ANALYSIS – The Next Iran War May Come Sooner Than You Think
The opinions expressed here are those of the author, an investment strategist for Panmure Liberum
By Joachim Klement
LONDON, July 1 (Reuters) - One stage of the Iran war has ended, but the world may be mistaking a pre-election pause for...
ANALYSIS- Vance, Rubio Strike Different Tone on Iran and Israel
By Gram Slattery
MANAMA, June 26 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration has pushed hard to present a united front on the Iran war, but statements by his vice president and secretary of state have at times diverged over...
ANALYSIS: Fragile Iran Deal Offers Oil Relief, but Hormuz Risks Remain
By Ron Bousso
LONDON, June 14 (Reuters) - The U.S.-Iran deal ending months of fighting and reopening the Strait of Hormuz will prompt a collective sigh of relief from energy exporters and importers alike. But the fragile calm may not...
ANALYSIS-Three Months In, Is Trump Losing the Iran War?
By Matt Spetalnick
WASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump may have won just about every battle against Iran, but three months after attacking the Islamic Republic he now faces a bigger question: Is he losing...
No Deal, No Exit: How U.S.-Iran Standoff Risks Fresh Conflict
By Samia Nakhoul and Parisa Hafezi
LONDON, May 18 (Reuters) - Three months after the United States and Israel staged an attack on Iran, a U.S. blockade and Tehran's grip on the Strait of Hormuz have created a deadlock, with...
Opaque Oil Deals Around Hormuz Test the Petrodollar
The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.
By Ron Bousso
LONDON, May 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar-dominated global oil trading system is being tested by the Iran war and the closure of the Strait...
