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It appears a key factor stopping Iran from crossing the nuclear weapon threshold was Ali Khamenei's religious fatwa forbidding it. Following his assassination, it's already possible to assess the Iranian regime will survive; the barriers to seeking a nuclear capability will probably disappear; and it will probably try to obtain it externally

Gianni Infantino wil dat Iran komende zomer 'gewoon' meedoet aan het WK voetbal in de Verenigde Staten, Mexico en Canada. De Zwitserse FIFA-voorzitter snapt wel dat het een ingewikkelde situatie is.

Gianni Infantino wil dat Iran in juni gewoon meedoet aan het wereldkampioenschap voetbal. „We willen dat Iran speelt. Er is geen plan B, C of D. Er is plan A”, zei de voorzitter van wereldvoetbalbond FIFA in een interview met de Mexicaanse televisiezender N+ Univision.

Jarenlang kon de vloot van Iraniër Hossein Shamkhani ongestoord groeien en havens invaren, ook die van Rotterdam. Rusland en Iran profiteerden voor miljarden van de olie- en wapensmokkel. Maar nu staat zijn vloot van twee kanten onder druk, al laat Nederland de schepen nog ongehinderd langsvaren.

Iran's Foreign Ministry said its ambassador to Lebanon will remain in his post, effectively defying Beirut's decision to declare him persona non grata. 'Lebanon is in practise occupied by Iran,' Israeli foreign minister Gideon Sa'ar said in response

On the 31st day of the US-Israeli war on Iran, the economic dimension of the war continued to become more pronounced as the conflict remained locked in a high-intensity, multi-domain phase, with exchanges continuing across Iran, Israel, and the wider region. Inside Iran, US and Israeli strikes continued to target the civilian infrastructure besides military and strategic targets, including hits on research facilities and air defence systems. The goal seems to be to degrade both Iran’s operational military capability and technological depth. Moreover, there have been attacks on energy sites, leading to power outages in major urban centres such as Tehran and Karaj. Despite these pressures, Iran’s retaliatory capacity remained intact, with continued missile and drone launches targeting Israeli industrial zones and infrastructure, as well as assets in Gulf countries. In Israel, the impact of these strikes has become more visible with a second confirmed hit on the Haifa Bazan oil refinery — one of the country’s mo...

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A scrubby island in the Gulf that is roughly one third the size of Manhattan, Kharg Island is the nerve centre of the Iranian oil industry — and at the heart of US President Donald Trump’s latest efforts to pressure Tehran. On Monday, Trump vowed that a failure by Iran to agree a deal to end the war could see the United States “completely obliterating” the export hub. A day earlier, he had said the United States could take the island, eyed by the Pentagon for ground operations, “very easily”. So what are Trump’s options, and how might Iran react if he presses on this pressure point? What is Kharg Island? It may be a mere scrap of land, but Kharg handles around 90 per cent of Iran’s crude exports, according to a report by US bank JP Morgan. Located in the north of the Gulf, around 30 kilometres from the Iranian coast and more than 500km from the Strait of Hormuz, it has no oil wells. But it has Iran’s largest oil terminal, oil pipelines, storage tanks and related infrastructure. It also has military facilities...

O rachetă balistică lansată din Iran, care a pătruns în spațiul aerian al Turciei, a fost neutralizată luni, 30 martie, de sistemele de apărare aeriană și antirachetă ale NATO desfășurate în estul Mediteranei, a anunțat Ministerul Apărării de la Ankara.

The war in the Middle East has caused serious disruption to the economies of frontline countries, and is dimming the outlook for many economies that had just started to recover from previous crises, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned on Monday. In a blog published by the global lender’s top economists, the IMF said the war started by US and Israeli strikes against Iran on February 28 was causing a global, but asymmetric shock and leading to tighter financial conditions. Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz and damage to regional infrastructure had caused the largest disruption to the global oil market in history, according to the International Energy Agency. Much would depend on how long the war lasts, how far it spreads and how much damage it inflicts on infrastructure and supply chains. The IMF said low-income countries were at particular risk of food insecurity due to higher food and fertiliser prices and may need more external support, even as many advanced economies were scaling back their in...

According to a New York Times investigation, the U.S. used a long-range Precision Strike Missile, which disperses small lethal pellets across a wide area, in its strike early in the Iran war

Iran has targeted energy and defense infrastructure in seven Arab countries, killing a worker at a desalination plant in Kuwait. The UAE described a separate attack on a Kuwaiti army base as an 'unprovoked terrorist attack' by Iran

Yields for five-year US Treasury bonds are up 4%, putting a damper on Bitcoin price, which has ended the month much where it started. This month, Bitcoin’s hashrate fell 6% after the US and Israel attacked Iran, highlighting Iran’s significant crypto mining activity. Bitcoin price, meanwhile, remains lackluster. Higher 4% yields on US Treasury bonds have added pressure, and investors are seeking less risky prospects amid geopolitical tension. Less appetite for crypto trading has proven problematic for Robinhood. The trading platform’s stock is down 16% on the month, and leadership has announced a stock buyback program.  Read more

Bitcoin’s weekend drop coincides with Trump weighing ground operation in Iran, escalating geopolitical tensions amid month-end rebalancing.

In a conference to 'de-escalate' the Iran war, four regional powers are building a new military-strategic partnership for mutual defense. Israel has long dreamed of such an 'Arab NATO,' but most of these countries believe Israel initiated a war that has brought destruction to their doorstep

Digital asset products saw $414 million in outflows last week as inflation fears, US Fed rate hike expectations and Middle East tensions drove a shift toward risk-off sentiment. Crypto investment products saw their first weekly outflows in five weeks last week, with $414 million exiting the market as investors grew cautious over rising inflation risks and escalating tensions in the Middle East. The pullback came as expectations for the June Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in the US shifted from potential rate cuts to rate hikes, signaling a tougher macro backdrop for risk assets, CoinShares reported Monday. Total assets under management fell to $129 billion, returning to levels last seen in early February and “broadly comparable to April 2025, during the initial phase of Trump’s tariffs,” CoinShares head of research James Butterfill said. Read more

The POTUS also reportedly said he wants to take the oil in Iran and seize Kharg Island.

As the Iran war drags on, interceptor and munitions production is set to surge, while the U.S. continues supplying arms but scales back strikes amid logistical strain – and Netanyahu's remarks near the Lebanon border hint at when the war may end

Goedemorgen! De olieprijs loopt verder op door de aanhoudende onrust rond Iran. De prijs van een vat Brent-olie, de belangrijkste graadmeter, steeg maandagochtend met 2,5…

Vance, focused on ending the Iran war quickly to protect his political future, shows little regard for Israel or other U.S. allies, prioritizing domestic optics and MAGA support over regional strategic interests