Meanwhile, at sea, US Central Command says the US blockade of Iran is working. Iran claims that at least one Iranian supertanker had crossed the blockade line and made it to Iran’s Imam Khomeini port …
US intelligence detects signs China is weighing giving Iran advance radar systems
The technology would enhance Iran’s ability to detect and track incoming threats, like low-flying drones and cruise missiles.
Japan business mood slumps, bankruptcies seen rising as Iran war lifts costs
By Leika Kihara TOKYO, April 8 (Reuters) – The Japanese business mood worsened in March to levels not seen since the start of the Ukraine war in 2022, a government survey showed, a sign surging oil …
Japan business mood slumps, bankruptcies seen rising as Iran war lifts costs
By Leika Kihara TOKYO, April 8 (Reuters) – The Japanese business mood worsened in March to levels not seen since the start of the Ukraine war in 2022, a government survey showed, a sign surging oil …
Why Trump’s Strait of Hormuz Blockade May Be a Gift to China
Trump’s Hormuz blockade pressures Iran but risks handing China a legal and strategic opening in Taiwan and the South China Sea.
China says its economy is accelerating despite Iran war turmoil – for now
Strong exports of electrical and mechanical products supercharged China’s economy in the first three months of the year, with growth exceeding analysts’ expectations even as the Iran war upended …
Foreign investors flee Thailand as Iran war, energy shock dash hope for economic revival
Foreign investors are selling Thai assets as an energy shock from the US-Israeli war on Iran threatens to snuff out hopes for an economic revival under Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and exposes …
Finance ministers, stung by hit to economies, call for full Iran war ceasefire
By William Schomberg WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) – Finance ministers from almost a dozen countries led by Britain called on the U.S., Israel and Iran to implement their ceasefire in full on …
Finance ministers, stung by hit to economies, call for full Iran war ceasefire
By William Schomberg WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) – Finance ministers from almost a dozen countries led by Britain called on the U.S., Israel and Iran to implement their ceasefire in full on …
Pakistan army chief in Tehran to advance next round of US-Iran talks
Sources tell Al Jazeera that Pakistani mediators are hopeful about a breakthrough on Iran’s nuclear programme.