MENA & NA News Pulse

Iran Conflict Escalations

• 🔥 Strikes on Key Targets: Israel strikes Iran's largest gas field, central Beirut, and an Iranian offshore gas field;...

• Israeli civilians flee: Strikes in north trigger silent evacuation; Iranian missiles kill 2 in central Israel.
• US-Israel hits Iran: Strikes...

Key frictions in Iran response:

• Internal discord: Top Trump NS official resigns over war opposition amid retaliatory bombs.
• Ukraine backing:...

Recent Iran-US-Israel war dynamics perfectly illustrate the security dilemma, a key theory in international relations used to explain such escalations.

US counterterrorism center director resigns over Iran, amid US-Israel war on Iran context. Prof David Monyae, director of Centre for Africa-China Studies at University of Johannesburg, weighs in.

Key fallout from Israel's strike on day 19 of US-Israel attacks:

• Iran confirms top security chief Ali Larijani (67-year veteran) killed, vows...

Panellists assess how Tehran's axis of resistance actors are reacting, adapting, and surviving amid the US-Israel war on Iran, with key implications for the region's political and security landscape.

Trump's frustration peaks as NATO and allies snub US calls to secure the Strait of Hormuz, rejecting support for his war of choice in Iran that he claims benefits the unappreciative world—US will go it alone.

Israel-Iran Conflict Escalations

• 🔥 Iran Security Chief Killed: Israel says Iran's security chief Ali Larijani was killed in an Israeli air...

• Escalating geopolitical risks spike market volatility, pushing investors to safe havens like gold, stable currencies, and less volatile property.
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Major escalation claim: Israel's Defence Minister says Iran's national security chief Ali Larijani was eliminated in an overnight strike. Larijani...

MENA Conflict Escalations

• 🔥 Israel Claims Killing of Iran's Security Chief: Israel's Defence Minister Katz announced that Iran's security chief...

Iran's attacks on Gulf airports and ports cause disruptions, spiking VLCC rates above $500K/day. Multinational responses ramp up:

• US-led naval...

Alliance strains emerge in MENA crisis:

• Trump's appeal: Urges NATO to secure Strait of Hormuz, citing US Ukraine aid
• Snubbed response: No traction...

Canadian opposition leader Pierre Poilievre unveiled a "new" auto strategy to counter Trump's tariffs on Canada's industry.

But the White House has...

Lahib Higel of Crisis Group analyzes Iran war's ripple effects on Iraq and Kurdistan:

• Turkey-Iraq ties strengthening amid regional tensions, per...

Middle East conflict triggers massive energy shock, with Strait of Hormuz blocked and oil prices soaring, haunting markets with stagflation.

• Trump...

In escalating Iran war, Israel's Defence Minister Katz announces Iran's security chief Ali Larijani killed. Army confirms Basij force commander also eliminated in targeted strikes.

US deploying Marine Expeditionary Unit to Middle East as rapid-response firepower, with Pentagon anticipating imminent need amid rising tensions.

• Historic chair: Melania Trump, first world leader's spouse, leads UN Security Council on protecting children in war zones as US holds March...