Iran

Trump says US military to stay around Iran; threatens action if Teheran fails to comply with deal

Peace talks with US would be ‘unreasonable’, says Teheran, following Israeli strikes on Lebanon

Israel struck Beirut’s southern suburbs just before midnight and at dawn, and hit towns across the south on Thursday (Apr 9) morning.

Israel launches fresh strikes on Lebanon after huge attacks jeopardise US-Iran truce

Teheran says there will be no deal as long as Israel keeps striking Lebanon

People protest against military action in Iran near the White House in Washington on Apr 8.
NEWS ANALYSIS

Huge strategic defeat for the US? There is now a two-week ceasefire but hard questions remain

The US and Iran are set to begin negotiations towards achieving durable peace in Islamabad on Friday (Apr 10)

Iran has kept a stranglehold on the Hormuz strait throughout the war by laying mines and attacking vessels.

Strait of Hormuz under the US-Iran ceasefire: 6 things to know

HUNDREDS of tankers are waiting to return to the Strait of Hormuz so that the waterway can once again become a conduit for one-fifth of the world’s oil and gas.

Crowds took to the streets of Iran overnight to celebrate, but there was also wariness that a deal would not hold.

Relief in the streets as US, Iran agree to a 2-week truce

[WASHINGTON/DUBAI/TEL AVIV/BEIRUT] The US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan, suspending a six-week-old war that has killed thousands, spread across the Middle East, and caus...

Disputes related to force majeure provisions are expected to rise given the number of contracts affected by the Middle East war.

No longer ‘boilerplate’: Force majeure provisions under fresh scrutiny, say Singapore lawyers

Granular provisions are replacing broad, generic language in this ‘unloved’ section of contracts 

US President Donald Trump has demanded that Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end support for militant proxies throughout the Middle East.

Trump’s threat to Iran shocks global leaders, unnerves some Republicans

[WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump’s warning to destroy Iran if it does not yield to his demands drew rebukes from around the globe and even unnerved some aides and supporters, though administrati...

The rubble of a building at Sharif University of Technology in Teheran on Apr 7, which was damaged in a strike amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran.

Iran defiant as clock ticks down on Trump’s threat to unleash ‘hell’

Investors are vacillating between bets either on a quick resolution, or on an escalation that could prolong a disruption to energy supplies

Above: A petrol station in Bangkok. Import-dependent economies such as Thailand and the Philippines have had to take drastic measures, such as subsidy cuts and export bans, to prevent a crisis.

How deeply have South-east Asian governments had to dig in this oil crisis?

Subsidies and tax cuts may stem the bleed, but the region’s budgets are coming under strain