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THE BOTTOM LINE

Qatar has much to gain from Trump’s Gaza peace plan

Excavators are used to clear the rubble outside the Evin prison complex in Tehran that was hit days ago by an Israeli strike, on June 25, 2025. The Israeli defence minister announced strikes on the prison and other domestic security agencies in Tehran on June 23. (Photo by Mostafa Roudaki / mizanonline / AFP)
Opinion & Features

A changed Middle East balance of power

In a photo released by the White House via X, US President Donald Trump (R) and Vice President JD Vance (L) are seen in the Situation Room of the White House on June 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump said June 21, 2025 the US military has carried out a "very successful attack" on three Iranian nuclear sites, including the underground uranium enrichment facility at Fordo. "We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan," Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform. (Photo by WHITE HOUSE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / WHITE HOUSE " - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
Opinion & Features

A war president: Ensuring that the war with Iran doesn’t turn into Iraq War II

Some 84 per cent of the crude oil and condensate, and 83 per cent of the LNG that move through the Strait of Hormuz go to Asian markets in 2024, estimates the US Energy Information Administration.
International
COMMODITY INSIGHTS

Possible Hormuz blockade threatens Asia’s energy lifeline, unsettling oil market

Israel’s largest carriers, El Al Israel Airlines, Arkia and Israir, say on Sunday that they are suspending rescue flights that allow people to return to Israel until further notice.
International

Airlines keep avoiding Middle East airspace after US attack on Iran

In the lead-up to the bombing that he announced late on Saturday, US President Donald Trump had vacillated between threats of military action and appeals for renewed negotiation to persuade Iran to reach a deal to dismantle its nuclear programme.
International

Strikes on Iran mark Trump’s biggest, and riskiest, foreign policy gamble

Trump ran for US president as an anti-war candidate. He has been very critical of previous military interventions in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Opinion & Features

Will the Iran-Israel war suck in the US?

epa12099558 A handout photo made available by Qatar News Agency shows Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (R) welcoming US President Donald Trump upon his arrival in Doha, Qatar, 14 May 2025. EPA-EFE/QATAR NEWS AGENCY HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES
Opinion & Features

Make money, not war: Negotiating deals, resolving crises in the Middle East

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (centre right) and US President Donald Trump (centre left) watch as Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg (left) and Qatar Airways CEO Badr Mohammed al-Meer (right) sign documents during a signing ceremony at the Royal Palace in Doha on May 14.
Global Enterprise

Qatar Airways signs US$200 billion deal for 160 Boeing jets during Trump visit

US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman exchange a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) during a ceremony at the Royal Court in Riyadh on May 13.
Global Enterprise

Trump signs economic partnership agreement with Saudi Arabia

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