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Will Iran war trigger a global recession?Today's Big Question Soaring oil prices could squeeze the world’s economies into crisis but it’s ‘guesswork’ how soon – or even if – that will happen
By Elliott Goat, The Week UK Published
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Trump, Iran disagree if they are in talks as strikes pausedSpeed Read Trump has given Iran until Friday to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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‘A country doesn’t become free just because a law says it should be’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Does the Iran war mark the beginning of a new era in battlefield AI?TODAY'S BIG QUESTION Attacking Iran with advanced artificial intelligence across multiple battlefields offers a preview of a new generation of wide-scale automated war
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Trump, Iran trade threats on oil, energy targetsSpeed Read Trump later said he would postpone strikes on these targets
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard: why it is so importantThe Explainer The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is both the backbone of the theocratic regime, and a state within the Iranian state
By The Week UK Published
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The Iran war: a gift to Vladimir Putin?Talking Point Middle East conflict presents a host of economic and political opportunities for Moscow – but there are risks in the unknown
By The Week UK Published
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Political cartoons for March 21Cartoons Saturday’s political cartoons include tax dollars, anger management, and more
By The Week US Published
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Donald Trump’s mistakes in IranTalking Point The US sought a ‘swift, painless victory from the air’ but regime’s resistance stirs fears of another Middle East 'forever war’
By The Week UK Published
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Why do the US and Israel seem to be fighting two different Iran wars?TODAY'S BIG QUESTION Cooperation doesn’t necessarily mean unity when it comes to each nation’s end goals for the growing Middle East conflict
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Pentagon’s $200B Iran war request rattles CongressSpeed Read It comes as oil prices also rose above $119 per barrel
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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How the Iran war is affecting airspacesIn the Spotlight Hundreds of thousands of passengers have had Middle East flights cancelled as ‘paralysed’ system struggles to keep up
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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Political cartoons for March 19Cartoons Thursday’s political cartoons include the perfect fit, big profits, and more
By The Week US Published
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Recriminations fly as Iran war spreads to gas fieldsSpeed Read Iran has warned nearby countries about continuing US-Israeli strikes
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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