Iran

TODAY'S BIG QUESTION Iran isn’t just flexing its petrochemical muscles in the Gulf — it’s turning a profit at the Trump war effort’s expense

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 30 March 26

Speed Read Iranian officials are demanding reparations for the attacks

By Peter Weber, The Week US Published 26 March 26

Talking Point US president is buying time to escape the ‘mess he created’, but Iran will ‘drive a hard bargain’

By The Week UK Published 26 March 26

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 25 March 26

Speed Read Trump has given Iran until Friday to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

By Peter Weber, The Week US Published 24 March 26

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 23 March 26

Speed Read Trump later said he would postpone strikes on these targets

By Peter Weber, The Week US Published 23 March 26

The 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 22 March 26

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 22 March 26

Talking 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 21 March 26

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 20 March 26

Speed Read It comes as oil prices also rose above $119 per barrel

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 20 March 26