Geopolitics
The Hormuz Standoff: America's Tanker War, Iran's Internet Blackout, and the Race to Avert Catastrophe Standfirst: As the US Navy revives Cold War-era "tanker war" tactics in the Persian Gulf, Iran imposes a 45-day internet blackout on its own population, and France and Britain
geopolitics
The Hormuz Standoff: America's Tanker War, Iran's Internet Blackout, and the Race to Avert Catastrophe Standfirst: As the US Navy revives Cold War-era "tanker war" tactics in the Persian Gulf, Iran imposes a 45-day internet blackout on its own population, and France and Britain
US
After 40 days of war, a two-week ceasefire gives exhausted parties room to negotiate — but Israel's separate assault on Lebanon threatens to unravel the agreement --- WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD/TEHRAN — The United States and Iran agreed late Tuesday to a two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan, bringing an uneasy end
US
After 40 days of war, a two-week ceasefire gives exhausted parties room to negotiate — but Israel's separate assault on Lebanon threatens to unravel the agreement --- WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD/TEHRAN — The United States and Iran agreed late Tuesday to a two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan, bringing an uneasy end
Geopolitics
Standfirst: As Washington declares Tuesday the "most intense day of strikes" yet, Iran's new supreme leader defies calls for surrender, Russia mediates, and global oil markets teeter on the edge of catastrophe. --- Lead Ten days into the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran, the war escalated
Technology
Analysis — as of 12:00 EST, 1 March 2026. This is a fast-moving, active conflict now in its third day. Casualty figures, operational claims, and damage assessments remain largely unverified. Iran continues to operate under a near-total internet blackout. Many claims originate from belligerent governments or state media under wartime
Geopolitics
As Iran appoints a three-member transitional council to replace Ayatollah Khamenei, its retaliatory strikes expand across the Persian Gulf, hitting Dubai, Doha, and Manama for a second day. Nine are killed at the US consulate in Karachi. Trump threatens force "never seen before." The questions that should have
Geopolitics
The United States and Israel have launched coordinated air strikes across Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei according to Iranian state media. Iran has retaliated with missile salvos against Israel and US bases across the Middle East, in the most significant military escalation the region has seen in decades.
Geopolitics
Analysis — as of 12:00 EST, 28 February 2026. This is a fast-moving, active conflict. Casualty figures, operational claims, and damage assessments are largely unverified. Many originate from belligerent governments or state media operating under wartime conditions. Iran has imposed a near-total internet blackout, severely limiting independent reporting from inside
Technology
The president branded the company "leftwing nut jobs" and gave agencies six months to phase out its technology, as the Defense Secretary designated Anthropic a supply chain risk to national security. The Trump administration on Friday ordered every federal agency to cease using artificial intelligence technology made by
Europe
Standout: For two years after Jeffrey Epstein's death, accountability followed a predictable pattern: individual resignations, quiet apologies, and institutional silence. But in the span of 72 hours in late February 2026, that pattern shattered. The World Economic Forum's CEO resigned. A major UK lobbying firm collapsed.
East Asia
Standout: For three years, the United States has treated artificial intelligence decoupling as a unilateral policy tool—Washington controls the hardware chokepoints, Beijing scrambles to catch up. But a pattern is emerging across multiple fronts that suggests this assumption no longer holds: China is beginning to retaliate at the application