US-Middle East relations

Iraqis see Iran and its proxies as the winners

It is debatable if America has achieved its aims of security or destabilised the world order more

Hostilities are renewed after both sides had withheld fire for weeks

Renewed strikes did not signal a return to full-scale war, says US president

Iran was preparing a list of conditions for reopening the strait after mediators asked Teheran to set them out

Only five commodity vessels transited the Hormuz straits on Aug 25

Warnings put an immediate focus on China, which buys the bulk of Iran’s oil

Washington wants to cripple Teheran’s economy, but it could have unintended consequences

Netanyahu was clear in Kushner meeting that Israeli troops would not withdraw