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The US Will Suffer More From Oil Shock Than China, Russia, Or EU

President Trump and members of his administration have repeatedly claimed that the United States’ prodigious oil production insulates the country from price shocks stemming from Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz
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The Malacca Toll: A Bold Gambit For Sovereignty Or A Geopolitical Minefield?

The Malacca Strait has served for decades as the uncompensated highway of global commerce, forcing Indonesia and Malaysia to shoulder the immense costs of maritime security and environmental maintenance for nearly one hundred thousand vessels annually without receiving direct returns
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US Air Power’s Feet Of Clay

Despite the apparent success of the US Air Force during six weeks of intense operations over Iran which saw much of Iran’s high-end integrated air defense network suppressed or destroyed, the broader implications of the still-ongoing US-Iran War point toward emerging structural weaknesses in American airpower
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Prabowo Tilts Toward Washington

In a moment of mounting global uncertainty marked by intensifying great-power rivalry, persistent conflicts in the Middle East, and the recalibration of alliances across the Indo-Pacific, Indonesia appears to be quietly adjusting the compass of its foreign policy
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Why Peace With Iran Is Still Within Reach

President Donald Trump’s blockade appears to be part of a broader effort to maintain leverage, negotiate from a position of strength, and press Tehran into a weaker bargaining position while cutting off its economic lifeline
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Trump Risks War Backlash From The Heartland: American Farmers

The already fragile two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran appeared to give way over the weekend, after talks in Islamabad collapsed and President Donald Trump ordered a U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical node for global energy and commodity flows
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U.S.–Iran: A Critical Chance For Peace To Hold

The announcement of a two-sided, two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran marks a much-needed turn of events that will pave the way for future long-term peace and de-escalations
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U.S.–Iran: A Critical Chance For Peace To Hold

The announcement of a two-sided, two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran marks a much-needed turn of events that will pave the way for future long-term peace and de-escalations
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Shipping Industry Uncertain As Hormuz Crisis Carries On

President Donald Trump announced Friday that the U.S. could open the Strait of Hormuz with “a little more time” as the president continues to adjust his messaging on the passageway between the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea
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AS–Iran: Masih Ada Ruang Untuk Diplomasi Dan Rundingan

Penembakan jatuh pesawat F-15E Strike Eagle oleh tembakan Iran merupakan satu peningkatan risiko tinggi dan juga tembakan ke kapal terbang A-10 Warthog/Thunderbolt II yang jatuh di Teluk Parsi, namun tidak semestinya bermaksud bahawa Washington dan Tehran sedang menuju peningkatan konflik besar-besaran dalam masa terdekat
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China Cranks South China Sea Buildup While Iran Consumes US

China’s renewed land reclamation at Antelope Reef comes as the ongoing US-Israel-Iran War draws significant US military assets into the Middle East, raising questions over whether shifting US force posture is opening strategic space in the South China Sea
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