Oil has had a stellar start to the new year with prices climbing more than 3% since the close on December 31. The positive ...

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that the Iranian nuclear programme was approaching the point of no return, ...

Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi issued a chilling warning to Israel saying it would risk triggering a large-scale war if ...

Commodities Analysis by ING Economic and Financial Analysis (Warren Patterson) covering: Intercontinental Exchange Inc, Brent Oil Futures, Crude Oil WTI Futures, Natural Gas Futures. Read ING Economic ...

Richard Haass is President Emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, Senior Counselor at Centerview Partners, and the ...

Donald Trump, Donald Trump and Donald Trump. He is Time Magazine’s Person of the Year. Even Harry Houdini would be jealous.

A coalition of willing NATO allies could physically step in to help secure a future demarcation zone between an independent ...

Tehran is bracing for a tough confrontation with the incoming Trump administration while holding a weak hand after setbacks in 2024.

China’s independent oil refineries face a reckoning this year as Beijing tackles overcapacity in the industry, and the crude ...

The return of Donald Trump to the White House suggests a renewed confrontation between the USA and Iran. Trump's associates ...

In the swirling whirligig of world events, the past year 2024 was nearly like no other. Extraordinary but often jarring occurrences mixed in a hodgepodge of hope, joy and despair as crucial elections ...

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...