Geopolitical Brinkmanship: Iran’s Six Demands for the Strait of Hormuz Strains Global Energy Markets and US Relations

INTERNATIONAL DESK — The fragile security architecture of the Middle East faces its most severe test in years as tensions surge between Washington and Tehran over control and navigation of the critical Strait of Hormuz. What began as a localized confrontation has escalated into a high-stakes diplomatic standoff, deeply entangling global energy markets, international maritime […]

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The Silent Siege: How U.S. Sanctions, Energy Collapses, and Geopolitical Tensions Push Cuba Toward a Humanitarian Catastrophe

By Global Affairs Desk Published: November 2025 1. Main Facts: A Nation on the Brink Cuba is currently enduring one of the most perilous chapters in its modern post-revolutionary history. Squeezed between intensifying foreign policy strategies from Washington and a worsening domestic structural crisis, the island nation is facing an acute humanitarian emergency. At the […]

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