Azerbaijan peace deal and Washington’s exclusive development rights to the Zangezur corridor reveal, yet again, the complicated interactions of strategic concerns and regional influences that dominate ...

Despite strong Sino-Iranian ties, the Middle East’s importance for China’s economy, and Beijing’s growing diplomatic profile in the region, the PRC government generally stood aside during the ...

"If the U.S. is bent on imposing tariffs, China will fight to the end, and this is China's consistent official stance," said ...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent acknowledges China's position on oil purchases but suggests an overall trade deal ...

Asian buyers looked locally for oil during June’s brief Israel-Iran conflict, according to Vortexa, but are expected to return the Middle East as production rises.

Iran schedules diplomatic meetings with Russia, China and European nations as the deadline approaches for a new nuclear deal to avoid the reimposition of U.N. Security Council sanctions.

Hormuz Strait when it is itself in political, economic and cultural conflicts with Russia, China and even the United States," Moqtadaei said in an interview with Iran's semi-official Borna news ...

Weeks after his country was battered by waves of Israeli strikes and the US bombed three of its prized nuclear facilities, Iran’s foreign minister came to a gathering of regional diplomats in ...

Global, Middle East, Naval Warfare, Opinion If Iran blocks the Strait of Hormuz, these are the ballistic missiles it will use Missile analyst Ralph Savelsberg walks through Iran's anti-ship ...