Maritime insurance premiums for vessels traversing the Strait of Hormuz have skyrocketed as the Gulf conflict intensifies, with some war risk policies rising over 1,000%, sharply increasing the cost of transporting energy through one of the world’s most critical shipping corridors. The crisis followed joint Israeli-U.S. air strikes against Tehran on Saturday, which have effectively […]

United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has issued a severe warning signalling that any aggression against American citizens will result in fatal consequences. The statement, published on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) via the verified account of the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), reiterates the nation’s uncompromising position on the protection of its […]

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran has publicly asserted that the nation is capable of sustaining intensive military operations for a period of at least six months. Officials from the IRGC emphasised that their forces remain continuously prepared to defend the country’s territorial integrity and sovereignty, citing highly trained personnel, domestically manufactured weapons, […]