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With the likelihood of a diplomatic solution appearing increasingly distant, West Asia is now clearly veering toward a longer and more intense confrontation, one that may significantly reshape economic, geopolitical, and energy dynamics not only in the Middle East but globally.

WASHINGTON DC: US President Donald Trump cut short his visit to Canada to return home after the G7 summit to take stock of the situation as he ruled out what national security advisor Tulsi Gabbard had to say about the alleged nuclear facility in Iran. Trump believes Iran is going nuclear. This development in the Oval office on Tuesday has led to the belief that Trump will lead US participation in war against Israel if Iran does not surrender.

There is precious little good news to emerge from the Middle East since the IDF launched its spectacular blitzkrieg and leadership decapitation strike against Iran's nuclear asset and military/intelligence elite last Friday. This weekend was grim with Iran's ballistic missile strike on Haifa and Tel Aviv with even a real miss on the IDF command and control complex in Kirya. Netanyahu's boast that he would order IDF warplanes to destroy 100 buildings in Iran for every building destroyed by an Iranian missile in Israel also suggested a protracted, bloody conflict. Yet Brent has plunged to 71.80 as I write with Nasdaq up 300 points on diplomatic signals that Iran wants to join Trump's call for immediate peace deal talk under his aegis.

Israeli missile strikes against Teheran and Iran’s counter offensive entered its fifth day on June 17 Tuesday with U.S. President Donald Trump dramatically cutting short his stay in Canada for G-7 meeting for Washington indicating that he would be busy in peace moves in the next few hours for organizing a ceasefire between Israel and Iran. French President Emanuel Macron also informed at the summit venue that Iran sought Trump’s assistance for ending the war.

President Donald Trump is leading the attack on Iran. This much is clear when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says there were two assassination attempts on President Trump by Iranians, once when he was campaigning and the bullet nicked his now famous ear!

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump celebrated his 79th birthday in June 14, Saturday with much pomp and fanfare befitting only emperors and kings as Heavy tanks, armoured vehicles and thousands of soldiers showcasing all military eras marked the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army that coincided with his birthday as he stepped into his 79th year.

Iran and Israel continued their military strikes against each other for a fourth straight day (June 16). Last night, Iran targetted the northern Israeli port city of Haifa. As Israel's defence system intercepted Iran's ballistic missiles, two hypersonic missiles reportedly hit Haifa, causing several injuries, according to Israel's public broadcaster Kan. However, during these ongoing attacks and counter attacks, the moot question is where Iran faltered in securing the security and defence structure of its nuclear and military installations.

Another ‘war’ and we have balcony seats, some front row ones, and it doesn’t matter so long as you aren’t in danger of catching a missile, forget the odd ‘enemy drone’ which escaped the iron dome or the Iranian shield, which folks say works considerably less efficiently than the Israeli dome.

NEW YORK: A little over a year ago, I organized a meeting in New York City between a visiting member of Congress and a handful of local activists from across the Left. Among those present was New York Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani.

Israel’s strike against Iran has reignited a familiar tension in global energy markets, sending oil prices climbing into the mid-$70 per barrel range. The impact is not just visible in the numbers, but in the broader nervousness sweeping across energy trading floors and geopolitical circles alike. At the heart of this movement lies the so-called “geopolitical risk premium”—the extra cost per barrel that markets price in when a key oil-producing region teeters on the brink of conflict. That premium has now risen to about $8 a barrel, a level surpassing even the acute flashpoints of April and October 2024, when Israel and Iran directly exchanged strikes for the first time in decades.