Special coverage on the attack on Iran
Unravelling the Hormuz bottleneck
US-Iran war and the regional repercussions
With maritime traffic in the critical waterway severely disrupted, interest in alternative routes grows. But the same constraints persist.
Hormuz games: Trump's blockade on Iran's blockade
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The advent of AI has thrown up a host of new and daunting challenges, as the technology is being used to enhance concealment, improve deception and turbocharge tool development
Cognitive function becomes less efficient when the brain receives more material than it can handle over a short period
Only recently, the boss of ChatGPT owner OpenAI called ads on the platform a last resort, yet they are about to make an appearance. The implications are huge.
With maritime traffic in the critical waterway severely disrupted, interest in alternative routes grows. But the same constraints persist.
Disruption in the Hormuz can have major implications for global trade, but it also creates opportunities for smaller nations like Iran to become global political players
Pipelines have a chequered history in the Middle East, but the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has led US Tom Barrack to conclude that a new route through Syria could solve some problems.
How Saudi networks are redrawing oil, gas, and trade routes
This long-exposure photograph shows the light from candles held by Bulgarian Orthodox worshippers during a midnight Easter mass in front of the Saint Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Sofia, on 12 April 2026.
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