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Oman’s initiative to facilitate safe passage for vessels from the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz has huge implications in the management of the Hormuz crisis, significantly diminishing Iran’s leverage on the issue in the face of growing strategic alternatives for the Gulf states.
Khalid Al-Jaber
The U.S.–Iran agreement signaled a notable shift in Washington’s approach to Gulf crises, with pragmatic de-escalation taking precedence over escalation amid domestic pressures in the United States.
Abdullah Rashid Al Mursil
The region has entered a new phase of de-escalation, marked by an electronic signature that reflects extreme political caution and mutual mistrust.
Khalid Al-Jaber
The Trump administration says it will redirect $24 billion in frozen Iranian assets to compensate Gulf states for war damage—but the legal authority to do it does not exist, and the assets it's counting on sit beyond Washington's reach.
Albert B. Wolf
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz and subsequent surge in energy prices have been an economic boon to exporters not directly affected by the disruption, Algeria included. But will the windfall revenues translate into something more durable for the North African country plagued by chronic investment deficits and structural reform needs?
Meissa Haouari
Donald Trump has spent his political career insisting he is the consummate dealmaker. But as his administration gropes for a negotiated exit from a war of its own making, it faces a problem no amount of bluster can solve.