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Special Could Iran and its proxies once again use hostages as leverage in standoff with the US? graphic

Could Iran and its proxies once again use hostages as leverage in standoff with the US?

  • From Beirut in the 1980s to Iraq today, kidnappings by Tehran and its regional militias have served strategic ends
  • Shelly Kittleson’s abduction and release revives fears tactic remains a central tool in US-Iran confrontation
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Special Hormuz Strait crisis shows how distant wars hit home for Britons graphic

Hormuz Strait crisis shows how distant wars hit home for Britons

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Special Attacks by pro-Iran militias strain Iraq’s sovereignty, fray ties with Gulf Arab neighbors

Attacks by pro-Iran militias strain Iraq’s sovereignty, fray ties with Gulf Arab neighbors

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Special How long can Iran’s war-devastated economy defy the Hormuz blockade?

How long can Iran’s war-devastated economy defy the Hormuz blockade?

By Jonathan Gornall - TAREK ALI AHMAD ·
Special What a US-led Hormuz strait naval blockade would look like graphic

What a US-led Hormuz strait naval blockade would look like

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Alliance for endangered culture: Riyadh to host ALIPH’s first regional hub

Alliance for endangered culture: Riyadh to host ALIPH’s first regional hub

By Jonathan Gornall ·
Special How Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline is easing the Hormuz chokehold on global oil markets

How Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline is easing the Hormuz chokehold on global oil markets

By Jonathan Gornall ·
Analysis Smoke rises from a high-rise building following a drone attack in Kuwait City on March 8, 2026. (AFP)

Analysis: GCC received 83% of Iran’s missiles and drones compared to 17% launched at Israel

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Special A Gulf Suez Canal? Bypassing the Strait of Hormuz may be harder than its advocates suggest graphic

A Gulf Suez Canal? Bypassing the Strait of Hormuz may be harder than its advocates suggest

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Special How Gulf airlines are staying afloat amid a war that has severed key aerial corridors graphic

How Gulf airlines are staying afloat amid a war that has severed key aerial corridors

By Jonathan Gornall ·
Special Of strikes and succession: How Iran’s ‘mosaic regime’ endures after Khamenei’s killing graphic

Of strikes and succession: How Iran’s ‘mosaic regime’ endures after Khamenei’s killing

By Jonathan Gornall ·
Special Why world powers have a major interest in keeping Strait of Hormuz open graphic

Why world powers have a major interest in keeping Strait of Hormuz open

By Jonathan Gornall ·
Special A history of strikes on Iran from 1980 to 2026 graphic

A history of strikes on Iran from 1980 to 2026

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