America's defence secretary has reiterated Donald Trump's claim that US strikes "obliterated" three nuclear facilities in Iran, ...

By Joscha Abels, Post-Doctoral Researcher, Institute of Political Science, University of Tübingen It was the briefest of messages, but the potential consequences could have been significant. Elon Musk posted a four-word tweet on June 14: “The beams are on”. The...

By Andrea Stanton, Associate Professor of Islamic Studies & Faculty Affiliate, Center for Middle East Studies, University of Denver After 12 days of trading deadly airstrikes, Israel and Iran confirmed on June 24, 2025, that a ceasefire is in effect,...

By Hussein Dia, Professor of Future Urban Mobility, Swinburne University of Technology As the world watches the US–Iran situation with concern, the ripple effect from these events are reaching global oil supply chains – and exposing their fragility.If Iran closes...

Iran's supreme leader has insisted the US "gained no achievements" from strikes on its nuclear facilities, in his first public address ...