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- War in Ukraine
On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched attacks that killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and devastated Iran’s nuclear facilities. Iran responded fiercely: it launched drones and missiles throughout the Gulf and effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil supply passes. Global markets panicked. Oil prices soared. And somewhere in Moscow, Vladimir Putin had little reason to complain.![A portrait of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, appears next to a Russian flag before a news conference at the Vahdat Hall in downtown Tehran, Iran, on June 10, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A portrait of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, appears next to a Russian flag before a news conference at the Vahdat Hall in downtown Tehran, Iran, on June 10, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Map highlighting Russian oil export hubs in the Baltic region, including Ust-Luga and Primorsk, with visualized maritime flows and strike locations. (Source: UNITED24 Media/Oleksandr Manukians)]( "Map highlighting Russian oil export hubs in the Baltic region, including Ust-Luga and Primorsk, with visualized maritime flows and strike locations. (Source: UNITED24 Media/Oleksandr Manukians)")
![Ukrainian representative shaking hands with his Saudi Arabian colleague after signing a defense cooperation agreement, March 27, 2026. (Source: Ukrainian President’s press service)]( "Ukrainian representative shaking hands with his Saudi Arabian colleague after signing a defense cooperation agreement, March 27, 2026. (Source: Ukrainian President’s press service)")
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