[Analytics] Malaysia to play mediator role on Mideast tensions?
Aweek into 2020 and we are already witnessing a possible war in the Middle East,…
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US House passes measure that would limit Trump’s military action against Iran
WASHINGTON D.C., Jan 10, 2020, TASS. The US House of Representatives has adopted a war…
China confirms Vice-Premier Liu He will travel to US next week to sign phase one deal
BEIJING, Jan 9, 2020, SCMP. A China delegation led by Vice-Premier Liu He will travel…
Japan backs restrained US response to Iranian missile strikes: PM Abe
TOKYO, Jan 9, 2020, Kyodo. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday expressed support for…
[Analytics] Can Iran afford war?
Investors increasingly fear that tensions between the U.S. and Iran could escalate further, but officials…
Donald Trump takes the off-ramp in Iran confrontation (for now)
WASHINGTON D.C., Jan 8, 2020, CNN. President Donald Trump decided Wednesday that taking his foot…
Oil, gold and stocks whipsawed as Iran strikes spark Mideast war fears
SHANGHAI, Jan 8, 2020, Reuters. Asian shares tumbled on Wednesday (Jan 8), while oil and…
PM Modi calls US President Donald Trump to discuss situation in Iran
NEW DELHI, Jan 8, 2020, The Asian Age. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and United States…
[Analytics] Can Trump live with Iran’s threat of ‘revenge’?
The assassination of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani on January 3 has set in motion a…
Foreign media rips into Australia over causes behind bushfire crisis
SYDNEY, Jan 6, 2020, News.com.au. The rest of the world is still transfixed by Australia’s…
[Analytics] China trade questions confound Australia’s Indo-Pacific shift
The ‘Indo-Pacific’, stretching from the eastern Indian Ocean to the Pacific, is the Australian government’s…
[Analytics] China might take Iran’s side in a war with US
After the US assassination of Iran’s General Qasem Soleimani on Friday, Germany’s Spiegel Online observed…