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Strategic Communications in the Gulf: How the GCC Held Investor Confidence Through the 2026 Iran Conflict
The Gulf just absorbed the hardest regional shock in a generation. Missile debris on UAE soil. Ruwais and Habshan hit. Jebel Ali briefly suspended. Brent up 51% in a month. And yet sovereign capital kept deploying, DIFC stayed open, and the ceasefire held. How the GCC's signalling architecture passed its hardest test.
US–Iran Conflict and Rising Oil Prices: Implications for Thailand and ASEAN
Renewed US–Iran escalation has pushed oil prices higher and refocused attention on the Strait of Hormuz. For Thailand and ASEAN economies, the risk lies not in immediate supply disruption but in sustained energy volatility, trade sensitivity and inflation exposure.