Iran’s newly installed Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei released a written address on 12 Mar 2026 urging use of the Strait of Hormuz as leverage and warning of expanded fronts if the United States and Israel persist in the conflict
Heritage advocates in New Brunswick are pressing for protection of arts and museum budgets as the province approaches a key fiscal announcement on March 12, 2026
Merchant ships and their crews face growing danger in the Strait of Hormuz as attacks, mine threats and insurance shocks stop traffic
The strait has been effectively closed since March 1, with merchant ships struck and insurers hiking war-risk fees, raising the prospect of severe oil and gas shortages unless naval protection and strategic measures are enacted
Russia plans to reopen its national pavilion in Venice, prompting protests from artists and a potential withdrawal of EU funding amid accusations of cultural diplomacy
An analysis of Article 21, proposals for national education in Hong Kong and parallels with university governance challenges
Spanish industry is mobilizing contingency plans amid threats from the US administration after Madrid denied use of shared air bases, with energy supplies and regional exporters particularly exposed
An alleged pattern of unlawful voting by an immigrant has prompted experts to warn that perception of the system is as important as its security
A concise guide to who gave, where the money went, and what experts recommend to curb outsized influence
Cargo vessels were hit in the Persian Gulf while several countries moved to tap strategic oil stocks, compounding worries about shipping through the Strait of Hormuz
Ireland stages a broad St. Patrick’s festival while government leaders present a $6.1 billion investment pledge to the U.S. and Generali completes a €337 million sale of Irish nonlife operations to Zurich
Mojtaba Khamenei, the 56-year-old son of the slain leader, was elevated amid war-related strikes and conflicting reports about his health
President Trump told The Post he has a plan for the oil market after the Iran conflict drove prices higher and said airport security issues were being handled
A clear summary of how missile and drone strikes, political decisions and regional actors have pushed the Iran conflict into neighboring countries and international diplomacy
Kaja Kallas argued for stepping up the pace of EU enlargement as a geopolitical response to Russian aggression, while some EU governments privately complain that Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has been stepping into foreign policy territory reserved for the bloc’s external affairs chief
A tight overview of how initial, narrowly framed military actions often evolve into protracted campaigns, illustrated by historical cases and the current Iran confrontation