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The Intelligence from The Economist

by The Economist

Lone goals: will US-Israel war aims diverge?

13.03.2026 • 00:25:22

As Israel continues to pound Iran and expands its offensive against Hizbullah in Lebanon, there are rumblings of disunity with America over the path a...

Blood from a drone: Iran’s deadly arsenal

12.03.2026 • 00:21:24

Iran continues to retaliate against attacks with ferocity. Though many of its ballistic missile facilities have been razed, its vast drone armoury is ...

Strait of shock: Iran economic fallout

11.03.2026 • 00:24:57

Overnight, the Pentagon said it “eliminated” 16 Iranian mine-laying ships, raising further jitters about the global impact of the war in Iran. Fifteen...

Oil rise: Trump gets the jitters

10.03.2026 • 00:23:16

After oil prices climbed to nearly $120 a barrel yesterday, Donald Trump signalled a possible abrupt end to the conflict in Iran. Markets calmed, but ...

Follow the leader: Iran picks the son

09.03.2026 • 00:26:38

After Iran appoints a new supreme leader, what does the choice tell us about the resilience of the regime and how the war will progress? Scientific re...

The third Gulf war: one week on

06.03.2026 • 00:29:42

After a momentous week, our editors reflect on how uncertainty about the goals of the war in Iran will affect its course. Iran’s retaliation has been ...

Spars and strikes: Who backs Iran war?

05.03.2026 • 00:21:40

As America continues to batter Iran, what are the domestic implications of the war for Donald Trump? The widening conflict has prompted some European ...

Crude awakening: Iran oil shock

04.03.2026 • 00:21:20

As America and Israel continue to bombard Iran, much of Iran’s retaliation is directed against energy infrastructure. With tankers blocked and oil pri...

Escalation: Middle East war widens

03.03.2026 • 00:24:42

The war in Iran has entered its fourth day with further American and Israeli strikes, and Iranian retaliation across the region. Now Israel’s prime mi...

War with Iran: Middle East in flames

02.03.2026 • 00:29:18

This weekend, America and Israel launched long-anticipated attacks on Iran, killing Ali Khamenei, the country’s supreme leader. Our correspondents ana...