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Oil storage tanks at a petrochemical production base on the outskirts of Shanghai, China, Saturday, June 28, 2025. China buys about 90% of Iran’s exports of about 1.7 million barrels per day. Source: BloombergBloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe US and Israeli attacks on Iran are primarily discussed through the familiar lenses of the risk of military escalation, nuclear deterrence theory, and geopolitical instability in the Middle East. But the most important strategic outcomes are likely to unfold far from the region itself. The country currently facing the most significant short-term economic and strategic challenge is China. China’s dependence on…

As the conflict between Iran and the US and Israeli forces intensifies, Sky Sports looks at how the Middle East crisis is affecting sport.Soccer – Will Iran play in the World Cup?Iran’s participation in the 2026 World Cup has been called into question after co-hosts the United States and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran over the weekend following the killing of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The conflict is escalating, with Iran launching attacks against U.S. allies and assets in the Middle East. “We cannot expect to go into the World Cup with high hopes,” Iranian Football Federation president…

Ken Griffin, CEO of Citadel LLC, speaks about street squawks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2026.Oscar Molina CNBCBillionaire investor Ken Griffin’s Citadel hedge funds generated positive returns in February, weathering a volatile month for markets as macro uncertainty and disruption from artificial intelligence rattled asset prices.The company’s flagship multi-strategy Wellington fund rose 1.9% in February, bringing its year-to-date gain to 2.9%, said the people, who requested anonymity because the information is private. Performance across the fund was broad-based, with all five of Citadel’s core strategies – commodities, stocks, fixed income, credit and quantitative – ending…

People walk near the U.S. Supreme Court, where justices are expected to issue opinions on pending cases in Washington, DC, on February 25, 2026. Kylie Cooper | ReutersThe Supreme Court ruled Monday, effectively banning redrawing the boundaries of New York City’s only congressional district currently held by Republicans for the 2026 midterm elections.The decision is a victory for incumbent U.S. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, a Staten Island Republican, who is seeking re-election this November. He had asked the Supreme Court to hear his appeal to block a new line in the election.The Supreme Court’s decision is potentially important for Republicans, who…

Before dawn on Monday morning, Hezbollah launched a “swarm of missiles and drones” at a military base in northern Israel, opening a new front in the US-Israel war against Iran. The Iranian-backed extremist group, which has a stronghold in southern Lebanon, claimed it was revenge for the killing of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei. Never mind that Israel says there were no casualties from the attack. One projectile was intercepted, and the other fell into an open area. Or that Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam called it an “irresponsible and questionable act” and banned Hezbollah’s military activities. Israel has been…

Ahead of this weekend’s season-opening Australian Grand Prix, Sky Sports F1’s Anthony Davidson tells us who will be in the top six driver combinations.Davidson has compiled a list of the teams that finished in last year’s constructors’ championship. Have your say in the poll below. McLaren – Lando Norris and Oscar PiastriThis is undoubtedly one of the best driver line-ups in F1 right now. They chased hard for the 2025 drivers’ title, and for good reason: they’re evenly matched. Together they are a very powerful combination and complement each other very well. And it’s a big part of why McLaren…

As Sam Altman discovered Saturday night, these are tough times to work in the U.S. government. Around 7 p.m., OpenAI’s CEO announced that he would be holding public inquiries regarding X as a way to shed light on his company’s decision to take over the Department of Defense contract that Anthropic had just pulled out of. Most of the questions centered on OpenAI’s willingness to participate in mass surveillance and automated killing, the very activities Anthropic had ruled out in its negotiations with the Pentagon. Mr. Altman typically spoke out to the public sector, saying it was not his role…

novo nordisk The Danish drugmaker announced on Monday that it is investing 432 million euros ($506 million) in its Irish facility to expand production capacity to manufacture the newly launched Wigovy tablets. The news comes about two months after Novo launched its blockbuster weight loss drug Wegoby in pill form in the U.S. market. This is said to be one of the most powerful launches of all time. “With the investment in the Athlon facility, Novo Nordisk is expanding its production capacity for oral products, which strengthens our ability to meet current and future demand outside the United States,” said…

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh said in an exclusive interview on Sunday that US President Donald Trump crossed a “very dangerous red line” by killing Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Khatibzadeh said many Shiite believers around the world would react to Khamenei’s killing. “Of course, from a religious perspective, he was a great religious leader, so many Shiite believers in the region and around the world will react to this. This is very clear because President Trump has crossed a very dangerous line,” Khatibzadeh said. “We have no choice but to respond,” he added. Saturday’s airstrikes prompted Iran to…

“Our set-up is a little different, but the biggest reason is that things are back to normal,” Arne Slott justified after the weekend’s win against West Ham. Liverpool scored three goals from corner kick situations in the first half of their 5-2 win.In fact, seven of Liverpool’s last nine Premier League goals have come from set-pieces, with five of those coming from corners. The rise addresses a severe imbalance from the first half of the season, when Liverpool briefly held the worst set-piece record in Europe’s top five leagues. Slott may not like it and, as he claimed on Monday,…