Iran Archives - Asia Power Watch https://asiapowerwatch.com/tag/iran/ an observatory of Asian economic power Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:30:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://asiapowerwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/cropped-logo-Asie-1-32x32.jpg Iran Archives - Asia Power Watch https://asiapowerwatch.com/tag/iran/ 32 32 How port disruption and risk at Hormuz affect global trade https://asiapowerwatch.com/how-port-disruption-and-risk-at-hormuz-affect-global-trade/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-port-disruption-and-risk-at-hormuz-affect-global-trade https://asiapowerwatch.com/how-port-disruption-and-risk-at-hormuz-affect-global-trade/#respond Tue, 03 Mar 2026 10:24:00 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3591 On Day 4 of the US/Israel war against Iran, I shared comments with Jennifer George for Fast Company Middle East on “The $20 million-barrel question:…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/how-port-disruption-and-risk-at-hormuz-affect-global-trade/feed/ 0 What happens if Israel intensifies attacks on Iranian energy infrastructure https://asiapowerwatch.com/what-happens-if-israel-intensifies-attacks-on-iranian-energy-infrastructure/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-happens-if-israel-intensifies-attacks-on-iranian-energy-infrastructure https://asiapowerwatch.com/what-happens-if-israel-intensifies-attacks-on-iranian-energy-infrastructure/#respond Sun, 15 Jun 2025 07:12:03 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3492 I shared comments with Deepthi Nair for The National News on Israel’s latest strikes on Iran’s energy infrastructures, what could come next and consequences on…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/what-happens-if-israel-intensifies-attacks-on-iranian-energy-infrastructure/feed/ 0 Trump’s return could signal new path for Israel, Gaza, Lebanon crisis https://asiapowerwatch.com/trumps-return-could-signal-new-path-for-israel-gaza-lebanon-crisis/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trumps-return-could-signal-new-path-for-israel-gaza-lebanon-crisis https://asiapowerwatch.com/trumps-return-could-signal-new-path-for-israel-gaza-lebanon-crisis/#respond Fri, 08 Nov 2024 14:25:21 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3386 As Donald Trump was confirmed as the next US President, I shared comments with Tala Michel Issa for Arabian Business on what a 2nd Trump…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/trumps-return-could-signal-new-path-for-israel-gaza-lebanon-crisis/feed/ 0 UAE’s BRICS Summit debut marks shift towards ‘concrete action’ https://asiapowerwatch.com/uaes-brics-summit-debut-marks-shift-towards-concrete-action/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=uaes-brics-summit-debut-marks-shift-towards-concrete-action https://asiapowerwatch.com/uaes-brics-summit-debut-marks-shift-towards-concrete-action/#respond Tue, 22 Oct 2024 08:56:58 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3368 As the 2024 BRICS Summit is starting today in Kazan, Russia, I shared comments with Tala Michel Issa for Arabian Business about how this summit,…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/uaes-brics-summit-debut-marks-shift-towards-concrete-action/feed/ 0 Geopolitics will ‘hit you where it hurts’ https://asiapowerwatch.com/geopolitics-will-hit-you-where-it-hurts/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=geopolitics-will-hit-you-where-it-hurts https://asiapowerwatch.com/geopolitics-will-hit-you-where-it-hurts/#respond Tue, 30 Jan 2024 14:14:01 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3343 Is BRICS+ setting the stage for a post-dollar world? In this latest episode of the AB Majlis podcast, I was invited by Senior Reporter Tala…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/geopolitics-will-hit-you-where-it-hurts/feed/ 0 As China turns combative, is the world ready for game-changing disruptions? https://asiapowerwatch.com/as-china-turns-combative-is-the-world-ready-for-game-changing-disruptions/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=as-china-turns-combative-is-the-world-ready-for-game-changing-disruptions https://asiapowerwatch.com/as-china-turns-combative-is-the-world-ready-for-game-changing-disruptions/#respond Thu, 18 Mar 2021 12:58:57 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=1606 This article was written in collaboration with Bipasha Bhardwaj. Bipasha is the co-founder and COO of Intelligentsia Risk Advisors, a strategy consulting firm that aims…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/as-china-turns-combative-is-the-world-ready-for-game-changing-disruptions/feed/ 0 Japan vs. China in Iran: political engagement or economic influence? https://asiapowerwatch.com/japan-vs-china-in-iran-political-engagement-or-economic-influence/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=japan-vs-china-in-iran-political-engagement-or-economic-influence https://asiapowerwatch.com/japan-vs-china-in-iran-political-engagement-or-economic-influence/#respond Tue, 24 Nov 2020 07:54:44 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=1308 One of the most critical questions for Iran today is the nature of its relations with Japan and China. Both Asian countries have been recently…

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