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Georgi Kantchev

ARTICLES BY GEORGI KANTCHEV

A damaged building in Tehran on Monday.

Air war in Iran gives way to crippling stalemate in Hormuz

6 min read . 23 Apr 2026

The U.S. intensifies its naval blockade on Iran, aiming to cripple its economy and push Tehran to abandon its nuclear ambitions. (REUTERS)

Trump bets economic pain will finally force Iran to reopen Strait

5 min read . 17 Apr 2026

A vessel at the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Oman, on Sunday.

US threat to blockade Hormuz sets up risky new showdown

7 min read . 13 Apr 2026

No commercial flights have been downed during this war, but at least five parked aircraft have been struck. (REUTERS)

After five weeks of airstrikes, travellers are adapting to flying in wartime

6 min read . 08 Apr 2026

A satellite image of the Gulf of Oman and the narrow Strait of Hormuz, which remains shut for most vessels.

What Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz means for the global economy

5 min read . 02 Apr 2026

Among Dubai’s wealthy elite, there is alarm and anger at the U.S. for launching a war that has put the emirate at risk.

How the Iran war unraveled the Gulf’s image as a luxurious safe haven

11 min read . 13 Mar 2026

Iran currently pumps around 4% of the world’s oil.

Why Iranian regime change would transform global energy markets

4 min read . 10 Mar 2026

One week into President Trump’s war on Iran, the most severe shock to energy markets since the 1970s is cascading through the world economy. (AFP)

The long-feared Persian Gulf oil squeeze is upon us

10 min read . 09 Mar 2026

Dubai’s Business Bay financial district on Wednesday.

UAE explores freezing Iranian assets to punish Tehran for attacks

4 min read . 06 Mar 2026

President Trump said the U.S. had launched a major combat operation, with far broader objectives than strikes last year that targeted Iranian nuclear sites. (REUTERS)

Trump’s war on Iran threatens to drive up oil prices and inflation

5 min read . 01 Mar 2026

Iran sells its crude mainly to small Chinese refiners known as teapots, which don’t operate internationally but need cheap crude to compete domestically. (File Photo: AFP)

Iran is selling more oil but making less money

5 min read . 26 Jan 2026

A woman holds a Venezuelan flag and a small cutout of Venezuela's ousted President, Nicolas Maduro, as demonstrators march against the U.S. strike on Venezuela and the capture of its president, Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, in Mexico City, Mexico. (REUTERS)

Trump’s oil grab is a big problem for the Opec cartel

5 min read . 11 Jan 2026

The tanker, formerly known as the Bella 1, has been trying to evade the U.S. blockade of sanctioned oil tankers near Venezuela.

Russia sends submarine to escort tanker the US tried to seize off Venezuela

3 min read . 07 Jan 2026

A drilling rig in Russia. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin/File Photo (REUTERS)

Trump’s inner circle sees Russia as El Dorado for business, but pitfalls abound

7 min read . 26 Dec 2025

Analysts expect Moscow’s oil revenues to take a hit but that its oil exports will continue for now. Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg News

Washington’s oil dilemma returns: How to hurt Moscow without raising gas prices

4 min read . 29 Oct 2025

View of Orsknefteorgsintez oil refinery in the city of Orsk, Orenburg region, Russia. The share of the country’s oil reserves described as hard-to-recover will rise to 80% by 2030, from 59% now, according to Russia’s Energy Ministry. (File Photo: Reuters)

The slow demise of Russian oil

3 min read . 28 Sept 2025

An image provided by Russian state media shows Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing on Tuesday. Photo: alexander kazakov/Sputnik/Reuters

Russia, China agree to pipeline plan, leaving Beijing with the upper hand

3 min read . 02 Sept 2025

Ukraine started hitting Russian refineries in 2023 as it developed its long-range drone industry. (REUTERS)

The Ukrainian attacks that are forcing Russia to ration its fuel

5 min read . 26 Aug 2025

Cans of packaged food produced by Glavprodukt are seen in this image. Glavprodukt goods have become a supermarket staple in Putin’s Russia. (File Photo: Reuters)

The American fighting to pry his company back from the Kremlin’s grasp

5 min read . 11 Aug 2025

The U.S. is Switzerland’s top export market for goods including watches, chocolates, drugs and machine tools. (AFP)

Trump’s ‘slap in the Face’ puts neutral Switzerland in trade-war crossfire

6 min read . 03 Aug 2025