The Iran Question Is All About China

by admin | Mar 1, 2026 | Top Ten

By Zineb Riboua, author of Beyond The IdeologicalIran is most often discussed as a nonproliferation problem, a sponsor of terrorism, a regional spoiler. Each of these framings captures a real problem, but none captures what matters most. The nuclear file, the militia...

Trump Admin Seeks Months-Long Pause For Tariff Refunds

by admin | Mar 1, 2026 | Top Ten

Just days after Senate Democrats introduced a bill seeking tariff refunds after the Supreme Court struck down many of President Trump’s (IEEPA-backed) tariffs, the Trump administration says it needs months of additional time to weigh its steps, as a wave of refund...

Mid-Atlantic Braces For Another Winter Blast Before A Spring Warmup

by admin | Mar 1, 2026 | Top Ten

Winter in the Mid-Atlantic region is certainly winding down, and March is always an unpredictable month. Early next week, a fast-moving Alberta Clipper is forecast to bring yet another round of wintry weather to the region before a spring warm-up arrives by...

Equity Futures Slide, Oil And Gold Jump, But No Panic

by admin | Mar 1, 2026 | Top Ten

The widely anticipated Sunday night open of futures trading is here, and it is a bit anticlimatic.Yes, futures are broadly lower, oil and gold are higher, but there is no panic, and as Bloomberg’s Mark Cudmore writes, most non-energy moves are relatively...

Explosion Rocks Iran’s Capital as US, Israeli Strikes Continue

by admin | Mar 1, 2026 | Top Ten

The U.S. and Israel pounded targets across Iran on Sunday, dropping massive bombs on the country’s ballistic missile sites and wiping out warships as part of an intensifying military campaign following the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Blasts...

Iran’s Temporary Council Assumes Leadership After Khamenei’s Death—What Comes Next?

by admin | Mar 1, 2026 | Top Ten

By Joseph Lord Epoch Time After the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in U.S. and Israeli airstrikes in Tehran, a temporary council has taken over the leadership of the nation. Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said March 1 that the new leadership council “has begun...