Andrés Mourenza

More than 250 civilians and loyal soldiers died fighting the coup plotters in what the official narrative has turned into the ‘Epic of July 15’

The United States and Iran are intensifying their battle over a strait that is crucial to the global economy, and shipping companies fear significant additional costs for transportation

Attacks on tankers kill one sailor and leave eight wounded as conflict threatens to spread again to the Red Sea and Iraq

Iran’s Health Ministry said there were 14 dead and 78 injured in the latest offensive. It also claims one projectile landed very close to a nuclear facility

The US president calls Iranian leaders ‘sick people’ after both countries exchanged strikes, but leaves the door open for negotiators to keep talking

The US president rails at major EU powers for failing to help him with his war against Iran, and reiterates that the Arctic island ‘should be controlled by the U.S. and not by Denmark’

The White House opposes the imposition of a fee on ships and is leveraging the prospect of lifting sanctions on Iranian oil, but Tehran remains determined to charge for passage

With nearly 70 victims among civilian seafarers, the war against Iran has been one of the deadliest conflicts for the merchant navy. More than 20,000 workers found themselves trapped in the Persian Gulf

Greek shipping companies transport Azerbaijani crude oil from a Turkish port in violation of the embargo imposed by Ankara, concealing their shipments by turning off their tracking signals

Following the entry into force of the truce in Lebanon, Tehran assures that it will allow ships to pass through the strait

The use of irregular navigation tactics is surging, while the United States says its maritime cordon has forced 14 vessels to turn back

Donald Trump has shelved a plan to have these forces contribute to his offensive against the Islamic Republic while the opposition and Turkey do not look favorably upon the involvement of groups they consider ‘separatists’

Oil tankers bound for Asian markets and Greek and Chinese merchant ships have crossed the strategic strait in the past week, despite the danger of attacks. If the offensive does not cease, Tehran will ‘maintain pressure on the enemy’

The easternmost EU country’s image as a safe haven for regional business is under threat after suffering an Iranian drone attack

Several locations near the British base attacked by an Iranian drone have been evacuated, and people are expressing fear over the escalating conflict

The Syrian surgeon, trained in Cuba, warns that, after the overthrow of the Assad regime, ‘the revolution must be protected from its own children’

Amid fear of reprisals, Iranians who have left the country recount the regime’s brutal repression and their doubts about whether external intervention is necessary

The US-led battle against cargo ships off the coast of Venezuela, and Ukraine’s attacks on Russian vessels have brought to light an illegal industry of ‘shadow’ ships

Realpolitik has rehabilitated the Saudi strongman who ordered the journalist’s murder: Trump fetes him, Cristiano Ronaldo dines at his table, Jeff Bezos does business with him, and Spain sells him weapons

From the mountains to the streets of Europe’s major cities, record-breaking temperatures are revealing the fierce impact of climate change

The Russian delegation at the Istanbul talks presented its demands for a ceasefire, which the Ukrainians will study over the next seven days

The first direct negotiation between the two countries in the last three years concludes with slight progress

Defined as a shrewd and ambitious man, the leader of the Arab country has combined a firm hand with openness since bringing down the Assad regime

Less than a third of the destroyed homes have been rebuilt, half a million people still live in container settlements, and a large portion of the population continues to suffer from psychological issues related to the disaster

The ultraconservative shift of the ruling party in Tbilisi, mirroring the paths taken by Russia and Hungary, has intensified pressure on the country’s gay and lesbian population, which now faces increased attacks, violence, and repression

While there is cautious optimism among the communities in Aleppo, which have lived with HTS for longer, in the Damascus region there is wariness over the rise to power of an Islamist group, heir to the jihadism that attacked churches a decade ago