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Murat Sofuoglu
Murat Sofuoglu is a staff writer at TRT World.
Murat Sofuoglu is a staff writer at TRT World.
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How could Iran’s proposed maritime zone shape US-Iran tensions?
Under pressure from US economic warfare, Iran is seeking to widen the scope of the confrontation by threatening a maritime exclusion zone stretching beyond the Strait of Hormuz.
7 min read
Why did Xi choose to visit Egypt amid the US-Iran tensions?
Xi Jinping’s Cairo visit points to China’s growing interest in an emerging regional security order as Middle Eastern powers seek greater autonomy from Washington
7 min read
Is the Iran war weakening the US military umbrella from Europe to the Pacific?
As the conflict drains munitions and draws military assets towards the Middle East, Washington faces growing questions over whether it can maintain its commitments in Europe and the Indo-Pacific
7 min read
Iceland says ‘No’: Why voters rejected EU accession talks
Icelanders chose sovereignty and control over fisheries rather than reopen EU accession talks, prompting debate over what the outcome means for Brussels’ appeal amid growing geopolitical uncertainty.
8 min read
How Netanyahu's right-wing Likud morphed into a far-right party with extremist ideas
Likud and other right-wing parties have dominated the Israeli political landscape since the 1990s, as Netanyahu, the country’s longest-serving prime minister, has increasingly embraced far-right positions.
8 min read
Can Iran's offensive strategy force a US rethink?
With the US-Iran ceasefire over, Tehran is signalling a more offensive military strategy that analysts say could widen the conflict through regional allies, increase pressure on US forces and raise the political and economic costs of a prolonged war.
8 min read
Will the Mecca Agreement grow beyond its founding three?
As Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan launch the Mecca Agreement, analysts examine whether the pact could evolve into a broader regional security framework that reshapes alliances across the Middle East.
7 min read
Why the Middle East is looking beyond the Strait of Hormuz?
The prolonged US-Iran war is pushing regional states to look for alternate pipelines and overland corridors across the Middle East, with analysts saying the shift could gradually redraw regional alliances, energy flows and Tehran's global impact.
8 min read
Will growing attacks on Palestinian Christians reshape Christian Zionist support for Netanyahu?
Growing violence against Palestinian Christians has drawn criticism from leading US conservative voices, raising questions over whether Israel's treatment of Christians could test Benjamin Netanyahu's standing among American Christian Zionists.
7 min read
How Hormuz tensions echo Ibn Khaldun's theories on geography and power
More than 600 years after Ibn Khaldun wrote Al Muqaddimah, experts say his ideas offer a framework for understanding why geography continues to shape modern conflicts such as the Hormuz crisis.
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