By Nouriel Roubini, Project Syndicate | June 23, 2025
Radical forces in the Middle East, many funded by and acting as proxies of Iran, have destabilized the region for decades. Regime collapse in Iran following the US bombardment of the country’s nuclear facilities, it must now be hoped, will benefit the entire region.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday there were “good signs” in the negotiations but warned any agreement would become impossible if Iran moved to impose permanent tolls on shipping through the strategic waterway
According to Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei, Tehran has received Washington’s latest views and is evaluating them through ongoing diplomatic channels
According to Iran’s semiofficial ISNA news agency, recent U.S. proposals have “reduced the gaps” between Washington and Tehran
Speaking during a Chatham House discussion on energy security, Birol said reopening the Strait of Hormuz remains the most important solution to easing pressure caused by the Iran conflict.
Established in the early months of the second Trump administration and initially led by Elon Musk, DOGE set out to eliminate waste, fraud, and inefficiency in federal spending
The debate is not whether to stop changing the clocks every March and November. Most people, including members of Congress and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, despise the biannual switch. It’s which “version” of time to keep.
“I think the claims that millionaires are going to leave our state are, like, super overblown. And if—the ones that leave, like, bye,” Wilson said to applause at Seattle University.
