by Ausaf Sayeed | Sep 27, 2026 | Energy Security, Geopolitics, Saudi Arabia, Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan
Saudi Arabia’s drive to find additional security partners has become increasingly urgent. On 26 September, the Saudi-led coalition said it had intercepted two Houthi ballistic missiles targeting Khamis Mushait and two drones heading towards Riyadh. The attacks came a...
by Ausaf Sayeed | Jul 20, 2026 | Uncategorized
Only 2 Gulf states can pipe oil around Hormuz. Saudi Petroline is maxed at 7 mb/d; the UAE’s new Fujairah line won’t double capacity until 2027. Kuwait, Iraq, and Qatar have no exit — and LNG has none at all. For half a century, the Strait of Hormuz was...
by Ausaf Sayeed | Apr 10, 2026 | Geopolitics, India, Iran, Middle East, West Asia
When President Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran on April 7, 2026 — barely ninety minutes before his own military strike deadline expired — the world heaved a sigh of relief. Oil prices plunged 14–16 per cent. Equity markets from Tokyo to Frankfurt...
