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18.08.26 - 04:27
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Iran War Pushes Middle Eastern Airlines Towards $4.3BN Loss In 2026 (ZeroHedge)
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Iran War Pushes Middle Eastern Airlines Towards $4.3BN Loss In 2026
Via Middle East Eye
As the US and Israel launched air strikes on Iran on February 28 2026, Iran struck back near US military installations in the Gulf, including in Qatar and the UAE. Several international airports were hit by Iranian strikes, including Dubai, the world's busiest for international passengers, as well as Abu Dhabi, Kuwait and Bahrain.
The UAE, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait closed their airspaces due to safety concerns, gradually reopening them a week later as hostilities lessened. The war has had long-lasting consequences for regional aviation: falling passenger and cargo demand, fewer private jet flights, and global repercussions from high jet fuel prices.
via AFP
The International Air Transport Association's (IATA) June outlook estimated that airlines operating from the Middle East will see a $7.2bn net profit in 2025 become a $4.3bn net loss in 2026.
Most major regional carriers have res...
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17.08.26 - 20:48
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Iran Feels It Has ′New Leverage′ In MidEast Amid War with US (Bloomberg)
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Michael Allen, managing director of Beacon Global Strategies and a former national security aide to President George W. Bush, said Iranians feel they have "a lot of new leverage" they didn't have before the US and Israel launched strikes as Iran's government looks to rebuild its influence in the region. Allen also discussed President Trump's decision to pull back on military exercises with South Korea, saying he doesn't know what South Korea has done to deserve a chilling in US-South Korea relations. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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17.08.26 - 13:36
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Technology Stocks Lift Equities, Mideast Peace Prospects Wane | The Opening Trade 8/17/2026 (Bloomberg)
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Technology stocks lifted global equities after stellar revenue growth at Anthropic PBC bolstered the view that massive spending on artificial intelligence will be sustained.
Fighting between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah flared in Lebanon over the weekend, the latest setback in efforts to end parallel wars in the Middle East.
Israel's military said Sunday that it killed Abu Hassan Alaa, a senior Hezbollah commander, in southern Lebanon a day earlier. Eleven people died in the Israeli strikes, which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said were in retaliation for an attack by the militant group that seriously injured three soldiers.
The Opening Trade has everything you need to know as markets open across Europe. With analysis you won't find anywhere else, we break down the biggest stories of the day and speak to top guests who have skin in the game. Hosted by Guy Johnson and Tom Mackenzie. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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14.08.26 - 23:45
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Trump will Straße von Hormus nach Kriegsende zu US-Territorium erklären (N-TV)
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Infolge des Iran-Konflikts sind die Ölpreise weltweit in die Höhe geschossen. Eine Friedensvereinbarung ist seit Monaten nicht in Sicht. US-Präsident Trump spricht dennoch von einer "vernichtenden Niederlage" Teherans... --- Der Iran lasse sich nach den Worten von Vize-Außenminister Kasem Gharibabadi nicht von Drohungen oder Machtdemonstrationen der USA einschüchtern. Die strategisch wichtige Straße von Hormus werde nur unter der Kontrolle des Iran gesperrt oder freigegeben..
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