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Iran is now caught up in a mess of its own making

The Tehran regime’s use of proxy forces has left it boxed into a regional fight that it does not really want.

Patrick Gibbons

It would be ironic if world-changing technology like AI ended up prolonging the life of coal-fired power.

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Australia relies too much on the next big thing in commodities and is penalising its huge conventional mining sector.

A military attack would play into Tehran’s hands. But the Biden administration’s relaxing of pressure has allowed Iran to fund an escalation of...

The hard reality is coal demand will be here for decades to come. Oil and gas are no different.

Going on for 44 years since the overthrow of the Shah, Tehran has tried to destabilise the region with Israel in the frontline.