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Oman ties help govt navigate Mideast crisis
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn and Jutamas Tadthiemrom, Published on 20/04/2026
» Thailand's engagement with Oman has intensified following rising maritime insecurity in the Strait of Hormuz after Foreign Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow's visit to Muscat last week, where talks focused on shipping safety, energy cooperation and regional coordination.
How Iran is able to beat the US in its war
News, Brahma Chellaney, Published on 06/04/2026
» In a rambling address to the American people on Wednesday, US President Donald Trump claimed that the US war against Iran has been a success, vowing to "finish the job … very fast". It was a statement in obvious conflict with the facts. In reality, Iran has upended the model on which US interventionism has long relied.
Iran claims aluminium plant attacks
News, Published on 30/03/2026
» Tehran: Iran yesterday claimed attacks on two major aluminium plants in the Gulf, further raising the economic stakes of the Middle East war after Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis joined the conflict.
Trump shows China how to handle Taiwan
News, Brahma Chellaney, Published on 17/03/2026
» Since returning to office last year, US President Donald Trump has ordered military strikes from the Caribbean and eastern Pacific to Africa and the Middle East, targeting alleged drug-smuggling boats and suspected terrorist groups. He has attacked Venezuela and kidnapped its leader. And he has joined Israel in a large-scale assault on Iran. Meanwhile, he is tightening a noose around Cuba, in the hope that the resulting humanitarian crisis will open the way for a "friendly takeover" of the island by the United States.
Thai workers caught in war fears
News, Chakkrapan Natanri, Surachai Piragsa and Chalit Phumruang, Published on 06/03/2026
» A mother's grief in Khon Kaen has underscored mounting concern over the safety of Thai workers in the Middle East as regional tensions intensify.
Iran says US-Israeli attack breaches international law
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 05/03/2026
» Iran's ambassador to Thailand has condemned what he described as US-Israeli aggression against his country, calling it a grave breach of international law.
Rights body condemns Iran strikes
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros and Poramet tangsathaporn, Published on 04/03/2026
» The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has condemned military strikes on Iran and urged an immediate halt to the violence.
Iran: Don't intervene there, Mr Trump
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 17/01/2026
» Any day now, the United States will "come to the rescue" of the protesters in the streets of Iran's cities and American bombers will unleash "hell" on the minions of the theocratic regime -- or not, as the case may be.
Border conflict tests big powers' resolve
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 23/12/2025
» Few would have imagined that the current Thailand-Cambodia conflict could generate such deep strategic anxiety, if not outright uncertainty, across Southeast Asia and beyond. From a Thai perspective, the tensions have revealed something far more consequential than just another bilateral border dispute. It is no longer a tit-for-tat affair.
Beijing not taking sides in border row
News, Published on 20/12/2025
» China has reiterated that its long-standing defence cooperation, including arms sales to both Cambodia and Thailand, fully complies with international law and bears no relation to the countries' ongoing border clashes.