Fateme is a current MA student in International Political Economy at Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, and holds a BSc in Political Science from the same university. Her research focuses on the intersection of energy geopolitics, climate and environmental policy, Persian Gulf security, and international political economy.
Ownership Without Control: Behind the US and Venezuela’s Historic Oil Deal
Behind the "biggest oil deal in history" lies a 1.9-million-barrel gap between ambition and real production. On 28 August 2026, the White House announced what it called the biggest oil…
Less Oil, More Money: Making Sense of Aramco’s Record Quarter
Aramco's profit jumped 41.9% even as production fell, Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline paid off in 2026 Saudi Aramco's second-quarter 2026 results contain a number that should not, on the face…
Filling the Gap: The Battle for Europe’s Gas Market
Russia's fading gas dominance in Europe won't be inherited to one supplier, but split among competing, imperfect substitutes. Since mid-June 2026, Ukraine has intensified its long-range drone campaign against Russian…
From Gas to Grain: The Strait of Hormuz and East Asia’s Food Security
Most analyses of the Strait of Hormuz focus on energy security. Yet for Japan and South Korea, the greater long-term risk may lie in food production. As the 2026 disruption…
The Arash Trap: Iran’s Lost Leverage After the 2026 War
The 2026 war has transformed the Arash/Al-Durra gas field dispute from a long-standing boundary disagreement into a hardened geopolitical confrontation. With Iran’s regional isolation deepening and GCC–U.S. alignment strengthening, the…