Khuzestan Steel Company and Mobarakeh Steel Company — Iran's biggest steel producers — have ceased operations following multiple rounds of air strikes, with officials warning restart could take up to one year.
Iran broadens the conflict by formally declaring US and Israeli economic and banking interests as legitimate military targets, raising fears of attacks on financial infrastructure
Oil production halted at major fields as rival governments escalate economic warfare
Taiwan leverages chip dominance as strategic asset while China accelerates self-sufficiency drive
Historic halt to Russian gas flows through Ukrainian pipelines reshapes European energy security and marks end of Soviet-era arrangement
Modi government's currency ban aimed at disrupting fake notes and terror financing networks allegedly run by Pakistan
Azerbaijan initiates rail blockade of Armenia, cutting vital supply lines and escalating economic warfare