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Concentric is monitoring the situation in Venezuela after the country was hit by two powerful earthquakes just seconds apart, leading to over 1,450 deaths, and thousands of people injured and

Concentric is monitoring renewed fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, which is threatening the fragile U.S.–Iran peace process and raising the risk of renewed instability across the Middle East.

Iran–Israel Exchange of Strikes Follows Israeli Attack on Beirut, Raising Risk of Continued Escalation and Disruption: The Iran–Israel conflict expanded across Lebanon, Israel, and Iranian territory again this week in

Israel Seizes Medieval Castle and Strikes Beirut in Deepest Lebanon Offensive in 26 Years, Threatening U.S.-Iran Deal: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered strikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut

Russia Fires Powerful Hypersonic Ballistic Missile in Mass Attack on Kyiv, Ukraine Russia launched a major overnight aerial assault against Ukraine on May 22 and 23 that included the use

Russia Launches Largest Aerial Assault on Kyiv Since Start of Invasion Leading to Significant Ukrainian Response: Russia carried out the largest combined missile and drone assault since the start of

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Renews Threat to Target U.S. Sites in the Middle East: Iran’s navy on May 9, warned any attack on Iranian oil tankers or commercial vessels would

U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Under Severe Strain as Iran Launches Strikes and Tensions Escalate: The U.S. and Iran are at risk of reigniting a new phase of war as the April 8

U.S. Seizes Iranian Flagged Cargo Ship as Tensions Continue: U.S.–Iran negotiations have entered a renewed period of tension as discussions have failed to produce meaningful progress amid entrenched red-line issues