Peter Martin
Africa and Middle East Correspondent at Bloomberg News
Africa and Middle East Correspondent for Bloomberg. Based in Nairobi. Author of a book on Chinese diplomacy.. All opinions my own
Articles
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4 days ago |
bloomberg.com | Peter Martin |Donato Paolo Mancini
(Bloomberg) -- The Qataris knew the missile barrage was coming. So did the Americans. The Iranians had told them. The US air base near Doha that was the ostensible target had been evacuated in advance. The missiles were intercepted in the air, and no one was killed or hurt. And so ended an attack on Monday that Iran billed as a retaliation to American airstrikes ordered by President Donald Trump on its nuclear facilities over the weekend.
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5 days ago |
bloomberg.com | Golnar Motevalli |Peter Martin
When the dust settled on Iran’s nuclear sites on Sunday after a US bombing raid that President Donald Trump said had “totally obliterated” its atomic program, one thing was missing: its highly enriched uranium, which international authorities haven't seen for more than a week. While the US attacks have set back Iran’s nuclear ambitions and dealt its clerical regime a humiliating blow, the program hasn’t been completely destroyed.
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5 days ago |
bloomberg.com | Peter Martin
Welcome to a special edition of Balance of Power on the US airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Each weekday we bring you the latest in global politics. If you haven’t yet, sign up here. By unleashing American military power on Iran, President Donald Trump has plunged the Middle East — and the world — into a moment of dangerous uncertainty.
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6 days ago |
bloomberg.com | Peter Martin |Fiona MacDonald |Fiona Macdonald
Abbas Araghchi during a news conference in Istanbul, on June 22. He said he’d spoken with counterparts across the region the day before who were “worried about a possible attack by the United States.” (Bloomberg) -- Iran’s Arab neighbors urged restraint and warned of potentially devastating implications for the region after US strikes on Tehran’s nuclear program raised the prospects for all-out war in the Middle East.
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3 weeks ago |
bloomberg.com | Peter Martin |Michael Kavanagh
For ambitious people in China, an economic slowdown and intense competition mean it’s sometimes easier to find success in African countries. A white SUV with tinted windows pulls over as two Chinese trucks packed with copper and cobalt ore squeeze past each other on a dirt road in Democratic Republic of Congo. Seated in front is a Congolese soldier gripping a semi-automatic rifle, his face obscured by a camouflage hat and scarf.
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In the middle of a trade war, Congo is trying to woo Trump’s White House without risking critical investment from Beijing It wont' be easy: China has embedded itself at every level of the resources business in Congo’s copper belt https://t.co/ti9moJal9o
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