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Georgi Kantchev

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Wall Street Journal Middle East Correspondent | Bulgarian abroad | [email protected] | DMs are open

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Hormuz Standoff Puts Strain On Iran’s Oil-Storage Capacity

Tehran is buying time in race to see who blinks first: producers or global consumers

View Front PageWall Street Journal • APR 28, 2026

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Hormuz Standoff Puts Strain On Iran’s Oil-Storage Capacity

Tehran is buying time in race to see who blinks first: producers or global consumers

With:Benoit Faucon

Wall Street Journal•APR 28, 2026•Lead Story

The paper frames a geopolitical conflict through an infrastructural and market lens, focusing on logistical constraints rather than military movements. It positions the standoff as an endurance test between producers and consumers.

Iran War Shifts Into Phase of Crippling Stalemate

As Tehran toughens its stance, closure of strait puts U.S. under increasing pressure

With:Summer Said,Jared Malsin

Wall Street Journal•APR 23, 2026

Analyses the conflict through a geopolitical and economic lens, emphasising the protracted nature of the fighting and its impact on global trade routes.

Trump Increases Economic Pressure On Iran

Administration sees blockade as raising strain on oil industry, leading to open strait

Wall Street Journal•APR 17, 2026

Details the geopolitical and economic implications of a new US blockade aimed at Iran's oil industry.

U.S. Threat To Block Strait Sets Up Clash

High-stakes war of attrition will test whether Iran has higher pain threshold

With:Shelby Holliday,Vera Bergengruen

Wall Street Journal•APR 13, 2026•Lead Story

The paper frames the military tension as a strategic and economic standoff, focusing on the mechanics of attrition and geopolitical leverage rather than immediate violence.

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Paperboy tracks bylines on the front pages of major US and UK broadsheets. This page shows every front-page story attributed to Georgi Kantchev in our archive, based on bylines extracted from front-page images by AI. It covers only front-page stories — not the full output of this journalist. Data begins April 2026.