Oil
How a Venezuelan bailout became a threat to Spain's political establishment
WORLD AFFAIRS: This week, former Spanish prime minister José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero will make history as the first person of his standing to appear before the National Court.
Trump says agreement with Iran approved by all parties involved, including Israel, cancels strikes
Three sailors dead from US strikes on tanker off Oman, India confirms
As Iran threatens regional fuel shipping, Azerbaijan becomes Israel’s gas buffer
Iranian drone attack sparks fire at Shuwaikh Oil Complex in Kuwait
The drone attack caused a fire at the Shuwaikh Oil Sector Complex, but no injuries were reported.
World food prices set to continue soaring if Iran war persists, says UN report
The global surge in food prices comes as the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping route in the Middle East, remains shut down as governments scramble to reopen it.
IDF kills Iranian ballistic missile chief, US strike targets key supply bridge in Tehran
US strike targets a major highway bridge connecting Tehran to Karaj, with a source saying the strike was intended to disrupt Iranian supply routes used to transport missile and drone components.
Gulf states consider bypassing Strait of Hormuz with new oil pipelines via Haifa - FT
The Financial Times reported that the Gulf states aim to create a new network of pipelines, roads, and railways to stop relying on the Strait of Hormuz.
Bahrain's Strait of Hormuz resolution runs into fresh obstacles at UN
Bahrain's initial draft had explicitly invoked Chapter VII of the UN Charter, which allows the Security Council to authorize measures ranging from sanctions to military force.
Exposing the hidden forces in the Iranian war
Shir Perets debunks viral claims and examines the narratives driving the conversation around Israel and the war.
Iran war 'shock' is dimming outlook for many economies, IMF says
The International Monetary Fund warned that the war in Iran was causing a global, but asymmetric shock and leading to tighter financial conditions.
Netanyahu: 'Only long-term solution for Hormuz crisis is rerouting pipes to Mediterranean'
"Long-term solutions include rerouting energy pipelines westward, across Saudi Arabia to the Red Sea and Mediterranean, bypassing Iran's geographic choke point," Netanyahu told Newsmax.
Trump again warns Iran to open Strait of Hormuz or risk US strikes on oil wells, power plants
Trump also threatened to attack Kharg Island and the desalination plants that supply clean water in Iran.
Oil is Trump‘s Achilles heel: The Iran war is being fought at the gas pump - opinion
The world’s largest oil producer is being held hostage by Iran’s blockade of a 21-mile-wide chokepoint as President Donald Trump decides how to deal with the strait’s closure.
