Oil markets split: Middle East crude surges to $131 while Brent slides to $107, WTI down to $94
Global energy markets are sending mixed signals as oil prices diverge sharply across regions, highlighting the growing impact of geopolitical tensions on supply flows. Benchmark crudes West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude and Brent crude both declined in the latest trading session, with WTI falling »»»
Decapitation strikes unlikely to topple Iran's regime
Leadership decapitation has long appealed to outside powers as a shortcut to regime collapse. Remove the figure at the top, the theory goes, and an authoritarian system will fracture under the weight of its own rivalries. That is not what has happened in Iran, at least not so far. Following the kil»»»
Netanyahu: Israel 'acted alone' against Iran's South Pars gas field - UPI.com
1 of 2 | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Jerusalem, on Thursday. Pool Photo by Ronen Zvulun/UPI | License Photo March 20 (UPI) -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israel "acted alone" in stri»»»
US Accelerates Deployment of Marines, Sailors to Middle East — Reports
The United States is speeding up the deployment of additional military forces to the Middle East, including thousands of Marines and sailors, NBC News reported, citing people familiar with the decision. According to NBC News, the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit — comprising at least 2,200 Marines — »»»
Press Review - Will the Jalisco cartel's new US-born leader complicate Trump's war on drugs?
PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, March 19: We look at why Russian oil is the big winner from the US and Israel's war in Iran. Also, the New York Times reveals sexual assault and rape allegations against the late US civil rights leader Cesar Chavez. In Mexico, the new leader of the Jalisco New Generati»»»
A propos - US reportedly weighing military reinforcements as Iran war enters possible new phase
President Donald Trump's administration is considering deploying thousands of U.S. troops to reinforce its operation in the Middle East, as the U.S. military prepares for possible next steps in its campaign against Iran, Reuters reports quoting a U.S. official and three people familiar with the ma»»»
US‑Israel war with Iran, Day 21: What you need to know
The UAE has dismantled a Hezbollah and Iran-linked terror cell, arresting members accused of operating under a commercial front. As regional tensions intensify, President Sheikh Mohamed held talks with US President Donald Trump, while the UAE backed global efforts to secure the Strait of Hormuz and»»»
Iran war: 10 reasons why your travel insurance may fall short – what to do if it does
Dubai: Airspace disruptions following US and Israeli strikes on Iran have triggered widespread flight cancellations across major transit hubs. Thousands of travellers have been affected as airlines suspended or rerouted services across the Middle East. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Che»»»
Malaysia emerges as regional energy and stock haven as Iran war drags on
Malaysia has emerged as one of Southeast Asia’s top-performing markets as the war in Iran drives energy prices higher and pushes global investors towards economies better positioned to weather volatility, Business Times reports. »»»
Malaysia emerges as regional energy and stock haven as Iran war drags on
Malaysia has emerged as one of Southeast Asia’s top-performing markets as the war in Iran drives energy prices higher and pushes global investors towards economies better positioned to weather volatility, Business Times reports. »»»
Japan backs US push on security and energy: Takaichi
Japan’s prime minister Sanae Takaichi has told US president Donald Trump that Tokyo is prepared to support efforts to promote global stability, as the two leaders agreed to maintain close coordination to ensure safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz amid escalating conflict involving Iran, Ky»»»
Malaysia emerges as regional energy and stock haven as Iran war drags on
Malaysia has emerged as one of Southeast Asia’s top-performing markets as the war in Iran drives energy prices higher and pushes global investors towards economies better positioned to weather volatility, Business Times reports. »»»
Malaysia emerges as regional energy and stock haven as Iran war drags on
Malaysia has emerged as one of Southeast Asia’s top-performing markets as the war in Iran drives energy prices higher and pushes global investors towards economies better positioned to weather volatility, Business Times reports. »»»
Malaysia emerges as regional energy and stock haven as Iran war drags on
Malaysia has emerged as one of Southeast Asia’s top-performing markets as the war in Iran drives energy prices higher and pushes global investors towards economies better positioned to weather volatility, Business Times reports. »»»
Malaysia emerges as regional energy and stock haven as Iran war drags on
Malaysia has emerged as one of Southeast Asia’s top-performing markets as the war in Iran drives energy prices higher and pushes global investors towards economies better positioned to weather volatility, Business Times reports. »»»
Malaysia emerges as regional energy and stock haven as Iran war drags on
Malaysia has emerged as one of Southeast Asia’s top-performing markets as the war in Iran drives energy prices higher and pushes global investors towards economies better positioned to weather volatility, Business Times reports. »»»
Malaysia emerges as regional energy and stock haven as Iran war drags on
Malaysia has emerged as one of Southeast Asia’s top-performing markets as the war in Iran drives energy prices higher and pushes global investors towards economies better positioned to weather volatility, Business Times reports. »»»
UAE air defence systems currently responding to an Iranian missile threat
ABU DHABI: UAE air defences are currently responding to incoming missile and drone threats from Iran. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) asserts that the sounds heard are the result of the air defence systems intercepting missiles and drones. The authorities have urged the public not to circulate rumour»»»
UAE dismantles Hezbollah-linked terror network targeting economy, arrests members – Ya Libnan
Share: Abu Dhabi: The UAE’s State Security Department has announced the dismantling of a terrorist network funded and directed by Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Iran, with its members arrested. Authorities said the group had been operating within the country under the cover of a fictitious commercial fron»»»
Iran regime missile assembly plant flattened in US precision strikes: CentCom
An Iranian regime's missile manufacturing and assembly facility had been razed to the ground following precision strikes as part of the US military carrying out "Operation Epic Fury". In an X post, the US Central Command stated their air, land, and sea forces continue of neutralise threats from the»»»
EU freezes plans to adopt Russian twentieth sanctions package due to Iran war turmoil, growing internal divisions
The EU’s plans to adopt a twentieth sanctions package against Russia have been frozen due to a disruption caused by the war in Iran, according to a diplomatic source cited by TASS on March 16. Citing diplomatic sources in »»»
ING: Energy markets brace for a prolonged supply disruption
There are few signs of de-escalation or a resumption in energy flows from the Persian Gulf. The market is having to reprice the duration of ongoing supply disruptions. We have updated our scenarios for oil and gas markets. »»»
BEIRUTER: Lebanon’s Litani bridges at the centre of conflict with Israel
In a dangerous escalation in the current armed conflict between Hezbollah and Israel, the latter began targeted strikes on critical infrastructure, most notable the Litani bridges and routes in the south, drawing attention to Tel Aviv’s operational strategy and its broader implications for th»»»
EU freezes plans to adopt Russian twentieth sanctions package due to Iran war turmoil, growing internal divisions
The EU’s plans to adopt a twentieth sanctions package against Russia have been frozen due to a disruption caused by the war in Iran, according to a diplomatic source cited by TASS on March 16. Citing diplomatic sources in »»»
ING: Energy markets brace for a prolonged supply disruption
There are few signs of de-escalation or a resumption in energy flows from the Persian Gulf. The market is having to reprice the duration of ongoing supply disruptions. We have updated our scenarios for oil and gas markets. »»»
EU freezes plans to adopt Russian twentieth sanctions package due to Iran war turmoil, growing internal divisions
The EU’s plans to adopt a twentieth sanctions package against Russia have been frozen due to a disruption caused by the war in Iran, according to a diplomatic source cited by TASS on March 16. Citing diplomatic sources in »»»
ING: Energy markets brace for a prolonged supply disruption
There are few signs of de-escalation or a resumption in energy flows from the Persian Gulf. The market is having to reprice the duration of ongoing supply disruptions. We have updated our scenarios for oil and gas markets. »»»
EU freezes plans to adopt Russian twentieth sanctions package due to Iran war turmoil, growing internal divisions
The EU’s plans to adopt a twentieth sanctions package against Russia have been frozen due to a disruption caused by the war in Iran, according to a diplomatic source cited by TASS on March 16. Citing diplomatic sources in »»»
ING: Energy markets brace for a prolonged supply disruption
There are few signs of de-escalation or a resumption in energy flows from the Persian Gulf. The market is having to reprice the duration of ongoing supply disruptions. We have updated our scenarios for oil and gas markets. »»»
Quagmire in the Gulf: 13 points from when war games meets reality in US-Iran conflict
Three weeks into the war with Iran, the trajectory of the conflict is beginning to resemble some of the worst-case scenarios long modelled by policymakers and analysts, according to Ilan Goldenberg, a former US Department of Defence official and Middle East expert. »»»
EU freezes plans to adopt Russian twentieth sanctions package due to Iran war turmoil, growing internal divisions
The EU’s plans to adopt a twentieth sanctions package against Russia have been frozen due to a disruption caused by the war in Iran, according to a diplomatic source cited by TASS on March 16. Citing diplomatic sources in »»»
ING: Energy markets brace for a prolonged supply disruption
There are few signs of de-escalation or a resumption in energy flows from the Persian Gulf. The market is having to reprice the duration of ongoing supply disruptions. We have updated our scenarios for oil and gas markets. »»»
EU freezes plans to adopt Russian twentieth sanctions package due to Iran war turmoil, growing internal divisions
The EU’s plans to adopt a twentieth sanctions package against Russia have been frozen due to a disruption caused by the war in Iran, according to a diplomatic source cited by TASS on March 16. Citing diplomatic sources in »»»
ING: Energy markets brace for a prolonged supply disruption
There are few signs of de-escalation or a resumption in energy flows from the Persian Gulf. The market is having to reprice the duration of ongoing supply disruptions. We have updated our scenarios for oil and gas markets. »»»
EU freezes plans to adopt Russian twentieth sanctions package due to Iran war turmoil, growing internal divisions
The EU’s plans to adopt a twentieth sanctions package against Russia have been frozen due to a disruption caused by the war in Iran, according to a diplomatic source cited by TASS on March 16. Citing diplomatic sources in »»»
ING: Energy markets brace for a prolonged supply disruption
There are few signs of de-escalation or a resumption in energy flows from the Persian Gulf. The market is having to reprice the duration of ongoing supply disruptions. We have updated our scenarios for oil and gas markets. »»»
EU freezes plans to adopt Russian twentieth sanctions package due to Iran war turmoil, growing internal divisions
The EU’s plans to adopt a twentieth sanctions package against Russia have been frozen due to a disruption caused by the war in Iran, according to a diplomatic source cited by TASS on March 16. Citing diplomatic sources in »»»
ING: Energy markets brace for a prolonged supply disruption
There are few signs of de-escalation or a resumption in energy flows from the Persian Gulf. The market is having to reprice the duration of ongoing supply disruptions. We have updated our scenarios for oil and gas markets. »»»
ING: Energy markets brace for a prolonged supply disruption
There are few signs of de-escalation or a resumption in energy flows from the Persian Gulf. The market is having to reprice the duration of ongoing supply disruptions. We have updated our scenarios for oil and gas markets. »»»
EU freezes plans to adopt Russian twentieth sanctions package due to Iran war turmoil, growing internal divisions
The EU’s plans to adopt a twentieth sanctions package against Russia have been frozen due to a disruption caused by the war in Iran, according to a diplomatic source cited by TASS on March 16. Citing diplomatic sources in »»»
Russia accuses Ukraine of trying to disable pipelines that deliver gas to Turkey, Hungary and Slovakia
Russia’s Gazprom has accused Ukraine of trying to disable two pipelines via which around 130mn cubic metres (mcm)/day of Russian gas flows to Turkey and several countries in southeastern and central Europe. In a March 19 s»»»
Russia accuses Ukraine of trying to disable pipelines that deliver gas to Turkey, Hungary and Slovakia
Russia’s Gazprom has accused Ukraine of trying to disable two pipelines via which around 130mn cubic metres (mcm)/day of Russian gas flows to Turkey and several countries in southeastern and central Europe. In a March 19 s»»»
ISTANBUL BLOG: Bedtime reading for Trump. Condemnation and denunciation from Arab and Islamic countries affirmed
While Donald Trump in the White House was adding coherence to his explanation of why it is the US and Israel have unleashed a massive military assault on Iran (this just in from the wires, Trump’s explanation of Israel attacking Iran’s biggest gas field: “Yeah I did, I told him [Israeli PM Benjamin»»»
Russia accuses Ukraine of trying to disable pipelines that deliver gas to Turkey, Hungary and Slovakia
Russia’s Gazprom has accused Ukraine of trying to disable two pipelines via which around 130mn cubic metres (mcm)/day of Russian gas flows to Turkey and several countries in southeastern and central Europe. In a March 19 s»»»
Russia accuses Ukraine of trying to disable pipelines that deliver gas to Turkey, Hungary and Slovakia
Russia’s Gazprom has accused Ukraine of trying to disable two pipelines via which around 130mn cubic metres (mcm)/day of Russian gas flows to Turkey and several countries in southeastern and central Europe. In a March 19 s»»»
EU freezes plans to adopt Russian twentieth sanctions package due to Iran war turmoil, growing internal divisions
The EU’s plans to adopt a twentieth sanctions package against Russia have been frozen due to a disruption caused by the war in Iran, according to a diplomatic source cited by TASS on March 16. Citing diplomatic sources in »»»
EU freezes plans to adopt Russian twentieth sanctions package due to Iran war turmoil, growing internal divisions
The EU’s plans to adopt a twentieth sanctions package against Russia have been frozen due to a disruption caused by the war in Iran, according to a diplomatic source cited by TASS on March 16. Citing diplomatic sources in »»»
Russia accuses Ukraine of trying to disable pipelines that deliver gas to Turkey, Hungary and Slovakia
Russia’s Gazprom has accused Ukraine of trying to disable two pipelines via which around 130mn cubic metres (mcm)/day of Russian gas flows to Turkey and several countries in southeastern and central Europe. In a March 19 s»»»
Russia accuses Ukraine of trying to disable pipelines that deliver gas to Turkey, Hungary and Slovakia
Russia’s Gazprom has accused Ukraine of trying to disable two pipelines via which around 130mn cubic metres (mcm)/day of Russian gas flows to Turkey and several countries in southeastern and central Europe. In a March 19 s»»»
Russia accuses Ukraine of trying to disable pipelines that deliver gas to Turkey, Hungary and Slovakia
Russia’s Gazprom has accused Ukraine of trying to disable two pipelines via which around 130mn cubic metres (mcm)/day of Russian gas flows to Turkey and several countries in southeastern and central Europe. In a March 19 s»»»