Tankers asked to pay about $1 per barrel in yuan or stablecoins to IRGC-linked intermediaries for escorted transit, with some also required to switch flags to friendly nations.
This is the transcript of ‘Cut The Clutter’ Episode 1815, on Trump's shifting & often contradictory signals, from calls for 'total surrender' to talk of reclaiming enriched uranium.
A former defence minister & senior IRGC commander, Dehghan replaces Ali Larijani, who was killed along with his son in an Israeli airstrike in Tehran this week.
Many Muslim communities, Shia and Sunni alike, often respond through a religious lens. That lens slips into a tribal thinking, shaped by ideas like the ummah.
Marking a significant shift, India called on Israel & Iran, without directly naming them, to stop attacking civilian & energy infrastructure across West Asia, calling it unacceptable.
When conflict with Iran ends, says the report, area’s key players are likely to reexamine longstanding assumptions & alliances as they determine how best to advance their interests.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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