|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
03.04.26 - 12:31
|
How sheltered really is the US from the Gulf oil supply crisis? (The Guardian)
|
|
|
As Trump suggests Middle East oil disruption is not his problem, experts say talk of US 'energy independence' is a smokescreen – with consumers paying the priceA month has passed since the US and Israel's war on Iran all but closed the strait of Hormuz, through which about a fifth of the world's oil supplies typically flow. Prices have surged, amid fears of sustained disruption to global supplies.Donald Trump argues this is not his country's problem. “Go get your own oil!” the president urged countries, including the UK, earlier this week. The US has “plenty”, he added. The US is “totally independent” of the Middle East, the president claimed in a prime-time address on Wednesday. “We don't need their oil.” Continue reading......
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
03.04.26 - 02:57
|
Putin To Saudi Crown Prince: Russia Ready To Do Everything To Stabilize Mideast Crisis (ZeroHedge)
|
|
|
Putin To Saudi Crown Prince: Russia Ready To Do Everything To Stabilize Mideast Crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia is willing to do anything toward bringing stability to the Persian Gulf and Iran crises. "Russia is counting on an early end to the conflict in the Middle East, and is ready to do everything to bring the situation back to normal," Putin's words were paraphrased in state media as telling Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, who was hosted at the Kremlin.
"We all hope that the conflict will be ended as soon as possible. Yesterday, the US President [Donald] Trump spoke about this. I repeat it again: For our part, we are ready to do everything to bring the situation back to normal, as they say in such cases, to a stable state," Putin said.
"The situation in the region is of common concern to us," Putin added. He also on the same day held a phone call with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, where the Russian lea...
|
|
|
|
|
03.04.26 - 01:30
|
Starmer must call energy summit akin to 2008 crisis response, Labour MP says (The Guardian)
|
|
|
Former government adviser Polly Billington urges bigger steps to shield people in UK from effects of Iran warMiddle East crisis – live updatesKeir Starmer should convene a global energy summit of the same order as Gordon Brown's response to the 2008 financial crisis and put Britain on a “war footing” to reduce its exposure to fossil fuels, a Labour MP and former government adviser has said.Polly Billington, who was an aide in Brown's government, warned that economic pain was “hurtling down the tracks” and a bigger response was needed to protect the British people from the consequences of the US-Israeli war on Iran. Continue reading......
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
02.04.26 - 18:09
|
„Trump nutzt diese Krise, um die Nato vorzuführen“ (Die Welt)
|
|
|
Donald Trump erwähnt die Nato in seiner Rede nicht und sorgt damit für Unsicherheit in Europa. Viele Sicherheitsexperten sehen die Rede als bewusstes Warnsignal und verweisen auf ein fortbestehendes US‑Interesse an Europas Stabilität....
|
|
|
|