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10.02.26 - 22:54
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The $108 Oil War: Can the Middle East Crash the World Economy? (Bloomberg)
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Half a century ago, turmoil in the Middle East brought the global economy to its knees. Today, even as the region's geopolitics grow more fractious, oil markets and central banks typically treat conflict as a shock to watch—not one that dictates the macro outlook. A 1970s-style energy crisis doesn't look imminent. If it were to materialize, the consequences for inflation, growth and policy would be profound....
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08.02.26 - 19:15
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At Least 112 USAF C-17 Aircraft Headed To Middle East: ′Desert Storm Levels′ (ZeroHedge)
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At Least 112 USAF C-17 Aircraft Headed To Middle East: 'Desert Storm Levels'
An eye-opening and massive number of C-17 Globemaster military transport and cargo planes have been observed heading to Europe and the Middle East, in what some monitors have forewarned looks like the build-up to major war in Iran.
One regional watcher and pundit commented in response: "112 C-17s are in or on their way to the Middle East. Guys, that's a lot. Like Desert Storm a lot. Stay tuned."
C-17, via USAF/X
This as on Friday the prominent open source account Armchair Admiral and others used public flight tracking data to tally that the huge armada of US Air Force C-17s and counting are en route - a trend since mid-January.
"A total of 112 U.S. Air Force C-17's have now either arrived or are en route to the Middle East with a further 17-18 in-progress flights, a number of Royal Air Force logistics flights from RAF Marham to RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, and movement on U.S. Air Force CORONETs,&qu...
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