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Iran's oil will get shut in
Ten years ago, the Iranian rial was trading at 9,315 to the US dollar. Today it is at 44,000 to the dollar on the...- Jan van Eck Replied
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New Trump Sanctions On Iran Take Effect Despite Pleas From Allies
New U.S. sanctions against Iran took effect on Tuesday, and President Donald Trump, who defied Washington’s allies to impose them, pledged that firms doing...- ThunderBlade Replied
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Drone attack against Venezuela's Maduro raises more concern of political risks in Venezuela
Last Saturday there was an attack by drones loaded with explosives trying to kill President Maduro during a public act at the iconic Avenida...- jose chalhoub Replied
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Trouble Brewing in Azerbaijan
An assassination attempt, protests, Islamist militant groups, the works. And Azerbaijan is a pretty solid oil producer...- azerbaijan
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Iran Can Block Global Oil Exports Whenever It Wants: IRGC
According to IFP News, IRGC Chief-Commander Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari has warned the US of the consequences of its efforts to cut Iran’s...- Middle East News Replied
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Pakistan With New PM - Between Terrorism And Democracy
As never before, Pakistan with former cricket star Imran Khan (new PM) has a chance to separate army influence in public and political sphere,...- Pavel Replied
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Saudi Arabia will be entering its worst nightmare?
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Did the Houthis Really Blow Up a Saudi Oil Tanker?
So, I'm not sold on the idea that the Houthis hit a Saudi oil tanker. Why would they? If they start targeting oil transports...- yemen
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EU Slaps Sanctions On Six Russian Groups Over Crimea Bridge
The European Union has imposed asset freezes on six Russian firms for their involvement in the construction of a new road-and-rail bridge linking Russia...- rainman Replied
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The interesting case of Pakistan
Pakistan has caught my attention in the last weeks and months due to its political instability, geopolitical risks for the region, the changing nature...- jose chalhoub Replied
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The World Will See the Longest Eclipse of the Century Today - Total Lunar
The longest total lunar eclipse of the century is set to dazzle most of the world, except the U.S., just shy of a year...- rainman Replied
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US and EU "Love Each Other". Tariffs? What Tariffs?
All settled between the U.S. and the EU after Trump-Juncker meeting (no word of Juncker's sciatica this time), so as the SCMP reports, Trump...- Marina Schwarz Replied
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Analysis: What's next for oil and gas prices after Putin-Trump summit? by Dr. DANIEL FINE USA-TODAY ENERGY MAGAZINE (FARMINGTON DAILY TIMES)
THE FULL ARTICLE IS HERE--> https://www.daily-times.com/story/money/industries/oil-gas/2018/07/20/oil-and-gas-prices-after-putin-trump-summit-analysis/808906002/ Quote "The opposition in Congress wants to see a transcript of what President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin...- bluewill Replied
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Are Baltic States the Next Crimea?
Latvia is now preparing to unplug from the Russian grid and everyone in the Baltic States (probably most clearly in Latvia) is on full...- latvia
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Welcome to the New Nuclear Arms Race
We're about to see a new nuclear arms race like we've never seen before. This is the fallout from withdrawing from the Iran nuclear...- iran
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Does Anyone Think the EU Can Successfully Defy US Iran Sanctions?
By effectively making it illegal not to defy US sanctions on Iraq (though more accurately making it not illegal to ignore sanctions), the EU...- Kate Turlington Replied
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Putin Offers to Help America on Oil
So, now Putin has offered to help America with regard to oil prices ... Does anyone see a problem with that?- russia
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Verbal War - Merkel: Europe Can't Rely On U.S. To Impose World Order
Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday she was right to say a year ago that Europe could no longer rely on the United States...- damirUSBiH Replied
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Worry about Iraq. This is a proxy war of new proportions
It's been a while since I've been on the forum, but nice to be back and see so many new .... faces. So here...- Kate Turlington Replied
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Britain Has Identified Russians Suspected Of Skripal Nerve Attack?
British police have identified several Russians who they believe were behind the nerve agent attack on former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, the...- pinto Replied
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FBI Director: Russia Continues to Sow Discord In The U.S.
FBI Director Christopher Wray said Wednesday that Russia continues to use fake news, propaganda and covert operations to “spin up” Americans on both sides...- ThunderBlade Replied
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Trudeau Shuffles Cabinet, Seeks To Reduce Reliance On U.S.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shuffled his cabinet on Wednesday ahead of a challenging 2019 election, stressing the need to diversify trade away from...- jpZelabal Replied
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Trump Derangement, and some Swamp Creatures
Wolf Blitzer angry with Senator. Wolf acting out of his form. https://www.infowars.com/rabid-wolf-blitzer-flips-out-on-rand-paul-for-standing-with-trump-questioning-u-s-intel/ Swap creatures in their habitat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiUWtQCndNQ- Top Oil Trader Replied
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Trump-Putin Helsinki Summit And Oil Prices
IMO, Trump has to much riding on this "summit" to come out looking bad. And quite frankly so does Putin. The Russians have never...- Cowpoke Replied
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Germany: We Can No Longer Fully Rely On U.S. White House
Germany’s foreign minister said on Monday Europe could not rely on Donald Trump and needed to close ranks after the U.S. president called the...- rainman Replied
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Is Libya the current Iran for oil markets?
Since end of last week Libya has been a little bit of a headache for oil markets as 2 of its ports have been...- jose chalhoub Replied
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Top Adviser to Khamenei: Iran Will Leave Syria, Iraq Only if Baghdad, Damascus Want It
A top aide to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday that Iran would immediately withdraw its “military advisers” from Syria and...- rainman Replied
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IMF warns: Middle East Jobs Crisis Risks Fuelling Unrest
The Middle East and north Africa must accelerate economic reforms and tackle an unemployment crisis among women and young people that risks fuelling wider...- imf
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Trump Claims A Win On NATO Defense Spending
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the United States’ commitment to NATO “remains very strong” after a summit in Brussels at which...- franco Replied
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