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Germany Admits Nuclear Phase-Out Was a Huge Mistake as Iran War Drives 60% Gas Price Surge

This is Europe’s second major energy crisis in five years. The first was triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This one is triggered by the US-Israeli war on Iran disrupting t...

Iran War Turns Pakistan’s Gas Surplus Into Energy Crisis as Strait of Hormuz Disruption Reshapes Asian Markets

That surplus has evaporated. The Strait of Hormuz disruption has rerouted global LNG shipping, spiked spot prices, and made it economically impossible for Pakistan to maintain its ...

Drought-Stricken Kenyans Eating Tree Bark as Iran War Oil Shock Compounds East African Famine

This is happening while the Iran war sends oil prices past $135 a barrel, making the fuel needed to transport food aid prohibitively expensive. The trucks that would carry relief s...

Drone Hits Kuwaiti Oil Refinery as Iran War Spreads to Gulf States That Wanted No Part of It

Kuwait’s government issued a statement condemning the attack without identifying who launched the drone. The geography makes attribution complicated — Iran, Iraqi militias, and Hou...

Drone Hits Kuwaiti Oil Refinery as Iran War Spreads to Gulf States That Wanted No Part of It

Kuwait’s government issued a statement condemning the attack without identifying who launched the drone. The geography makes attribution complicated — Iran, Iraqi militias, and Hou...

How African Countries Are Rationing Power and Diluting Petrol to Survive the Iran War

Across the African continent, the devastating ripple effects of the military conflict between the United States and Iran are being felt in the most...

‘God Squad’ Waives Endangered Species Act for Gulf Drilling for First Time in 30 Years, as Iran War Provides Cover

The request came from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who argued that the Iran war necessitated expanded domestic energy production. The decision potentially dooms the Rice's whale, of which fewer tha...

26 Million Face Extreme Hunger in East Africa as Iran War Oil Shock Forces Countries to Ration Power and Dilute Petrol

Oxfam reports that 26 million people face extreme hunger across Kenya, Ethiopia, and Somalia. In parts of northern Kenya, communities have resorted to eating the bark of the ginger...