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How China’s Secret Refinery Network Is Profiting From the Iran War While the Rest of the World Pays

The teapot refineries, clustered in Shandong province, have been buying sanctioned Iranian oil for years. The Iran war has not disrupted this trade — it has made it more profitable...

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...

China Plays Peacemaker in Iran War — But Whose Side Is Beijing Really On?

As American bombs fall on Iran and the Middle East spirals deeper into chaos, China has stepped forward with an offer the world has been waiting for:...

‘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...