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Ahmadinejad Urges End To US Dollar Hegemony: “Current [World] Order Needs To Change”
Ahmadinejad Urges End To US Dollar Hegemony: “Current [World] Order Needs To Change” As US re-imposes sanctions on Iran, former two-term Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has spoken out against the current US hegemony. As RT notes, Ahamdinejad says the dollar is one of the major pillars of US dominance over global finance and trade; calling […]
The “Magnitsky Trio” Pushes For War With Russia with New Sanctions
The “Magnitsky Trio” Pushes For War With Russia with New Sanctions If half of what I have come to understand about the Curious Case of Bill Browder is true, then the “Magnitsky Trio” of Senators John McCain, Lindsay Graham and Ben Cardin are guilty of espionage, at a minimum. Why? Because they know that Browder’s story […]
Oil’s Perfect Storm Lays At Trump’s Feet
Oil’s Perfect Storm Lays At Trump’s Feet It’s becoming painfully clear that the way forward for global oil markets is going to be bumpy, very bumpy, particularly as we head into next year. Much of this uncertainty, even blame, is being increasingly leveled at a person that has surprised, flabbergasted and even shocked political opponents, […]
How Bad Is Iran’s Oil Situation?
How Bad Is Iran’s Oil Situation? The U.S. government has continued its attempts to shut down Iran’s oil exports, and in recent days Iranian officials responded by threatening to block the Strait of Hormuz. Such an outcome is highly unlikely, but the war of words demonstrates how quickly the confrontation is escalating. Oil prices spiked […]
US, Iran Clash in Hormuz Strait: Not an Improbable Scenario
US, Iran Clash in Hormuz Strait: Not an Improbable Scenario The US remains adamant in its desire to cut Iran’s oil exports to zero, even if it hurts importing countries. America’s secondary sanctions on firms dealing with Iran would “snap back” on August 6 for trade in cars and metals and on November 4 for oil and […]
Turkey and India Have Leverage in Trump’s Iran Sanction War
Turkey and India Have Leverage in Trump’s Iran Sanction War Both India and Turkey have said they will defy President Trump’s call for them to stop buying Iranian oil once the U.S. reapplies sanctions in November. That isn’t really news. Both of them defied the Obama administration in 2012, albeit in different way. Turkey changed its […]
Turkey Defies Trump, Will Keep Importing Iranian Crude
Turkey Defies Trump, Will Keep Importing Iranian Crude Defying the Trump administration, Turkey said it would ignore the State Department’s call on US allies to stop importing Iranian crude oil by November 4, when the latest sanctions against Iran are set to kick in. Earlier this week, the State Department called on all US allies […]
Iran Furious After Trump Calls Saudi King, Demands 2MM Barrel Production Boost
Iran Furious After Trump Calls Saudi King, Demands 2MM Barrel Production Boost Update: as expected, it did not take long for Iran – which has the most to lose from any Saudi output hike which would not only send the price of oil lower but also allow Riyadh to capture Iran’s sanctioned market share – […]
Donald of Arabia, Oil Sanction Idiocy: Another Oil Shock Coming
Donald of Arabia, Oil Sanction Idiocy: Another Oil Shock Coming I did not believe Trump would be so foolish as to force the entire world to accept Iranian sanctions. I was wrong. Here’s my general policy: When you are wrong, it’s best to admit it or someone will admit it for you, in a worse […]
Oil Jumps As Trump Asks Allies To Cut Off Iranian Oil
Oil Jumps As Trump Asks Allies To Cut Off Iranian Oil The Trump administration is going to extreme lengths to disrupt as much oil from Iran as possible, and the implications for the oil market could be severe. When the Obama administration sought to isolate Iran, it built an international coalition, put in place tight […]
Economic War on Iran: Trump Sets Sanction Policy for Entire World
Economic War on Iran: Trump Sets Sanction Policy for Entire World Trump will grant no waivers on purchases of Iranian oil. Effectively, this is an economic declaration of war on Iran. Starting November 4, Trump threatens sanctions on any nation or company that trades with Iran. Effectively, Trump sets sanction policy for the whole world, […]
OPEC “Deal” Ends With Output Confusion, Sets Stage For “Deal Unraveling”
OPEC “Deal” Ends With Output Confusion, Sets Stage For “Deal Unraveling” Just 24 hours after OPEC appeared on the edge of splintering, Iran seemed to cave and in a deal that was described as a victory for everyone, OPEC member states and Russia provided a vague assurance they would boost output by striving to return […]
Gold and the Monetary Blockade on Iran
Gold and the Monetary Blockade on Iran This blog post is a guest post on BullionStar’s Blog by the renowned blogger JP Koning who will be writing about monetary economics, central banking and gold. BullionStar does not endorse or oppose the opinions presented but encourage a healthy debate. With Donald Trump close to re-instituting economic sanctions on Iran, it’s […]
