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New Rules of Engagement Between Syria and Israel, as Russia Changes its Position
NEW RULES OF ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN SYRIA AND ISRAEL, AS RUSSIA CHANGES ITS POSITION Syria will adopt a new rule of engagement with Israel now that Russia has taken a tougher and clearer stance on the conflict between Israel and the “Axis of the Resistance”. Henceforth, Damascus will be responding to any Israeli strike. If it […]
OPEC Cuts Deep to Save Cartel
OPEC Cuts Deep to Save Cartel With oil prices in free fall and the dawning realization that Great Reflation trade of 2017 is over, OPEC needed to do something drastic to remind everyone how important they are. Moreover, with Qatar quitting the cartel last week it was then doubly necessary for OPEC to make the […]
Oil Volatile As Iran Denies Reports It Agreed To Deal
Oil Volatile As Iran Denies Reports It Agreed To Deal Update (8:00 am ET): Oil prices spiked Friday morning before quickly fading after Reuters reported that Iran has agreed to the OPEC deal for 800,000 b/d of cuts – only for an Iranian delegate to swiftly deny that report, sending crude prices back from whence […]
Blain: “Are We Backing The Wrong Country In The Saudi-Iran Race”
Blain: “Are We Backing The Wrong Country In The Saudi-Iran Race” As excerpted from Blain’s Morning Porridge, submitted by Bill Blain Where do we go from here? I’ve said it a few times already – 2019 is likely to see the start of the New Market Reality. Although some pundits claim yesterday’s sell-off was due […]
Iran: Oil To Fall To $40 If OPEC Fails To Reach Deal
Iran: Oil To Fall To $40 If OPEC Fails To Reach Deal A fractured OPEC is meeting later this week to discuss a deal to cut oil production—yet again—to rebalance the market and lift oil prices that have recently slipped to below most of the cartel members’ budget-balance points. OPEC needs a unanimous vote to […]
Iran Again Threatens To Block Key Oil Transit Choke Point As U.S. Aircraft Carrier En Route
Iran Again Threatens To Block Key Oil Transit Choke Point As U.S. Aircraft Carrier En Route Here we go again: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has once more threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, which is vital to up to one-third of all global oil shipping as it’s a key transit choke point in the Persian Gulf. […]
U.S. Aircraft Carrier Heads To Persian Gulf In “Show Of Force” After Iran Ballistic Missile Test
U.S. Aircraft Carrier Heads To Persian Gulf In “Show Of Force” After Iran Ballistic Missile Test Days after Iran unveiled its first stealth destroyer in a televised ceremony on Saturday which saw the warship launched into operation in the Persian Gulf, and after the US condemned Iran’s test firing a medium-range nuclear capable ballistic missile on Sunday, […]
Iran: Rumors of War
Iran: Rumors of War Photo Source Blondinrikard Fröberg | CC BY 2.0 Consider a conversation between long-time Middle East reporter Reese Erlich and former U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Charles Freeman, Jr. on the people currently directing the Trump administration’s policy toward Iran. Commenting on National Security Advisor John Bolton’s defense of the invasion of […]
Pompeo: US/Saudi Partnership ‘Vital’ – American Taxpayers May Disagree!
Pompeo: US/Saudi Partnership ‘Vital’ – American Taxpayers May Disagree! Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has published a bizarre op-ed in the Wall Street Journal claiming that Saudi Arabia has been a guarantor of stability in the Middle East and a bulwark against “expansionist” Iran. Perhaps he forgot about Saudi support for jihadists in Syria and […]
When you want to sanction States, you call them « terrorists »
When you want to sanction States, you call them « terrorists » The new unilateral sanctions by the United States against Iran, Russia and Syria add to the previous actions concerning the same three targets. They now form the most unforgiving embargo in History. The way in which they have been organised is illegal according to the definition […]
Does The U.S. Really Need Saudi Oil?
Does The U.S. Really Need Saudi Oil? “Saudi Arabia — if we broke with them, I think your oil prices would go through the roof. I’ve kept them down,” President Trump told reporters on Tuesday. “They’ve helped me keep them down. Right now we have low oil prices, or relatively. I’d like to see it […]
Here We Go Again: US Accuses Iran Of Hiding Chemical Weapons
Here We Go Again: US Accuses Iran Of Hiding Chemical Weapons In a trite refrain straight out of the standard Washington regime change playbook, the United States has lodged a formal complaint alleging Iran is developing nerve agents “for offensive purposes”. Like Syria before (and Russia), first comes the “outraged!” human rights violations rhetoric, then […]
Trump Claims Victory As Oil Prices Plummet
Trump Claims Victory As Oil Prices Plummet Oil prices are now down over 20 percent from recent highs, and President Trump knows exactly where the credit for that belongs. “If you look at oil prices they’ve come down very substantially over the last couple of months,” President Trump said in a news conference last week. […]
