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Can the economic blockade on Iran succeed this time?
1+ week, 6+ day ago (165+ words) Middle East Monitor 09/01/2026 Iran has therefore become highly experienced in containing sanctions. China represents a key factor in limiting the effectiveness of any sanctions regime against Iran, as it is the largest buyer of Iranian oil. Taken together, these factors…...
Highest Gasoline Prices ever in Aug., as US-Iran Tit for Tat Strikes Continue
2+ week, 12+ hour ago (481+ words) Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The military front in the US war on Iran had been quiet in August, but on Sunday the US launched missile attacks on Larak island in southern Iran. The US military said that it targeted rocket…...
Turkiye: 51% New Vehicles are Electric, 60% Power from Renewables, amid Hormuz Energy Shock
2+ week, 2+ day ago (314+ words) In the first six months of the year, Turkiye’s energy import bill alone rose $2 billion over what had been projected, which helped widen the country’s trade deficit. One of the ways Turkish consumers have responded to higher gasoline and diesel…...
Donald Trump's Artifishy Intelligence
2+ week, 5+ day ago (185+ words) Of course, I couldn’t agree more with him, though I wonder if it isn’t already too late. And of course (yes, again!), if I needed any confirmation of such fears, all I’d have to do is turn to You Know…...
Diesel: The Netanyahu-Trump War on Iran Threatens Shortages, Price Spike
3+ week, 3+ day ago (325+ words) Informed Comment XFacebookBlueskyEmailShareAnn Arbor (Informed Comment) â Diesel prices are high in many markets around the world, but we ainât seen nothinâ yet Energy analyst Ron Bousso at Reuters warns that the Hormuz crisis has taken 9 million barrels a…...