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More than two decades ago Dmytro started a company that owns a network of Ukrainian gas stations.
So after the joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on #Iran and Tehran’s retaliation, he noticed that oil prices jumped fast, reaching above the $80 per barrel mark within days, the highest price in more than a year.
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The price surge was driven by the safety risk around the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping route that links the Persian Gulf to the rest of the world. Through this key passageway transits about one-fifth of the world’s #oil.
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There have already been reports of #attacks on tankers, and now many vessels have slowed down or anchored near the strait.
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@timkmak am I remembering correctly from reporting that Iran was a big supplier of drones and drone components to Russia during the war? If that's correct doesn't the war in Iran hurt Russian supplies that way?
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https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/how-trumps-war-gives-putins-war-machine
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It seems that US is not importing petrol anymore for a short time.
Attacking Iran to make petrol cost rise would also serve the interest of US petrol companies and to slow down every economy which is depending on importation like most european countries and China.
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#FRANCE SENDS FIGHTER JETS TO MIDDLE EAST: France has deployed Rafale fighter jets to patrol airspace over its military bases in the Middle East, Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said. He said the operations had a “deterrent effect.”
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U.K. MAY SEND WARSHIP TO #CYPRUS: The United Kingdom is considering sending a warship to Cyprus following an attack by Iranian drones on a military base in the Mediterranean on Monday, Politico reported. It could take several days for it to reach Cyprus.
https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-considers-warship-cyprus-iran-threat/
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