Tag: “Geopolitical”

Iran has suggested it could reopen the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz within seven days if the U.S. eases military pressure and lifts its blockade on Iranian ports, according to media reports.

Donald Trump pressed his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a call on Sunday to halt Kyiv’s strikes on Russian refineries over concerns that the attacks are exacerbating a global diesel shortage and pushing up prices, according to people familiar with the call.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has approved the potential $24.3 billion sale of nearly 50 F-35 warplanes to Saudi Arabia.

Oil prices rose sharply on Monday after more Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, as well as a postponed talks between Gulf countries and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz, drove worries over prolonged Middle East shipping disruptions.

U.S. President Donald Trump has urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to stop targeting Russian oil refineries, saying the attacks are “hurting the world” as fuel supply disruptions from the Ukraine and Iran wars propel U.S. diesel prices to a record high.

Oil prices rose on Monday, extending sharp weekly gains, as U.S. and Iranian attacks on vessels in and around the Strait of Hormuz heightened fears of prolonged disruptions to crude supplies through the key waterway.

Some Chinese rare earth suppliers are declining to ship to the U.S. for fear of repercussions from Beijing, three sources said, ​underscoring how access to the materials remains an issue for the U.S. weeks before President Xi Jinping visits Washington.

Oil prices moved slightly lower on Friday as markets parsed reports that the U.S. was close to gaining access to Venezuela’s oil reserves, while focus was also on U.S.-Iran wrangling over the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran’s foreign ministry on Friday called on “all countries” not to implement U.S. sanctions against Tehran, warning that doing so would represent “complicity” in imposing the “illegal will” of the United States.

Oil prices fell more than $2 a barrel to a more than two-week low on Wednesday as talks between Iran and Oman revived hopes that the Strait ‌of Hormuz could reopen and remove shipping constraints affecting supply in the key Middle East region.

Beijing has warned the US that it would retaliate against any significant expansion of the Trump administration’s new secondary sanctions relating to Iran that hit Chinese companies.

Countries that calculate appeasement of the regime to be a safer choice should reconsider

Iran vowed on Friday to deliver a “devastating” response to any new U.S. threats, as Washington threatened to slap historically “tough” sanctions on Tehran.

Στο τραπέζι του Ιράν ακόμη και επιθέσεις σε υποθαλάσσια καλώδια στα Στενά του Ορμούζ – «Αν οι ΗΠΑ το παρακάνουν, ο πόλεμος μπορεί να φτάσει στην Ευρώπη», λέει πηγή προσκείμενη στο καθεστώς

«Οι Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες στηρίζουν την ενεργειακή ασφάλεια και τη συνεργασία στην Ανατολική Μεσόγειο, μεταξύ άλλων μέσω του Κέντρου Ενέργειας Ανατολικής Μεσογείου», ανέφερε ο εκπρόσωπος του Στέιτ Ντιπάρτμεντ.

President Donald Trump on Monday said the U.S. would “bomb” Oman if the Gulf nation “gets in the way,” as Washington’s 60-day ceasefire with Iran expires with no official negotiations or deal in sight.

President Trump has instructed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to “substantially reduce” the joint military exercises the U.S. performs with South Korea, saying he hasn’t been happy that the U.S. long ago agreed to participate, based on his “very good relationship with Kim Jong Un, of North Korea.”

Τηλεφωνική επικοινωνία είχε την Πέμπτη ο Γιώργος Γεραπετρίτης με τον Αμπάς Αραγτσί, για την κρίση στην Μέση Ανατολή και την κατάσταση στο Ορμουζ.

The U.S. and Iran could reach a deal on Tuesday or Wednesday to reopen the Strait of Hormuz with freedom of movement for commercial ships, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in an interview.

Oil prices tumbled Monday after President Donald Trump said he called off a planned strike on Iran.