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Iran conflict brings energy boon for some, doom for others

The US-Israeli war with Iran has badly damaged oil & gas producers in the Gulf and consumers in the Indo-Pacific. But not all countries within those regions will feel the pain equally.

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As the Iran conflict continues to rage on, one country has emerged as a potential mediator.

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Until now, Europe has kept out of the Iran war. But with Iran attempting to hit the UK island of Diego Garcia on Friday, and fears growing that US President Donald Trump will forget about Ukraine, that calculus may have changed.

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In this Quick Take, Ian Bremmer says the Trump administration’s push for $200 billion in supplemental funding for the war in Iran is a sign that the conflict is getting more expensive, more entrenched, and harder to contain.

Iran conflict brings energy boon for some, doom for others

The US-Israeli war with Iran has badly damaged oil & gas producers in the Gulf and consumers in the Indo-Pacific. But not all countries within those regions will feel the pain equally.

Asia seeks coal amid Iran conflict, Israel expands its war within a war, Chile’s Kast builds a wall

Much as Europe did when Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine four years ago, Asia is turning to a retro, highly-polluting fuel source as the Iran conflict limits the supply of liquefied natural gas: coal.

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The war in Iran is entering a more dangerous phase.

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As the Iran conflict continues to rage on, one country has emerged as a potential mediator.

Until now, Europe has kept out of the Iran war. But with Iran attempting to hit the UK island of Diego Garcia on Friday, and fears growing that US President Donald Trump will forget about Ukraine, that calculus may have changed.

Is Trump really talking to the Iranians? US President Donald Trump postpones attacks on Iran after "productive conversations." FCC greenlights Nexstar-Tegna merger, sparking concerns. Iran conflict and government funding issues damaging airline industry.

Rahm Emanuel says the arrival of Russian oil tankers in Cuba is a direct test of whether President Trump can distinguish between political theater and a real strategic threat.

In this Quick Take, Ian Bremmer says the Trump administration’s push for $200 billion in supplemental funding for the war in Iran is a sign that the conflict is getting more expensive, more entrenched, and harder to contain.

The US-Israeli war with Iran has badly damaged oil & gas producers in the Gulf and consumers in the Indo-Pacific. But not all countries within those regions will feel the pain equally.

Much as Europe did when Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine four years ago, Asia is turning to a retro, highly-polluting fuel source as the Iran conflict limits the supply of liquefied natural gas: coal.

The war in Iran is entering a more dangerous phase.

Ali Larijani, who was head of the Islamic Republic’s influential security council and had effectively run the country since Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s death, was killed in a strike overnight, Israel has said. Tehran has not confirmed his death.

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