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Strait of Hormuz disruption sends shockwaves through global trade
LONDON (Realist English). Escalating military tensions around the Strait of Hormuz are rapidly disrupting global shipping and energy markets, as...
Read moreHormuz crisis reshapes global tanker market as shipping routes collapse
LONDON (Realist English). The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz following the escalation of the Iran war has triggered...
Read moreU.S. grants temporary waiver for purchases of Russian oil amid Middle East energy shock
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The United States has issued a 30-day waiver allowing countries to purchase Russian oil and petroleum products...
Read moreIEA countries agree to release 400 million barrels from emergency oil reserves
PARIS (Realist English). The 32 member states of the International Energy Agency (IEA) have agreed to release 400 million barrels...
Read moreIEA warns Middle East war is disrupting global energy flows
PARIS (Realist English). The International Energy Agency (IEA) has warned that the war in the Middle East is causing severe...
Read moreOil prices rise as markets weigh Iran war risks despite possible reserve release
LONDON (Realist English). Oil prices rose early Wednesday despite reports that the International Energy Agency (IEA) is considering the largest...
Read moreTrump warns Iran against mining Strait of Hormuz as tensions escalate
WASHINGTON (Realist English). US President Donald Trump warned that Iran would face military consequences “at a level never seen before”...
Read moreTrump considers easing oil sanctions to stabilize global energy prices
MIAMI (Realist English). US President Donald Trump said his administration may temporarily ease sanctions on certain oil-producing countries in an...
Read moreAsian markets plunge as oil nears $120 amid Hormuz disruption
SEOUL (Realist English). Asian stock markets fell sharply on Monday as oil prices surged toward $120 per barrel following production...
Read moreKuwait cuts oil output as tanker traffic halts in Strait of Hormuz
KUWAIT CITY (Realist English). Kuwait has reduced its oil production and refining operations after tanker traffic through the Persian Gulf...
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Taiwan fears US weapons use in Iran could aid China
TAIPEI (Realist English). Taiwan has raised concerns that extensive US use of long-range cruise missiles in the war involving Iran...
Strait of Hormuz disruption sends shockwaves through global trade
LONDON (Realist English). Escalating military tensions around the Strait of Hormuz are rapidly disrupting global shipping and energy markets, as...
Iran war puts Vice President JD Vance in difficult political position
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The ongoing war with Iran has placed US Vice President JD Vance in a politically sensitive position,...
Hormuz crisis reshapes global tanker market as shipping routes collapse
LONDON (Realist English). The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz following the escalation of the Iran war has triggered...
Star Wars without fiction: how space became the next battlefield
MOSCOW (Realist English). “Star Wars” stopped being science fiction long ago. Unfortunately, over ten thousand years of civilisation, humanity has...
Dadivank: The Legacy of Christ’s Apostles in Artsakh
YEREVAN (Realist English). In Artsakh, before the ethnic cleansing and forced deportation – simply put, genocide – carried out by...
An unusual phenomenon at the Church of the Holy Savior in Shushi
YEREVAN (Realist English). In the distant year 1979, as a third-year university student, I used to visit the Church of...
War with Iran seen as inevitable, Armenia warned of looming regional storm
YEREVAN (Realist English). The war with Iran is drawing ever closer. And once again, this pulls Armenia into a zone...
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