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China continues to buy Iranian oil despite US sanctions as shadow supply chain thrives
BEIJING (Realist English). China’s imports of Iranian oil have nearly doubled in the past two years, defying stringent US sanctions...
Kuwait extends bidding deadline for major oil infrastructure tender in strategic southern fields
KUWAIT CITY (Realist English). Kuwait’s Central Agency for Public Tenders (CAPT) has extended the bidding deadline for a key Kuwait...
Israel–Iran conflict threatens China’s oil security and regional influence
BEIJING (Realist English). China’s energy security and Middle East ambitions are under growing pressure as Israel’s attacks on Iran threaten...
Tanker charter rates surge amid rising tensions in Strait of Hormuz
DUBAI (Realist English). The cost of chartering large oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz — a vital chokepoint for...
Strait of Hormuz at risk as Middle East tensions mount over potential Israeli strike on Iran
DUBAI (Realist English). Global maritime operators are on high alert amid growing fears that a military confrontation between Israel and...
US oil output to decline in 2026, raising doubts over Trump’s energy agenda
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The United States will see its oil production fall next year for the first time since the...
Norway’s $1.9tn oil fund urges deep reform of EU capital markets to reverse competitiveness decline
OSLO (Realist English). Norway’s $1.9tn sovereign wealth fund is calling for sweeping reforms to European capital markets, warning that without...
Carney pledges support for oil sector and emissions cuts as Canada repositions for Trump-era trade
SASKATOON (Realist English). Prime Minister Mark Carney has promised to work closely with Canada’s oil industry to increase production and...
Saudi Aramco cuts dividend by $10bn as oil revenues drop and fiscal pressure mounts
RIYADH (Realist English). Saudi Aramco has cut its dividend payout by $10bn after reporting a decline in first-quarter profits, reducing...
Iran war exposes global reliance on fragile energy routes
LONDON (Realist English). The war involving Iran has exposed the global economy’s dependence on vulnerable fossil fuel supply routes, intensifying...
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,...
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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