Geopolitics
Nima Alkhorshid – U.S. Launches New Strikes on Iran
30 July 2026
Geopolitics
Economics
Larry C. Johnson: Refinery Configuration Matters—But Markets Matter More
In a major disruption, the challenge facing Gulf Coast refiners would not be an inability to process heavy sour crude. It would be the escalating cost of acquiring the heavy sour crude upon which that […]
Energy
Palestine Chronicle: US-Owned LNG Facility Catches Fire in Egypt as Drone Strike Investigated
A fire engulfed two LNG vessels at Egypt’s Damietta Port after a reported drone strike on a US-owned floating gas facility. Read Article HERE A fire engulfed two LNG vessels at Egypt’s Damietta Port. (Photo: […]
Energy
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Middle East Eye: ‘It feels like hell’: Gaza families battle suffocating summer heat in tents
With little water, electricity or shade, residents face rising health risks inside makeshift shelters amid ongoing Israeli siege Read Article HERE
Energy
Palestine Chronicle: Iran Warns Countries Using Frozen Assets: Your Ships Won’t Cross Hormuz
Iran warned countries and companies accepting compensation from its frozen assets that their vessels will be barred from the Strait of Hormuz. Read Article HERE Brigadier General Ebrahim Zolfaqari, spokesman for Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central […]
Economics
Geopolitics
Alastair Crooke – The war’s back is broken
The U.S. ultimately will have to capitulate, with the result that Iran becomes a regional power. Alastair Crooke is a former British diplomat, founder and director of the Beirut-based Conflicts Forum Cross-posted from the Stategic […]
Economics
Aurelien – So It Goes…But when does it stop?
Stein‘s Law: “if a thing cannot go on forever, it will stop.“ Cross-posted from Aurelien’s substack “Trying to understand the world” Most people have heard at least a version of what is called Stein‘s Law: […]
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