17 June 2025
The tanker „Adalynn“ is burning in the Gulf of Oman after being rammed by the tanker „Front Eagle“. What is interesting is that the Adalyn is part of Russia‘s shadow fleet
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Russia's Putin to discuss oil market with Opec's secretary general on Friday - Kremlin aide Ushakov
13 hour ago
Ursula von der Leyen at the G7 meeting: “China is using this quasi-monopoly not only as a bargaining chip but also weaponising it to undermine competitors in key industries. We all witnessed the cost and consequences of China's coercion through export restrictions. I know this was a big focus for Donald and his team in the London talks with the Chinese. It is a priority for all of us. Even if there are signals that China may loosen its restrictions – the threat remains"
23 hour ago
Trump says he has signed a document finalizing a trade deal with Britain
Mehr News Agency, citing security sources, reported that the air defense forces shot down three small drones that were attempting to target the South Pars field in southwestern Iran.
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The International Atomic Energy Agency convened an urgent board meeting, following a request from Russia, after Israeli airstrikes on Iran damaged 4 critical structures at the Esfahan nuclear site
Initial reports of an Israeli airstrike at Shahran oil depot in western Tehran
Massive fire erupts at the Marathon Oil plant in Texas City, USA
A shelter-in-place is in effect for a part of Texas City due to an incident that has been reported at the Marathon refinery
Large fire at Marathon Oil facility in Texas City, Texas; residents asked to stay inside
General staff of armed forces of Ukraine claims attacks at the enterprises of Russian military complex in Samara and Stavropol regions of Russia
Iran will immediately strike Israel’s economic and energy infrastructure if its vital facilities are targeted again, a Revolutionary Guards source told Fars News Agency
The EU is to ban LNG terminals from servicing Russian customers from January 1st 2026 - Commission document
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Atomic Energy Spokesperson: Repeated missile attacks have been carried out on Natanz facilities. There has been contamination inside the facility, but this contamination has not spread outside the facility
Iraq: Our gas supply flows from Iran, not affected by Israeli attack- State News Agency
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Partial power blackout reported in Kherson
Trump to Fox News: I was briefed on the attacks in advance, there were no surprises. The United States is not involved, hopes Iran will return to the negotiating table
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"The IAEA is closely monitoring the deeply concerning situation in Iran. Agency can confirm Natanz site among targets. The Agency is in contact with Iranian authorities regarding radiation levels. We are also in contact with our inspectors in the country." - DG @rafaelmgrossi
The Iranian Speaker of Parliament, Qalibaf, says cooperation with the IAEA is "counterproductive" and says Iran will pursue "enrichment with advanced machines", launch a new enrichment facility, and reduce any supervision of their nuclear program
Statement by Chancellor Friedrich Merz: „You remember, 5 weeks ago I launched the initiative in Kyiv together with other European leaders, aiming to achieve a diplomatic success in reference to opening up peace talks with Russia. This has not been achieved. Russia is not willing to discuss the end of the war in Ukraine.“ „Therefore, we are doing now what have previously announced. There will be more sanctions. The (EU) Commission made yesterday proposals. Next week these might be already issued in Brussels, targeting Russian banks and the Russian energy sector.“ „The answer is clear: we support Ukraine militarily and we will take more measures against Russia.“
The "maximum pressure" campaign against Iran's oil exports has not yielded any significant results so far this year. Instead, the global Dark Fleet has grown past 1200 vessels and re-shuffled itself. Tankers that used to handle Russian oil are now moving plenty of Iranian oil
The spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran says the country will reconsider its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency
Israeli Foreign Ministry: Iran is involved in a secret and systematic nuclear weapons program.
Iran: Grossi is responsible for undermining the credibility of the IAEA
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IAEA Board of Governors passes resolution declaring Iran in non-compliance with its nuclear safeguards obligations, the first such censure in nearly 20 years
China is putting a six-month limit on rare earth export licenses for U.S. businesses, giving Beijing leverage if trade tensions flare up again
In the Kherson region, Russian army had struck an important electrical power facility — Regional Administration
The European Union to Al-Hadath: Smotrich's suspension of financial transactions with Palestinian banks could lead to the collapse of the Palestinian Authority.
Blackout reported in Mykolaiv6 day ago
Blackout reported in Mykolaiv
U.S. today sanctioned five individuals and five sham charities for financially supporting Hamas under the guise of humanitarian work, per Department of the State. "Additionally, we are targeting a fraudulent charity linked to the PFLP," DoS Spox