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The Strait of Hormuz did not actually close on 28th February. · The flow of oil from the Gulf never stopped. · And yet—prices at the pump surged. · What people are paying right now is not scarcity. It is not disruption. It is not supply shock. · It is profit. By Ali C (Instagram: @aliscforever) · The Illusion of Crisis · An analysis by Rystad Energy, cited in the Financial Times on 14 March, confirmed that American oil producers are set to…

Israel is openly considering a new settlement land grab in Lebanon, showing de-escalation is not even an option By Murad Sadygzade, President of the Middle East Studies Center, Visiting Lecturer, HSE University (Moscow). https://www.rt.com/op-ed/authors/murad-sadygzade/Telegram · Al-Zahraa mosque in Sidon, Lebanon, destroyed in an Israeli airstrike on April 8 ©  Chris McGrath / Getty Images* · Israel’s war in Lebanon has…

The bloc is facing an energy crisis due to the Strait of Hormuz disruption, with soaring diesel prices triggering protests · FILE PHOTO. ©  Horacio VillalobosCorbis/Corbis via Getty Images · The EU is sliding into a fuel crisis driven by a global supply shock caused by the US-Israeli attack on Iran. It has already triggered protests, early signs of shortages, and warnings of the wider economic impact. · This has resulted…

Washington isn’t interested in ending the conflict with Tehran as it benefits from turmoil in the Middle East, Moussa Ibrahim has told RT · US Vice President JD Vance speaking to journalists before departing to Pakistan for talks with Iran. ©  Jacquelyn Martin · Iran should not repeat the mistakes of Libya, which paid a heavy price for trusting the West, the North African country’s former information minister, Moussa…

The Islamic Republic will likely become much stronger, but also more moderate, free, and open. · John Leake · It seems to me that the history of Iran between 1941 and 1979 was dominated by the drama of the British, Americans, and Russians coveting the nation’s vast and strategically located oil reserves. As I mentioned in an earlier column, I was surprised to learn that Iranian Light is almost as valuable as West Texas Intermediate. …

Extended truce, renewed war, or endless strikes – each reshapes the region in Iran’s favor · https://www.rt.com/op-ed/authors/sergey-poletaev/By Sergey Poletaev, information analyst and publicist, co-founder and editor of the Vatfor project. https://www.rt.com/op-ed/authors/sergey-poletaev/ Vatfor project · A man attends a rally in Tehran, Iran, April 8, 2026. © Global Look Press / XinHua / Sha Dati · The almost apocalyptic…

What emerged from the war was not peace, nor even a credible settlement, but merely a pause shaped by the exposed limits of American strength By Murad Sadygzade, President of the Middle East Studies Center, Visiting Lecturer, HSE University (Moscow). https://www.rt.com/op-ed/authors/murad-sadygzade/Telegram · Tehran, Iran, April 8, 2026 ©  Morteza Nikoubazl / NurPhoto via Getty Images* · In Washington, the two-week ceasefire…

Clandestine · There it is again! 👀 · Trump calls NATO a “paper tiger”, then criticizes South Korea, Japan, and Australia, for not helping us, despite benefiting from our protection. · I’ve been suggesting that Trump is setting up a withdrawal of our military footprint abroad, and will consolidate our military presence to the Western hemisphere. Trump appears to be laying the ground work. · I think the end goal is to withdraw from…

Hostilities in the Middle East pushes the world toward a harsher global order By Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and research director of the Valdai International Discussion Club. https://www.rt.com/op-ed/authors/fyodor-lukyanov/Russia in Global AffairsRGA on Telegram · ©  Contributor / Getty Images · The United States…

Alex Krainer · This year’s 62^nd^ Munich Security Conference was held from 13^th^ to 15^th^ February and it reaffirmed the splintering of Western alliance. Like last year’s gathering, this year’s conference was marked by a growing divergence between the United States and its European partners. While the U.S. is seeking to change its foreign policy direction and embrace multilateralism, European powers have remained fully committed to…