Iran grants permission for some Iraqi oil tankers to pass through Hormuz - Al Jazeera
Source: Al Jazeera
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DW NOTE
Iran deciding which Iraqi tankers may pass its blockade is not diplomacy — it's a protection racket. The Strait remains effectively closed, 2,000 ships are stranded in the Gulf, and oil is still 20% below recent highs. Markets have priced in accommodation, not escalation.
World Bank sees a major risk in Zimbabwe’s currency plan - Townpress Newspaper
The United States has imposed sanctions on a Turkish investment bank and two subsidiaries, accusing them of helping Iran move oil revenue and providing access to the international financial system as Washington intensifies its campaign to squeeze Tehran. The US Treasury Department on September 4 des
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