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View from Lebanon: Lifting restrictions on Russian oil grants the Kremlin significant economic and military leverage 10:25 21.03.2026

View from Lebanon: Lifting restrictions on Russian oil grants the Kremlin significant economic and military leverage

As global oil prices broke the psychological barrier of surpassing $100 a barrel, the US administration took a strategic step that sparked controversy across Western capitals: easing restrictions on Russian oil shipments stranded at sea and allowing their unloading until early April, ‘Al-Akhbar’ writes from Lebanon. This move reflects a …
View from London: The 2022 Russia shock was a picnic compared with this global energy disaster 10:23 21.03.2026

View from London: The 2022 Russia shock was a picnic compared with this global energy disaster

The optimistic view is that Trump will chicken out and leave the Gulf to put out the fire that he has ignited, ‘The Telegraph’ writes. It is hard to decide which is the bigger disaster: the unfolding car crash in the global gas market or the mounting danger that entire …
‘The Economist’: War with Iran makes Trump weaker and angrier — it's dangerous for everyone 10:22 21.03.2026

‘The Economist’: War with Iran makes Trump weaker and angrier — it's dangerous for everyone

Mr Trump’s war has weakened him. The resulting energy shock is roiling the world economy. America is far more vulnerable than he claims. Russia is laughing. The chances of Democrats recapturing both arms of Congress have sharply increased. Some Republicans — the ones who took his “no new wars” promise …
FT: ‘Armageddon scenario’ for gas markets as Qatar hit by missiles 10:20 21.03.2026

FT: ‘Armageddon scenario’ for gas markets as Qatar hit by missiles

As emergency workers sifted through the smouldering wreckage at Qatar’s Ras Laffan complex on Thursday morning, traders in Europe and Asia were waking up to a fresh energy crisis, ‘Financial Times’ stresses. In normal times, a fifth of the world’s supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) flows from Ras Laffan, …
Russian Foreign Ministry statement on developments in the Persian Gulf 17:48 20.03.2026

Russian Foreign Ministry statement on developments in the Persian Gulf

Russian Foreign Ministry statement on developments in the Persian Gulf: Moscow is gravely concerned about the continued armed confrontation in the Persian Gulf and the risks of further escalation. The scale of damage to energy and other critical infrastructure in Iran and neighbouring Arab states is increasing. We call for …
Let Reason Speak 10:58 20.03.2026

Let Reason Speak

“If thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding; If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures; Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God" [Prov. 2:3-5]. The root of a God-pleasing life is …
Russian Maritime Board chief: Middle East conflict spills beyond Persian Gulf borders 10:52 20.03.2026

Russian Maritime Board chief: Middle East conflict spills beyond Persian Gulf borders

The Middle East conflict is already spreading beyond the boundaries of the Persian Gulf, Russian Presidential Aide, Chairman of the Maritime Board Nikolay Patrushev said. "Indeed, this conflict is already extending beyond the Persian Gulf," Patrushev said in an interview with Russia’s Kommersant daily. "One of the striking examples is …
NYT: Entering war’s third week, Trump faces stark choices 10:51 20.03.2026

NYT: Entering war’s third week, Trump faces stark choices

As the conflict with Iran expands and intensifies, President Trump’s options — to fight on, or to move toward declaring victory and pulling back — both carry deeply problematic consequences, ‘The New York Times’ writes. Two weeks into a war against Iran that he chose to launch, President Trump faces …
Trump is very nervous: The Iranian adventure is failing, but he blames his press, threatening journalists with prison and… death penalty 10:49 20.03.2026

Trump is very nervous: The Iranian adventure is failing, but he blames his press, threatening journalists with prison and… death penalty

Donald Trump says reporters who cover his war on Iran in a negative manner should face charges of “TREASON” — a crime punishable by death, ‘The Daily Beast’ reports. The president claimed Iran had circulated images of “phony ‘Kamikaze Boats’ shooting at various Ships at Sea” and that while they …
‘The Atlantic’: U.S. capabilities are showing signs of rot 10:48 20.03.2026

‘The Atlantic’: U.S. capabilities are showing signs of rot

When a military force begins to decline, the first symptoms may be subtle, ‘The Atlantic’ notes. On multiple occasions after President Trump launched a massive air campaign against Iran this past weekend, retaliatory attacks by simply constructed Iranian drones have penetrated American defenses with serious results. For example, at least …
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