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Bloomberg· 2026-01-29 06:40
The Economic Community of West African States lifts all remaining sanctions on Guinea with immediate effect, fully reintegrating the country into the regional economic bloc https://t.co/XldzUzf9ny ...
Why are the US and Iran enemies | FT #shorts
Financial Times· 2026-01-29 05:00
To understand why the US and Iran are enemies, you need to go back in time. Let's start in 1953. That's when the US and UK backed a coup against Iran's Prime Minister Muhammad Mosedc.American Britain opposed his nationalization of the Anglo-Iranian oil company, now known as BP. And they helped restore Iran's last shot to power. But he ran a corrupt and repressive regime.At the end of the 70s, a revolution broke out. It was fueled by mass protests with a strong anti-American slant. The sha by now suffering f ...
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Bloomberg· 2026-01-28 14:18
Swiss government has decided to join the European Union’s sanctions against Haiti, it said in statement https://t.co/DCaWQWItIz ...
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Iran exported more oil in 2025 than it had done in years, smuggling crude in defiance of sanctions, mainly to China. But the regime’s profits from the exports collapsed. https://t.co/UgymMytKRQ ...
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Forbes· 2026-01-23 19:36
The sanctions announced Friday are in addition to an initial round of penalties issued last week against several senior Iranian officials. https://t.co/VSQfk0pKLi (Photo: MAHSA/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images) https://t.co/GpaKj6Xl6r ...
Why Iran Is Moving Oil Markets
CNBC· 2026-01-23 19:01
I cover energy here at CNBC and here's what you need to know about Iran's role in the global oil markets. Iran pumps around 3.4% million barrels per day. By comparison, Saudi Arabia almost triples that at 9.5% million barrels and the U.S. pumps even more, about 13.5% million barrels per day.On top of that, existing sanctions due to disputes around Iran's nuclear program means that Iran's exports can't be sold on the open market. China has essentially become the lone buyer of Iranian barrels. What the sancti ...
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Forbes· 2026-01-23 18:45
U.S. Sanctions Iran’s Oil Industry Over Protest Crackdown—But Reportedly Plans To Deport Iranianshttps://t.co/sGG4R2AhCH https://t.co/OYqJXP1wpp ...
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The French navy seized a so-called shadow tanker carrying Russian oil, an escalation of Western efforts to stamp out the smuggling network ferrying sanctioned oil around the world https://t.co/nh54kM8jvX ...
How the U.S. Crackdown Is Strangling Venezuela’s Dark Fleet | WSJ
- [Shelby] Across the globe, billions of dollars of black market oil moves through a network of aging tankers known as the dark fleet. From high tech signal spoofing to old school disguise, these vessels employ shadowy tactics to bypass international law. But a new US crackdown on Venezuelan oil is finally moving to strangle this illicit trade.- The dark fleet model, for now, with Venezuela, has been broken. - The so-called dark fleet is a network of some 1,400 ships that transfer Venezuelan, Russian, and I ...
Russia’s Oil and Gas Revenues Are Set to Plunge 46% in January
Yahoo Finance· 2026-01-20 07:00
Group 1 - Russia's budget revenues from oil and gas are projected to decline by 46% year-on-year this month, amounting to approximately 420 billion rubles or $5.42 billion, influenced by lower international oil prices and a stronger ruble [1][2] - The oil and gas sector contributes about 25% to Russia's total budget revenues, making it a significant target for Western sanctions aimed at undermining Russia's military funding in Ukraine [3] - The federal budget is expected to receive around $120 billion in revenues from the oil and gas industry this year, an increase from $110 billion last year, despite a 24% decline from the previous year [4] Group 2 - The decline in revenues has been exacerbated by U.S. sanctions targeting major crude oil exporters in Russia, leading to a shift in clients for Rosneft and Lukoil to other energy trading companies [5]