Ali Khamenei - Iran's Supreme Leader - a potential Israeli target Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has implied

What the Iran-Israel war could mean for much of Asia

AsiaElec - Asia Power
AsianOil - Asia Oil & Gas
By bno - Taipei Office 17 June 2025
From energy security and trade disruptions to political polarisation and rising tensions among Muslim-majority nations such as Indonesia, Malaysia and nuclear armed Pakistan, the consequences for Asia could reshape regional dynamics.
OIl prices dropped to $58 earlier this year after OPEC+ increased production quotas, cutting the Kremlin's revenus by a third and causing MinFin to triple the deficit forecast. Since the attacks oil surged to a high of $78, but prices will have to stay there for months to make a difference.

ISRAEL IRAN WAR: is the war good news for the Russian budget?

FSUOGM - Former Soviet Union Oil & Gas
By Ben Aris in Berlin 17 June 2025
The outbreak of full-scale conflict between Israel and Iran caused oil prices to jump that will provide the Kremlin with a welcome fresh infusion of cash at a time when military spending continues to balloon.
The number of recorded disasters is up 50-fold since the 1970s, but part of that increase is probably due to improvements in recording them. Nevertheless, the accelerating climate crisis has also added significantly to the total count.

Number of recorded disasters up 50-fold since 1970 – OWID

REM - Renewable Energy
By Hannah Ritchie for Our World in Data 17 June 2025
Tracking the occurrence of natural disasters can save lives by helping countries prepare for future ones, Our World in Data (OWID) reports.
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto after the EU Energy Council meeting in Luxembourg on June 16.

Hungary to veto 'von der Leyen-Zelenskiy energy plan' over Russian import restrictions, foreign minister says

EurOil - Europe Oil & Gas
By Newsbase 17 June 2025
The European Commission is set to unveil a June 17 that would legally prohibit imports of Russian pipeline gas and liquefied natural gas into the European Union by the end of 2027.
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