Asia scrambles to confront energy crisis unleashed by Iran war – with no end in sight
12.03.2026 04:12
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Asia scrambles to confront energy crisis unleashed by Iran war – with no end in sight
“I suspect that anything that happens with [US gov insurance support] will also require some kind of naval support,” said Baker. “And that in itself is not without its challenges.”
Americans, this is British understatement. He means it would require putting US Navy ships where Iran will sink them.
I thought you were rearing two bearers for your palanquin.
Good luck.
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Come on Katie, when have American voters ever cared about the price of 'gas'?
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To be fair: people blaming Tudor are ignoring the fact Spurs have been awful for two seasons and were on course for relegation before he appeared.
Blaming the guy who takes over the Titanic after it's already broken-backed and sliding beneath the waves for its sinking is not right. Look elsewhere.
As Spurs relegation is confirmed, Tudor tears off his mask to reveal...
Gunnersaurus.
Cryptocurrency. It's pretty stupid.
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They're one side of the strait. They could sink hostile ships with land-based artillery.
18 yr old Bahar had offers from York and Reading, but 'thanks to Shabana Mahmood, she will now never escape the Taliban.'
'Britain has decided that the girl who fought the Taliban’s agenda, who learned English in secret, who turned down a forced marriage, who won her place, is an asylum risk.'
Maybe the smart, new-new-world-order play from Iran, given agreements mean nothing now, is to agree to abandon all nuclear development immediately.
Then ignore that and dare Trump to take notice and start up again on understanding they choke the Strait again the moment he does.
I assume the minimum to declare victory is Iran submit and agree to cease their nuke programme. But I don't see how he achieves that short of things he won't have stomach for:
i) land invasion; or
ii) horrific civilian suffering by extended bombs/siege of the country.
'Til then, no go Hormuz.
The Conservative party got 1.9% at the last byelection.
1.9%. The Tories.
No, they were never going to win that seat, but that's one side of a supposed two-party system. Yikes.
"Royal Parks" are a thing, a set of the (typically) primo big parks. Open to the public, landscaped, often former exclusive royal hunting grounds, etc.
You're guaranteed some good parking with a Royal Park.
www.royalparks.org.uk
I've a particular soft spot for St James's Park.
This. Lots of Squares are nice little leafy spots open to the public. But some are locked for residents.
No idea if they might like, but made me think of the Ghibli-related anime series of Astrid Lindgren's "Ronja the Robber's Daughter".
Might be a little old for them as there's fighting (and robbers) but it's pretty tame - don't remember anyone killed.
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And Sirius, the dog star, visible down bottom left!
I grew up in the countryside, near the coast, with little light pollution.
Later in life I'd occasionally come back from the Big City, see the sweep of glittering stars at night and stop in awe.
I always point out Sirius to my pup. It's his one.
Good blog. Labour needs a better idea of how today's economy works.
As I keep writing that also requires an understanding of the global forces at work - of which they have shown very little interest.
(in fact I'll have my own blog soon on that subject...)
I wear ties fairly frequently, and quite enjoy the formal dressing-up, but I would not have chosen those pictures as examples of "ties are good, actually". Maybe "I don't know how to wear a tie". Perhaps Mr Armstrong just needs to introduce a picture editor to a verrrrry tight tie.
I no longer live there, but do still work there. I don't want to inflict unwanted advice, but if you have any questions you can't easily clear elsewhere, would be delighted to field them.
In any case, have a great and hassle-free trip.
You're all going to London? Excellent.
They were sanctioned chiefly *because* they had a nuclear weapons programme. The nukes project can't be a bargaining chip against sanctions due to the nukes project.
Sure, they've developed ballistic missiles, nuclear reactors, enriching uranium, being sanctioned into the ground: it was all a bluff
I) you can show evidence of this beyond the quote where someone mixes up Khomeini and Khamenei?
II) Khamenei was Supreme Leader while Iran spent decades developing nukes. He was not that anti-nuke.
The part where you say Khamenei was anti-nuke when he pursued a policy of developing nukes.
Obviously.
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Israel isn't planning on taking over or invading Arab states, beyond snipping easily digested chunks off immediate neighbours. They don't have the population necessary even if the insane thought crossed someone's mind.
Geography, size and religion make Iran the no.1 concern for Gulf Arab states.
4pm today on BBC Radio 4 Extra it’s the repeat of my adaptation of Iain M. Banks’ The State of the Art, with Sir Antony Sher as the ship. So proud of this amazing production by @nadiamolinari.bsky.social
