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Iranian strikes on Gulf aluminium plants push prices to four-year highs

Iranian missile and drone strikes against two of the Middle East's largest aluminium smelters over the weekend have thrown global supply chains into disarray, driving prices to their highest level in four years and raising the prospect of a prolonged market deficit. Emirates Global Aluminium confirmed......

Russia earns $9 billion a month in oil windfall from the Iran war

One month into the U.S. and Israeli war against Iran, Russia has emerged as one of the conflict's primary economic beneficiaries, collecting billions of dollars not only from surging oil prices but across a broad range of commodities including aluminum, fertilizers, and liquefied natural gas. The......

Oil falls toward $100 as Trump claims Iran requested a ceasefire

Oil markets endured another turbulent session on Wednesday as traders struggled to reconcile Donald Trump's signals of an imminent end to the U.S.-Iran war with the reality of continued fighting and a largely closed Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude, which had opened higher during Asian trading, reversed......

Iran war disrupts global sugar trade as Brazil's new cane season shifts toward ethanol

The war in Iran has sent shockwaves through an unexpected corner of global commodity markets: sugar. Since the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz in early March, world sugar markets have swung from multi-year lows to five-month highs, as the conflict pressures a key refining corridor and drives......

UAE prepares to join naval coalition to reopen Strait of Hormuz as Dubai launches $270 million aid plan

The United Arab Emirates is preparing to deploy its navy as part of a multinational coalition to forcibly reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a move that took on added urgency Tuesday after President Donald Trump suggested the United States could withdraw from the conflict with Iran within two to three weeks......

Bahrain pushes revised UN plan to secure Hormuz shipping lanes

Bahrain has introduced a revised draft resolution at the United Nations Security Council aimed at improving the safety of commercial shipping in and around the Strait of Hormuz, a critical route for global energy supplies. The updated proposal reflects ongoing diplomatic negotiations, as it removes......

Hegseth says US is directly confronting Russia and China over support for Iran

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a pointed warning to Russia and China on Tuesday over their alleged support for Iran, saying the United States is addressing the matter directly as the war enters its fifth week with no diplomatic breakthrough in sight. Speaking at a Pentagon briefing alongside......

UK set to receive last jet fuel tanker from the Middle East as aviation crisis looms

The United Kingdom is bracing for its most immediate supply pressure as Europe's aviation fuel reserves hold for now but risk running critically low by May if the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed, cutting off roughly 40% of the region's jet fuel imports. The last known kerosene cargo......

War damage and cyclone knock out 30% of global LNG supply

Asian countries are confronting a worsening energy crisis as two simultaneous disruptions have removed roughly 30% of global liquefied natural gas supply from the market, according to the Australian Financial Review. The crisis began on March 2, when Iranian drone strikes hit the industrial cities of......

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