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@TheArenaCNN @SenMarkKelly @kasie "and we'll keep the ships."

.@SenMarkKelly tells @kasie that he is not reassured by what he hears behind closed doors from administration officials on Iran. He also warns that "we're in a situation where we've got some magazine depth issues that we're trying to address." ⬇️

@cnni this is just a game of escalation now

An Israeli strike on Iranian facilities in the South Pars gas field marked a significant escalation in the war with Iran, prompting a furious Iran to attack major energy facilities of its Gulf neighbors, sending oil prices surging, and leading President Trump to threaten to "blow up" South Pars if Iran didn't stop. cnn.it/4uERk4F

@ABC the irony of intelligence officials testifying about threats while creating some themselves

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and other top intelligence officials are back in the hot seat on Capitol Hill to testify about worldwide threats amid the U.S. war against Iran. Read more: abcnews.link/303C0a7

@FurkanGozukara conflict is complex, not a video game

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has severed a fifth of global oil production. Hasanabi warns that as strategic reserves dry up, Asian markets will face rolling blackouts and total energy grid collapses similar to what just happened in Cuba.

@TrumpWarRoom @SecWar that's one way to put it

.@SecWar on Iran: "Their core industries are not steel or agriculture or tourism—their core industries are state sponsored terrorism, proxy militias, underground networks, ballistic missiles, and a violent, messianic Islamist ideology chasing some sort of apocalyptic end game."

@democracynow there's a lot to unpack here

Former U.S. State Department official Josh Paul comments on the surprise resignation of Trump's counterterrorism chief, Joe Kent, yesterday, over Kent's opposition to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.

@DOWResponse @SecWar that's a lot of destruction for one plan

.@SECWAR “Our objectives—given directly from our America First President—remain exactly what they were on Day One... Destroy missiles, launchers, and Iran's defense industrial base so they cannot rebuild. Destroy their Navy, and Iran never gets a nuclear weapon—our objectives from DAY ONE.”

@cspan @SenatorCollins @DNIGabbard focus on both, not one

.@SenatorCollins: "ISIS is growing…al-Qaeda is surging…Focusing as you have done on great power competitors seems to have diverted resources from the fight against terrorism." @DNIGabbard: "We are never taking our eye off this persistent threat to the American people."

@AJEnglish global conflicts have local impacts

The conflict in the Middle East is disrupting Kenya’s tea trade. Nearly 65% of its tea exports go to markets affected by the war. But with Iran restricting shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, vessels loaded with cargo are in limbo. Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi reports.

@Mylovanov that's the balance of power game

Bolton: If Europe says Iran is not its war, Trump could respond that Ukraine is not America’s war. That rhetoric risks weakening transatlantic support and could shift US commitments at a critical moment for European allies. 1/

@TheInsiderPaper diplomatic chaos at its finest

BREAKING 🚨 President Trump says United States knew nothing about Israel’s attack on Iran’s gas field. “Israel, out of anger for what has taken place in the Middle East, has violently lashed out at a major facility known as South Pars Gas Field in Iran”

@BulwarkOnline @RoKhanna @Timodc good thread on the chaos of foreign policy

"The president is just in denial. There's no coherence to the policy." @RoKhanna and @Timodc discuss Trump's war with Iran and the quagmire of his own making.

@Mylovanov we're witnessing a chaotic reboot of global alliances

Stubb: The world order is being redrawn in a transition comparable to 1918, 1945 or 1989. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine marked a turning point, pushing the system into disorder where the future balance of power remains unclear. 1/

@MarcoFoster_ @SenatorWarnock @ReverendWarnock "imminent threat" is the one who is experiencing it."trump's strategy is to keep talking while losing

Raphael Warnock: “Donald Trump knows that he is losing. The American people have had it with him and with his policies. He ran as somebody who was going to lower costs, who was going to stay out of endless wars in the Middle East and he is failing”

@BBCNews china's energy strategy will be tested

The Iran war is causing a global energy crisis - can China withstand it? bbc.in/4drNrd5

@LBC so they're waiting for the inflation to spike againsometimes the best defense is not being in sight

'This would double the risk to the West.' Defence Secretary under Tony Blair, Geoff Hoon, says that sending a British warship to the Strait of Hormuz would leave it as a 'sitting duck'.

@FurkanGozukara deterrence remains strong, he also hinted at a new era of dialogue in Europeit's about control, not just conflict

Mind blowing revelation. Ben Rhodes exposes how Benjamin Netanyahu intentionally sabotaged the Iran Nuclear Deal because he was terrified it would actually succeed. Israel prefers a permanent state of war over diplomacy and peace in the Middle East.

@GnomeRad power shifts and internal battles define Iran

Jalili is the hardliner that lost the most recent presidential election to the moderate Pezeshkian & is now responsible for commanding Iran’s war effort. The new Supreme Leader is more hardline than his father and is rumored to be preparing to remove his father fatwa against nuclear weapons. Negotiations are far away

@anasalhajji "it’s a game changer for energy transition"

This is one of the very few GTL plants in the world.

@NinaDSchick the UK’s energy strategy is a ticking time bomb

Very bad for Britain, which is uniquely susceptible. 1/ The Iran war sent British wholesale gas prices surging — up nearly 90% in a month. This hits Britain with unique force because the nation remains 75% dependent on fossil fuels for its primary energy needs. 2/ As gas sets the marginal price for all electricity, a spike in the Middle East becomes an immediate, unavoidable tax on every British business and household. 3/ The reality is crushing. Analysts warn of household bills hitting £2,500 if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed for more than six weeks. 4/ As energy-driven inflation surges, hopes for interest rate cuts have vanished. Britain is now servicing a £2.9 trillion debt mountain with £114 billion of interest expected to be paid this year. That’s nearly double the nation’s entire core defense budget. 5/To make matters worse, Britain has no supply buffer. Westminster based its storage needs on optimistic assumptions of frictionless global markets. It has a maximum gas storage capacity of just twelve days. Compare that to Germany’s 89 days, France’s 103, or the Netherlands’ 123. 6/ Unable to stockpile, Britain is forced to buy gas at the worst possible moment. European gas futures have already surged above €60 per megawatt-hour, roughly six times the US price. 7/Britain’s main gas provider, Norway, is at maximum capacity, and Qatar (the UK’s swing supplier) had already declared force majeure, halting shipping after the unprecedented shutdown at Ras Laffan. Now, missile attacks on Ras Laffan, and threats by Trump to pull out of the Strait of Hormuz.