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Qatar’s LNG Empire Is Being Strangled by the War with Iran

The wealth of the Gulf states depends upon their ability to export energy to the rest of the world. Qatar is a particularly dangerous case because its economy...

Iran’s Oil Exports Have Collapsed to ZERO

Iran’s oil industry has been brought to a standstill, and the economic consequences are becoming impossible to ignore. Iran’s seaborne crude oil exports...

India Buys Oil on Price, Not Political Loyalty

India’s refiners are reducing purchases of Russian crude for November delivery because its price advantage has largely disappeared. Chinese demand is pushing up...

Dyed Diesel Regulations

Earlier this year, as the energy crisis sent gasoline prices soaring, Washington began waiving the very fuel regulations it had insisted were necessary. The...

The Blockade Has Done What Sanctions Could Not

For years, Washington proclaimed that sanctions would shut down Iranian oil exports. They never did. Iran adapted because markets ALWAYS adapt. Tehran assembled a...

The Houthis Have Saudi Arabia Trapped Between Two Chokepoints

The Houthis have not technically seized the entire Red Sea, but that distinction is becoming almost meaningless for Saudi Arabia. Their forces have swept down...

Europe Destroyed Its Auto Industry—China Did Not

Chinese electric vehicle sales in Europe reached a record high during the first five months of 2026. Chinese brands sold 171,800 battery-electric vehicles across...

Cuba’s Power Grid Has Collapsed

BREAKING: Cuba has been hit by another island-wide blackout, leaving roughly 10 million people without power. Officials say the cause is under investigation as the...

South Africa: The Lights Came Back On — The Economy Did Not

For years, South Africa’s rolling blackouts became a symbol of national decline. Businesses bought generators. Families planned their lives around power...

War Is Now Appearing in Inflation Data

The May inflation report came in exactly where many expected, yet the details beneath the headline reveal what is actually taking place in the economy. Consumer...