Iran Hit With New US Sanctions After Massive Cyberattack On Albania
By Tyler Durden On Friday the US issued new sanctions targeting Iran, particularly against Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) and its Minister of…
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Russia “Weaponizes” Natural Gas Until “sanctions are lifted”
By Mac Slavo Russia has decided to admit to the weaponization of natural gas. On Monday, Moscow said it will withhold natural gas until “sanctions…
Iran Greenlights Bitcoin, Crypto Payments For Imports: Report
By Shawn Amick Iran has passed legislation establishing a legal framework for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Under the new law, cryptocurrency can be used as…
Russia Is Reducing Gas Supplies To France
By Mac Slavo Russia is reducing natural gas supplies to France. Gazprom has informed French energy major Engie about a reduction of gas deliveries starting…
Iran Arranges First Import Using Cryptocurrency
By Tyler Durden In a groundbreaking development, Iran has made its first-ever import arrangement using cryptocurrency, according to Iran’s Tasnim News Agency. “This week, the…
How Close Are We To A War On Iran?
By Robert Inlakesh Last Wednesday, the US government decided to take its sanctions war on Iran to the next level, targeting Chinese and Emirati firms…
G-7 Sanctions on Russian Gold Could Backfire
By Clint Siegner Russia is the world’s second largest producer of gold. When the London Bullion Market Association delisted Russian gold refiners in March, many…
Germany Scrambles To Ration Gas After Refusing To Make Payments In Rubles
By Tyler Durden Update (1140ET): It looks like Moscow is making headway with its demands that “hostile states” (aka its European customers) start paying for…
Afghanistan Facing “Total Collapse” as Biden Refuses to Release Central Bank Assets
By Jake Johnson An international aid group warned Wednesday that Afghanistan is on the brink of complete collapse as the Biden administration and European governments…
Currency Wars Center on Russia’s Gold
By Stefan Gleason In response to Russia’s war on Ukraine, the U.S. and G-7 countries have launched a currency war against the Kremlin. Sanctions imposed…
Deutsche Bank Braces For Massive Disruptions Due To Reliance On Russian IT Workers
By Tyler Durden While Credit Suisse (and, by extension, its clients) face brutal margin calls on their Russian assets, Deutsche Bank is struggling with a…
The Steep Cost of Sanctions for Europe and Russia
By Daniel Lacalle The escalation of tension in Ukraine has reminded us of something many investors seemed to have forgotten: geopolitical risk. Sanctions and the…
US Afghanistan Sanctions Are Starving 1 Million Children To Death
By Robert Inlakesh According to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), one million Afghan children are now at risk of acute malnutrition leading to death…
UN Rebuke of Crushing US Sanctions on Venezuela Met With Stunning Silence
Op-Ed by John McEvoy Alena Douhan, the UN special rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights, published her preliminary…