Following an Israeli airstrike on the Iranian south natural gas field, Tehran retaliated with more attacks on energy infrastructure in neighbouring Gulf states including Kuwait and Qatar—prompting Trump to threaten to “massively blow up” the rest of the damaged reservoir. .jpg)
Whilst the US administration denies any foreknowledge of the Israeli plan, sources tell the press it was coordinated and approved by Trump as leverage to re-open the Strait of Hormuz, which when the fighting pauses, Iran proposes a transit fee, like for the Panama Canal. Saudi Arabia is contemplating a military response to the constant volley of missiles and drones on its territory. Fuel prices continue to climb, jumping by as much as forty percent in Europe.
synchronoptica
one year ago: the MAGA aesthetic (with synchronopticรฆ), Sweet Georgia Brown (1925) plus assorted links worth the revisit
twelve years ago: conspiratorial thinking
thirteen years ago: springtime rituals plus debating de-extinction
fourteen years ago: more on sovereign defaults
seventeen years ago: Malagasy names
