Hormuz Paralyzed: Another Tanker Hit, Floating Parking Lot Of Ships Swells

Syria Asks Germany Not To Deport Its Citizens Back Home, Fearing It Would Make Country 'Unsafe' Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News, Syria has formally asked Germany for patience over the deportation of Syrian nationals, warning that the return of thousands could lead to insecurity in the country and worsen the country’s fragile humanitarian situation. As reported by Welt, Mohammed Yaqub al-Omar, director of the consular department at the Syrian Foreign Ministry, urged Germany “to understand the Syrian refugees and give us more time for reconstruction.” He warned that “the return of...

Italian Diplomatic Sources Deny Talks With Iran To Open Hormuz Update(1140ET): Italy denies talks with Iran, but still nothing official on a public level from government ministers: No negotiations are under way with Iran to guarantee safe passage through the Hormuz Strait for Italian ships or oil tankers, an Italian Foreign Ministry source has told Reuters, denying a report in The Financial Times. “In their diplomatic contacts, Italian leaders want to favour the conditions for a general military de-escalation, but there is no under-the-table negotiation aimed at preserving only some merchant ships...

A 'War Of The Oil Refineries' Opens As Israel Bombs Key Tehran Sites, After Which Haifa Refinery Targeted Update(1425): Is a tit-for-tat oil depot war opening? This could be the next phase of escalation, already in progress. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it has struck Israel's Haifa refinery, framing the attack as direct retaliation for fresh Israeli strikes on energy infrastructure inside Iran. The war of the oil refineries: Iran says it targeted tonight a refinery in Israel after an attack on its own refinery in Tehran. The regional energy infrastructure is getting...