Energy Agency Chief Warns Iran War Created Massive Oil Crisis

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China Eyes Iran's Postwar Reconstruction In Bid To Lock Up Future Oil Supplies Beijing is positioning itself to lead the post-war reconstruction effort in Tehran - a move analysts suggest could secure China long-term access to critical Iranian oil reserves. The diplomatic groundwork was laid during a recent meeting in New Delhi between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and the deputy secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, according to Nikkei Asia. The talks underscore China's broader strategy to expand its economic and diplomatic footprint in the Middle East amid the...

Bluesky Exodus? Nikita Bier Says Users "Coming Back To X In Droves" And "Very Angry" Nikita Bier, who most recently led X's product development, has stayed on as an advisor and revealed on Saturday that Bluesky users have been "coming back to X in droves the last few weeks." Bluesky, once pitched as a "Twitter Killer" by corporate media in a highly coordinated information operation, has been nothing less than another failed left-wing experiment. The social platform, which ripped off old Twitter, has transformed into an echo chamber for folks...