Monsters Far And Near

Turkey Could Be 'Next Iran' For Israel: US Envoy Scrambles To Calm Tensions Via Middle East Eye US Envoy Tom Barrack has downplayed escalating tensions between Turkey and Israel as just "rhetoric" and pushed for regional cooperation between the two countries in security and energy projects. Speaking during a panel at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, Barrack pushed back against comments from some officials in both countries that suggested they could come into conflict in the near future. "I think Turkey is just not a country to be messed with," Barrack said. ​​​​​Handout: Antalya Diplomacy Forum via AFP Barrack said that...

Indian Refineries Run At Up To 108% Capacity On Soaring Diesel Demand India’s refineries have been running at an unprecedented 105% to 108% capacity utilization in the past six months as demand for diesel soars and international fuel markets tighten amid the ongoing Middle East crisis, OilPrice reports citing Reuters. Refinery capacity utilization in the world’s third-largest crude oil importer has been between 105% and 108% since the war began, a senior executive at Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) said at the APPEC petroleum conference in Singapore on Wednesday.   “Most...

Two Latvians Arrested After Breach At US Intel Hub Deepens UK Sabotage Concerns Days after the US pulled all its Rockwell B-1 Lancer supersonic bombers from Britain's RAF Fairford air base over mounting security concerns following a suspected terrorist plot against the base late last month, another incident has occurred, this time at a critical US and NATO intelligence hub. Bloomberg reports that British police arrested two Latvian nationals on suspicion of trespassing and national security offenses at RAF Molesworth, located in Cambridgeshire, in eastern England. More color from the outlet:  Officers found...