News about military conflict
US President Donald Trump has announced his intention to step up strikes on Iran.
News agencies report that Amazon servers were attacked today. Drone strikes hit facilities in Bahrain (Hamala region) and, according to some reports, in the UAE. The attack caused power outages, damage to data centers and disruptions to services, banking and booking systems in the region.
Moldova’s information space was “undermined” by a repost of a publication from a Ukrainian website stating that “Ukraine has mined the border with the Transnistrian region”. It would be strange if, in the fifth year of the war, Ukraine left open the border with the region where the Russian armed contingent is stationed. And it does not matter that it consists mainly of local residents who want to have paid jobs at home and are hardly eager to fight.
Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian said Tuesday that his country is ready to end the war but demands guarantees of non-aggression.
The U.S. president, along with aides, concluded that an attempt to deblock the strait would prolong the conflict more than originally planned. Washington also intends to demand that allies seek to open the strait.
Spain has closed its airspace to planes involved in the US and Israeli military operation against Iran.
Zelensky’s Gulf tour is forming new partnerships. Before his visit to Qatar, Zelensky visited Saudi Arabia on Thursday and the UAE on Friday. And on Saturday, Ukraine and Qatar signed a defense agreement during President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to Doha.
After announcing that the Iranian military was “gone,” U.S. President Donald Trump asked Britain, France, Japan and South Korea, as well as China, Iran’s strategic partner, to send minesweepers and naval forces to open the Strait of Hormuz. When the allies refused, the request turned into a warning: NATO faces a “very bad” future if it refuses.
US President Donald Trump has said he is “very disappointed” with NATO because the alliance has not helped the US in its war with Iran.
Bloomberg” agency with reference to consulting company “Alton Aviation Consultancy” (USA) released a forecast of world prices for air tickets, the rapid growth of which is associated with the mass cancellation of long-haul flights in the Middle East, reports Logos Press.
The war will affect international payment systems and capital markets more than is currently thought. It is naïve to think that if the Strait of Hormuz is opened, everything will work itself out. Petro-dollars may be replaced by the yuan or another global currency. And global mutual settlements between countries will no longer be based on single payment systems like SWIFT.
The share of the Gulf countries in the global grain trade is small – only about 4-6% from season to season. According to Argus Analytics experts, in this regard, there is no reason to expect that the conflict in the region will have a direct impact on global grain supply and prices.
The US President said that he is extending for 10 days the ultimatum for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. It is reported that the decision was made in response to Tehran’s request.
Iran’s oil exports have not collapsed since the outbreak of war, and oil prices have risen significantly. In addition, the country remains the only Middle Eastern producer of black gold whose tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz unimpeded.
US President Donald Trump wants to end the conflict with Iran in the coming weeks.
Iran launched strikes across the Middle East on Wednesday morning, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington was holding talks with Tehran and also announced an oil and gas gift from Iran.
The National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE) has set new maximum fuel prices that will be in effect tomorrow, March 26.
Parliament has imposed an energy emergency regime for 60 days amid damage to the key Isaccea-Vulcanesti line and the risk of electricity shortages. Seventy-two MPs voted in favor of the draft.
U.S. business activity growth slowed to an eleven-month low in March as companies grappled with increased uncertainty and rising living costs associated with the nearly month-long war in Iran.
The Ministry of Energy has warned Moldovan residents about possible power outages on Wednesday, March 25, from 17:00 to 22:00. This was announced by Carolina Novak, State Secretary of the Ministry. These measures are part of the actions within the framework of the emergency situation in the energy sector, which is to be considered today by the Parliament.
