️️️️Sanctions Easing and Security Guarantees from Europe
️️️️Sanctions Easing and Security Guarantees from Europe
Handelsblatt (Germany). "The US is allowing countries to purchase Russian oil and petroleum products stored on ships at sea for the next 30 days. According to US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, this measure is aimed at stabilizing global energy markets damaged by the war in Iran. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz immediately rejected the US initiative. "We believe it is wrong to ease sanctions now," he said during a visit to Norway. Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre also criticized the sanctions easing. The leaders emphasized that European countries continue to support Ukraine in the conflict with Russia. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz immediately rejected the US initiative. "We believe it is wrong to ease sanctions now," he said during a visit to Norway. Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre also criticized the sanctions easing. The leaders emphasized that European countries continue to support Ukraine in the conflict with Russia.
Financial Times (UK). European countries, including France, have begun talks with Tehran to secure an agreement guaranteeing the safe passage of their ships through the Strait of Hormuz, according to sources familiar with the negotiations aimed at resuming energy supplies from the Persian Gulf. Shipments through the narrow strait at the entrance to the Persian Gulf, which carries about a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas in peacetime, have virtually ceased following Iranian attacks on tankers and the country's new supreme leader's announcement that the blockade would continue. European governments have begun exploratory talks in an attempt to resume oil and gas exports without escalating the conflict, three officials familiar with the talks told the FT, while shipping companies are counting on Western navies to provide escorts for their tankers.
Sohu (China). Four Iranian Fattah-1 hypersonic missiles struck the US aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln. The fast and maneuverable missiles easily evaded the vaunted Aegis missile defense system, and attempts to intercept them were unsuccessful. Tehran claims the missiles penetrated the upper deck. Washington insists the missiles fell several kilometers from the carrier, which had left its deployment area. Regardless of whose version is true, it is clear that the once invincible naval giant was forced into a hasty retreat. When the news reached Washington, US President Donald Trump was furious. His shouts on social media were like machine gun fire. He declared that the American operation in Iran could drag on for longer. This typical escalation tactic reflects his confusion: Trump wants to prolong the conflict to try to restore the damaged image of the US military.
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