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Analysis: How Venezuela’s oil reserves change the game for the US, OPEC and the Strait of Hormuz

The U.S. gains control of 65 billion barrels through 100-year concessions — The agreement opens a new chapter for energy security, prices, OPEC, and geopolitical competition with China

The numbers of the War in Iran: 7,900 dead, oil up 22%, only 7 ships a day passing through the Strait of Hormuz, $37.5 billion cost for the US

Six months after the US & Israeli attack on Tehran, the figures from the conflict, which still has no visible end, reveal the scale of the consequences for the parties involved

Open fronts from Ukraine to the Middle East: How close are we to a Third World War?

Crises are ceasing to be separate and are beginning to converge – US-China rivalry and a world rearming itself – Flashpoints of war are multiplying and the great powers are becoming increasingly directly involved

Middle East in turmoil five months into the war: Cornered Iran raises the stakes as US loses grip on the post-war landscape

Tehran is using the Strait of Hormuz as leverage while middle eastern states are increasingly hedging against Washington as well

The Houthis, the Middle East’s “unsolved problem”: Why a thousand strikes were not enough to stop them

The US, Britain & Israel targeted infrastructure & leadership, but the threat remains - Missiles & drones threaten Saudi Arabia again, while Bab el-Mandeb is once again becoming a bottleneck

Final Four: Panathinaikos’ journey, analysis and commentary — watch the Protothema live show

Presented by: Charalambos Sarantinakis, Dimitris Mavroeidis, and Anastasia Zarka – Guests: Evina Maltsi, Dimitris Priftis, Michalis Kakiouzis, Giorgos Vovoras

Analysis: Even if peace comes to the Middle East now, it will still take a long time for fuel prices to fall

Even if a U.S.–Iran agreement is reached and the Strait of Hormuz reopens immediately, fuel prices are unlikely to return quickly to their early-2026 levels. Markets will need months to be “convinced” that the danger has truly passed. This is the well-known “rockets and feathers” phenomenon

Analysis: Why Iran struck the Fujairah oil facility and is “dragging” the US & Gulf countries back into war

The strategically important oil facility in Fujairah is critical for the global energy market – The port lies outside the Persian Gulf and is connected to UAE pipelines that bypass the Strait of Hormuz

Analysis: The end of illusions about Ukraine – The €90 billion EU loan means the war with Russia…is only now beginning

Europe is preparing for a long, costly, and deeply dangerous front, and is planning to strengthen Kyiv until 2029, as a diplomatic settlement of the war does not appear likely

The big return of tariffs: $166 billion being returned by the Trump administration to importers—but not to consumers

Washington is opening, starting today Monday, the process of refunds for tariffs that were deemed illegal. It’s a relief for thousands of businesses—but not for consumers, who paid higher prices and are excluded from direct compensation

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