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Emergency meeting at Maximos Mansion to address the consequences of the Middle East crisis
Measures to tackle rising costs on the agenda

Fuel price rally: Unleaded could reach €2 per liter by the end of the week if Brent’s surge continues
Increases of up to €0.40 for gasoline and €0.60 for diesel – Energy costs are at the forefront of the Eurogroup meeting

Military operations are expanding into other fields: The “Achilles’ heel” of the Middle East – drinking water – comes under target
Iran struck a desalination plant in Bahrain with a drone, in retaliation for an alleged U.S. attack on one of its own facilities — The Middle East holds more than 40% of the world’s desalination capacity with 5,000 units, and countries in the region cover up to 100% of their drinking water needs through them
Trump says the war is almost over, threatens that Mojtaba Khamenei will be assassinated if he does not abandon nuclear weapons – British fighter jets shot down drones (Updated)
Missile attacks across the Gulf, Israeli bombardments and the deployment of Turkish fighter jets to Northern Cyprus deepen fears of a wider regional conflict and global economic shock

Mitsotakis on the war in the Middle East: We will intervene in every speculative phenomenon, European protection network around Cyprus
The Prime Minister’s Sunday review: “When European territory is threatened by external dangers, our common response can only be immediate and strong” – What he says about possible effects of the war on energy and goods

George Prokopiou: His ships defy the missiles in the Strait of Hormuz, as Onassis & Niarchos once did, writes the Wall Street Journal
In a feature on the Greek shipowner, the Wall Street Journal describes one of the boldest moves of his career, as his ships are among the very few sailing through the Strait of Hormuz

Iranian attack with missiles and drones on the Emirates – Black smoke over Tehran after IDF strikes on oil facilities (videos) (Update)
Videos capture huge flames and thick smoke in the night sky


