Russia Bans Diesel Exports After Ukrainian Strikes on Energy Facilities

🛢️ MOSCOW — Russia cuts diesel exports while Hormuz already chokes oil supply. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: A Russian diesel export ban compounds Europe's energy shock: Hormuz disrupts crude, now Eastern supply tightens refined product. European diesel importers — Italy, Germany, Hungary — absorbed Russian flows via intermediaries post-2022 sanctions. Those informal channels just closed. Refiners face simultaneous crude premium and diesel scarcity in the same session.

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US Extends Visa Sanctions on Palestinian Authority and PLO Officials Ahead of UNGA

🇺🇸 UNGA — Washington freezes Palestinian diplomats out of the room it's using for war talks. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Extending PA/PLO visa sanctions ahead of UNGA removes Palestinian officials from the sideline diplomacy where Hormuz, Gaza, and normalization are all being negotiated simultaneously. With Morocco-Israel ties advancing and Gaza

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Trump Threatens to Cut EU Trade Over Canada Associate Membership Talks

🇪🇺 TRANSATLANTIC — Canada tilts toward Brussels; Trump reaches for the tariff lever. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Canada-EU associate membership is moving fast enough to trigger Trump publicly. The threat is leverage: slow European integration of a G7 neighbor before alliances solidify. For Brussels, already absorbing Hormuz energy shocks, this adds a transatlantic

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Bipartisan Senate Group Demands Disclosure of Saudi Nuclear Deal Documents

☢️ RIYADH — Senate wants Saudi nuclear files no one has seen publicly. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Bipartisan pressure signals senators suspect the deal contains enrichment rights or security guarantees that breach US non-proliferation law. With Yanbu struck and Saudi export capacity gutted, MBS holds maximum leverage — Washington needs Saudi oil stability more

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Sweden Expels Iranian Embassy Official Amid Espionage Concerns

🇸🇪 STOCKHOLM — European diplomatic expulsions are now following the war's intelligence trail. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Sweden has prior form here — it expelled Iranian diplomats post-Khavoshi assassination plot. Mid-war expulsions signal European intelligence services are actively rolling up IRGC networks, not just monitoring them. Each expulsion narrows Tehran'

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US Extends Visa Sanctions on Palestinian Authority and PLO Officials Ahead of UNGA

Trump Threatens to Cut EU Trade Over Canada Associate Membership Talks

Bipartisan Senate Group Demands Disclosure of Saudi Nuclear Deal Documents

Sweden Expels Iranian Embassy Official Amid Espionage Concerns