#iran-israel-tensions

#iran-israel-tensions

On Thursday morning, the price of Brent crude oil rose by around 7 per cent, surpassing 114 US dollars per barrel and bringing it close to its highest level since the conflict intensified at the end of February. The dramatic spike in oil prices followed a report from Qatar indicating that Iranian missile strikes had targeted its liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility at Ras Laffan.

Each time an alert sounds, she rushes to help the older man she cares for, supporting him into a wheelchair, then down the steps into a nearby shelter. Last night, there were three alerts. We received it at about 2am, in the middle of the night, and then 3am, and then 4am, says Pelayo.

They keep going on the news and saying they're doing everything they can to get Americans out. I know for a fact they're not. She said she repeatedly messaged the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait before being directed to the consular section, which told her it couldn't help her leave the country and advised her to enroll in the U.S. smart traveler program and shelter in place.

While the world's attention is on the U.S.-Israel-Iran war, the Israeli military has placed the West Bank under a functional lockdown. Checkpoints in and out of most major cities are closed, and Palestinians have been left to look for other travel arrangements. Some residents who spoke with Truthout said they traveled for hours through village back roads in an attempt to reach their destinations.

It is becoming increasingly common for geopolitical incidents to have a direct impact on people's finances and this looks certain to happen again after the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran, sparking conflict across the Middle East. The latest escalation comes after a year in which US president Donald Trump instigated tariffs on nations around the world during the prolonged tension between Iran and Israel.