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🔋@bmcwilliams.bsky.social of @bruegel.org tells #F24Debate how an energy crisis triggered by the #Iran war could revive the conversation around renewable energy in Europe.

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A few ships are getting through the #StraitofHormuz, says @washinstitute.bsky.social ’s Noam Raydan, amid ongoing #Iran war

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How vulnerable is the Gulf? Iran war escalation undermines energy security Who’s paying for this war? First and foremost, the people of the Middle East directly in harm’s way. 

How vulnerable is the Gulf? Iran war escalation undermines energy security

Speaking on #F24Spotlight, Nadim Houry of
@arabreforminit.bsky.social shares concerns from #Beirut as #Iran war escalates regionally.

How vulnerable is the Gulf?
Thursday #F24Debate asks about oil and gas disruptions, the eventual targeting of desalination plants... and revisits Trump's call on allies to dump renewables and drill, baby, drill #IranWar

Iran's wartime succession: What direction after Khamenei? What does succession look like in Iran? The wait continues after last Saturday’s assassination of the Islamic Republic’s supreme leader of nearly 41 years.

Iran's wartime succession: What direction after Khamenei?

As conflict with the US and Israel continues, Aïda Tavakoli describes the struggle to escape Tehran.

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“His life was full of miscalculations,” says @en.france24.com’s @ershad.bsky.social reflecting on Khamenei’s rule on #F24Debate ➡️ f24.my/BmGk

“Most people in key positions of power in the Islamic Republic know the jig is up,” says @arashtehran.bsky.social, contrasting Khamenei’s zealotry with Iran’s current leadership.

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It could be dangerous in the hands of an authoritarian regime, says @forbidden-stories.bsky.social’s @alexanderabdelilah.bsky.social, explaining surveillance tool Find Face on #F24Spotlight

What does succession look like?
Wednesday #F24Debate features Iranian perspectives on #IranWar

This isn’t what Trump voters signed up for

Amidst ongoing conflict with #Iran, @sohrabahmari.bsky.social warns of Trump’s declining popularity ahead of midterms

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On #F24Debate Michael Pregent breaks down how #Ukraine ’s drone warfare edge could reshape US-Israeli strategy on #Iran ️ f24.my/BmGk

He would never say he was forced

@en.france24.com journalist Shirli Sitbon explains how Trump flipped the narrative on the origins of war with #Iran

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“He’s putting the German Chancellor in a difficult situation,” says Bertrand Besancenot, reacting to Trump’s press conference with Friedrich #Merz

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How far will it escalate? Iran draws in region as Israel, US expand campaign It's only Day 4 and already, an under attack Iran's drawn in the whole region: targets incude the US embassy in Saudi Arabia, oil and gas installations up and down the Gulf, France’s military base in Abu Dhabi - all part of Iran’s strategy to employ cheap homemade drones to shut business, spook markets and scare away tourists as it defends against an existential threat that saw its leader eliminated in the opening hours of the US and Israeli bombing campaign. 

How far will it escalate? Iran draws in region as Israel, US expand campaign

How far will it escalate?
Tuesday #F24Debate watches how much US-Israel war with Iran drag in Lebanon, Gulf region and Europe

Wesley Clark outlines US military strategy in #Iran on #F24Debate ➡️ f24.my/Bm8A

“It’s all based on wishful thinking.”

Ali Vaez of @crisisgroup.org criticizes the lack of any real US strategy to topple the Iranian regime on #F24Debate ➡️ f24.my/Bm8A

Amid ongoing conflict in the Middle East, Tara Kangarlou worries if there’s a plan for the day after

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“President Trump will decide when this war ends” says David Makovsky as US-Israel campaign against #Iran escalates

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From air strikes to boots on the ground? US-Israel campaign against Iran escalates What’s the plan and does it go beyond dropping bombs from the sky? On Day 3 of the US and Israeli campaign that’s killed Iran’s supreme leader, the United States insisting there will be no boots on the ground. But while the US defense secretary talks of nuclear installations and missile launchers, the U-S president's spoken of laying the groundwork for regime change. Already, the escalation’s gone well beyond last June’s 12 days of bombing raids.

From air strikes to boots on the ground? US-Israel campaign against Iran escalates

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Flying blind?
As war escalates in the region, Monday #F24Debate asks what’s the plan behind US-Israeli bombing of Iran

🇦🇲🇦🇿 “This is not a fair trial, so my father refused to participate”

David Vardanyan tells #F24Spotlight why his father Ruben #Vardanyan won’t appeal his 20-year sentence ➡️ f24.my/BleV

🛢️@arminarefi.bsky.social tells #F24Debate how oil could become a key bargaining chip in US-Iran negotiations ➡️ f24.my/Bldu

The political and technical gaps are wide, and there’s no clear diplomatic off-ramp, says Behnam Ben Taleblu, reacting to extension of US-Iran talks.

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They just witnessed the worst massacre in recent history, yet returned to the streets

Kian Habibian praises the courage of #Iran ’s student protesters on #F24Debate ➡️ f24.my/Bldu

Make or break talks? Iran looks to sway Trump and avoid US strikes What would it take for Donald Trump to call off air strikes against an Iran that’s told Omani mediators that it sees a pathway to compromise over its nuclear program? We’ll delve into where the veteran Tehran's team of veteran negotiators can entice US envoy Steve Witkoff whose red lines sometimes include the Islamic Republic’s missile program, sometimes less so. 

Make or break talks? Iran looks to sway Trump and avoid US strikes

🇺🇸 People will judge based on how they’ve viewed the Clintons for decades.

Christian Hanley weighs the reception of the #Clintons’ testimony in #Epstein probe on #F24Spotlight