Parvin Faghfouri Azar

Qatar Takes No Sides in Nuclear Negotiations

The Qatari foreign ministry spokesperson stated that her country takes no sides in the ongoing indirect talks on reviving JCPOA between Iran and the US, adding that building trust between the two sides is a great challenge. Saying that Qatar’s role in the talks is only hosting the indirect negotiations …

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EU Gas Swings as Russia-Turkey Flows Resume while Risks Loom

European natural gas prices fluctuated, with traders weighing the return of flows via Turkey against the risk of a further deterioration in supplies to the continent. Gas shipments via the TurkStream pipeline resumed after maintenance ended on Monday, Russia’s Gazprom said on Telegram. The link, which has an annual transport …

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Asia can’t Save Russia’s Energy Sector

Russia’s reckless and bloody invasion of Ukraine in February set in motion a cascade of events for which it was ill-prepared. Europe began the process of divorcing itself from Russian fossil fuels, the U.S. coordinated sweeping export controls on key inputs such as semiconductors with Asian partners, and the Russian …

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Germany’s Crisis

Germany is in crisis in the immediate aftermath of Russia’s energy giant, Gazprom, effecting a 60 per cent reduction in the amount of natural gas it supplies to the country. This appears to be the latest move by the Kremlin to punish Europe for sanctions and military support for Ukraine. …

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