#US vs #IRAN Controlled War Dump: New Deadline ⚡️🇺🇸🇮🇷🇵🇰 A meeting between US and Iranian representatives could take place this week in Islamabad, #Pakistan — Axios The American delegation will be led by JD Vance; Iranian officials have lost trust in Witkoff ⚡️🇮🇷 Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei: "Over the past few days, messages have indeed been received through friendly countries indicating a US request for negotiations aimed at ending the war" ➡️ IRGC demands a broad set of concessions before agreeing to end the conflict — WSJ • A new Strait of Hormuz agreement allowing Iran to control access and collect transit fees from passing vessels • Firm guarantees that the war will not resume • Cessation of Israeli attacks on Hezbollah • Closure of American military bases in the Persian Gulf • Financial compensation for damages suffered by Iran during the war ⚡️🇺🇸🇮🇱🇮🇷 US has set April 9 as the date for the end of the conflict with Iran — Israeli source: "Ending the war on April 9 will allow Trump to arrive in Israel for Independence Day to receive the Israel Prize." ⚡️🇺🇸 Units of the 82nd Airborne Division — the ready brigade — have arrived in the Middle East on cargo flights from Fort Bragg and Fort Campbell — FOX News Aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford will deploy from Norfolk to replace USS George H.W. Bush Amphibious group USS Tripoli is expected to arrive in the Middle East in the coming days, and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard USS Boxer will arrive ~one month after departing San Diego 🇺🇸 Trump predictably blamed the start of the war on Hegseth: "Pete Hegseth was the first one who said: 'Let's do it'" ➡️ Trump wants "nuclear dust" and claimed Iran agreed to abandon uranium enrichment even for civilian purposes One wonders if Iran is aware 🪖 NATO responded to "nuclear dust" in its own way and today urgently completed the withdrawal of its contingent from Iraq ECONOMY: 🛢📈 Fatih Birol — IEA Chief: "This crisis is equivalent to both oil crises of the 1970s and the 2022 gas market collapse combined" ➡️ Goldman Sachs raised the probability of a US recession to 30%, estimating oil prices could exceed the 2008 record of $147 🇵🇰 #Pakistan will run out of LNG by the end of March Pakistan imports 99% of its LNG from #Qatar, and the Ras Laffan refinery has declared force majeure and canceled all future contracts 🇦🇺A fuel crisis has begun in #Australia: hundreds of petrol stations have completely run out of petrol and diesel fuel Smells like famine 🌾 Fertilizer prices have risen to their highest level since September 2022 — up 44% year-over-year Moreover, there is no strategic fertilizer reserve Unlike oil, nobody stores ammonia in underground storage facilities 🔴 Analysts warn the world is on the brink of a colossal food crisis An offer you can't refuse 🤖📉 FT: Even without energy shocks, closing Hormuz would collapse the AI bubble and crash the stock market The war with Iran is shaking the entire semiconductor supply chain Chip supplies depend on energy and chemical imports from the Middle East, and Qatari helium (1/3 of global supply), critical for cooling silicon wafers, has completely disappeared from the market If the conflict drags on, chip prices will skyrocket and production will halt In the US, elevated energy costs will make data centers unviable. Valuations of tech companies will plummet, and debts secured against AI assets will be at risk Once money was at stake, the "greens" activated 💵🥗 "The Earth is at the limit of its capacity. The energy imbalance has reached a record level" — Guterres Just 14 days of US war produced 5 million tons of CO2 — The Guardian ❌ Elon Musk in 2025: "If you look at our national debt... if AI and robots don't solve our national debt, we're toast." Subscribe | Send content | Boost