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A Bleak Persian New Year Begins (S01E29)
Friday, March, 20, 2026, Istanbul
Nowrouz pirouz and eid mubarak to all those celebrating on this rare convergence of both the Persian and Muslim calendars. Wishing everyone some joy and light at this time of the year.
I guess we should enjoy while we can. The International Energy Agency warned that the war against Iran has caused the greatest shock to world energy markets in history.
“The war in the Middle East is creating a major energy crisis, including the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market. In the absence of a swift resolution, the impacts on energy markets…
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