"Dismissing criticism of Israel as anti-Semitic is like dismissing criticism of the Nazis as anti-Germanic." --
Michael Rivero
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Focus has been on the resulting rise in oil prices, but it is potential food shortages the world should be paying attention to, said ICC secretary-general John Denton.
About one-third of global fertilizer shipments pass through the narrow waterway, creating potentially catastrophic knock-on effects for agricultural producers.
by Tyler Durden
"If I told you, you'd have a major story, right? But you'll see." (President Trump)
Here is what happened over the weekend, and what to watch in the week ahead.
Posted by Tyler Durden: Via The Cradle
The Israel military's Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir has canceled a planned trip to the US due to a "sensitive security situation," Israeli news outlet i24 reported on 30 September.
Saudi, Turkish and Pakistani army heads are set to urgent talks on the Yemen crisis. Crucially, these countries represent signatories to the Mecca Defense Pact, which vows mutual defense in the instance that any member is attacked.
Of course, the Iran-aligned Houthis have been semi-frequently targeting the Saudi kingdom's territory, gong after oil export infrastructure as well as fuel storage sites, with ballistic missiles even targeting the capital of Riyadh this month, which marked a first.
Both the Russian and Ukrainian governments view Turkey’s proposal for a moratorium on Black Sea shipping attacks as “positive”, but Kyiv does not expect a breakthrough soon because of Moscow’s “irrelevant” additional demands, regional diplomats familiar with the issue told Middle East Eye.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told local media on Saturday that Ankara had sent proposals to both sides, but that their positions on the Black Sea were “difficult to reconcile”.
by Dave De Camp, antiwar.com
A military official said that if the US launches direct strikes, US "interests" will be targeted and the Bab el-Mandeb will be closed to US shipping
Ansar Allah, commonly known as the Houthis, has issued a warning against the US directly intervening in Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen, saying that US “interests” in the region would be targeted in response.
Posted by Tyler Durden: Authored by Pepe Escobar via LewRockwell.com,
The only art that the Prince must totally master it's the art of war
- Machiavelli
The Supreme Warrior Wins Without Fighting
-Sun Tzu
By PERKIN AMALARAJ, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER, dailymail.co.uk
The US delegation to the UN General Assembly has walked out after Iran's president told the international body his nation was the 'victim of terrorism'.
Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian spoke this afternoon at the gathering of world leaders in New York.