What Does a Third Carrier Battle Group in the Gulf Mean?
Having already recently warned the US (Jan 3), Iran is certainly not going to appreciate the addition of a third Carrier Battle Group around the Strait of Hormuz which was announced yesterday on…
Like Herding Cats? Try Trading Oil
Today's rampant fluctuation in oil was a perfect example of how much political and headline risk from Iran surround the markets. While nothing fundamental has changed from our initial assessment of…
As promised, the…Shocking fact about Iran oil embargo consequences
Without question, if I knew that a disruption of oil supplies from Iran would occur, I'd bet the farm on a dramatic rise in crude oil prices. But how rationale is this popular consensus opinion? I…
Iran To Give Back Drone As A Toy
Iran Says It Will Give Back The Downed US Sentinel Drone — As A Toy Model Is Iran's display of a sense of humor a break in the tension between the two Nations or an attempt to belittle the American…
France Said to Seek Faster Start to EU Iran Oil Embargo
Oil markets see a bit of a boost from France's push toward cutting the grace period before implementing a ban on Iranian crude in half, breaking a 4 day loosing streak.