“Seen from Elsewhere” No. 191 - Facing China, the coming trade war

Strait of Hormuz: Marco Rubio announces that Tehran “has lost full control” of the maritime passage

On an official visit to Athens, the head of American diplomacy Marco Rubio estimated on Wednesday that oil traffic in the Strait of Hormuz had almost returned to its pre-conflict level, a sign according to him of a weakening of the control exercised by Iran over this strategic route.

Dutch Defense Minister calls Russia “enemy”, Russian embassy in Netherlands criticizes “desire to provoke armed conflict”

“Russia is no longer the “aggressor”. You won't hear me use this euphemism often anymore. We must not be naive... Russia is our enemy,” said Dilan Yesilgoz-Zegerius during a budget debate in the House of Representatives of the Estates General on Thursday.