Iran war energy crisis equal to 70s twin oil shocks and Ukraine invasion fallout, says IEA chief | First Thing

Fatih Birol says effects on energy markets from Iran bombings and closure of strait of Hormuz not initially understood by world leaders. Plus, feminist magazine reclaims Charlie Kirk-style campus tours

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The global energy crisis caused by the war in Iran is equivalent to the combined force of the twin oil shocks of the 1970s and the fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the head of the International Energy Agency has said.

Why is the ex-CIA chief Leon Panetta in the news? He has spoken out about Donald Trump’s attack on Iran, telling the Guardian the US president is “sending a message of weakness” to the world.

What’s the latest in Iran? Its government is threatening to lay mines across entire Gulf if its coasts are attacked.

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