THE LATEST #NEWS AT THIS HOUR:

MAJOR #GAS FIELDS IN MIDDLE EAST DAMAGED: #Qatar Energy, the world’s second-largest LNG exporter, was extensively damaged by an Iranian missile attack on the energy hub Ras Laffan. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/qatarenergy-reports-extensive-damage-after-missile-attacks-ras-laffan-industrial-2026-03-18/

"Under the headline 'Israel strikes Iran natural gas facility in coordination with U.S.', Axios’ Barak Ravid reports that the Israeli strike was done not just with the knowledge of the Trump administration but with its approval."

#Trump #Iran #war #Israel #oil #gas
/11

"Israel says [the] US helped coordinate gasfield attack, despite Trump's claim he knew nothing about it. We’ve just heard from Pete Hegseth. He reiterated the claim from Donald Trump that the US president knew nothing about the attack on Iran’s South Pars gasfield.

However, Reuters is reporting that Israel says its attack on the gas facilities was coordinated with the United States."

~ The Guardian

#Trump #Iran #war #Israel #oil #gas
/12

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/mar/19/iran-war-live-updates-oil-prices-gas-field-strikes-pentagon-more-funds-trump-news

"The average price of a gallon of gasoline is now about $3.88, according to AAA. In eight states, it’s over $4/gallon."

~ The Bulwark

#Trump #Iran #war #Israel #oil #gas
/14

https://www.thebulwark.com/p/someone-needs-to-tell-trump-the-truth-iran-war-oil-gas-prices-allies-threats

"International benchmark Brent crude futures with May delivery rose 6.3% to $114.13 per barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures advanced 0.5% to $96.88.

Gas prices were also sharply higher."

~ Lee Ying Shan and Sam Meredith

#Trump #Iran #war #Israel #oil #gas
/13

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/19/oil-jumps-iran-strikes-qatar-lng-facility-supply-worries.html

"Israel says [the] US helped coordinate gasfield attack, despite Trump's claim he knew nothing about it. We’ve just heard from Pete Hegseth. He reiterated the claim from Donald Trump that the US president knew nothing about the attack on Iran’s South Pars gasfield.

However, Reuters is reporting that Israel says its attack on the gas facilities was coordinated with the United States."

~ The Guardian

#Trump #Iran #war #Israel #oil #gas
/12

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/mar/19/iran-war-live-updates-oil-prices-gas-field-strikes-pentagon-more-funds-trump-news

"Under the headline 'Israel strikes Iran natural gas facility in coordination with U.S.', Axios’ Barak Ravid reports that the Israeli strike was done not just with the knowledge of the Trump administration but with its approval."

#Trump #Iran #war #Israel #oil #gas
/11

"After disparaging Israel’s earlier attack on oil tanks in Tehran, Trump took to social media last evening to distance himself from the latest Israeli attack, on the South Pars Gas Field in Iran. ...

There’s reporting that Trump is full of shit when he claims the United States knew nothing about the impending Israeli attack."

#Trump #Iran #war #Israel #oil #gas
/10

"With oil briefly topping at over $119 per barrel, Israel attacking Iranian oil facilities, and Iran retaliating against LNG facilities in Qatar, while the Strait of Hormuz remains bottled up except for select Iranian-approved shipments, President Trump is on social media offering his hot takes like an online troll — and with about as much credibility."

~ David Kurtz

#Trump #Iran #war #Israel #oil #gas
/9

https://morningmemo.talkingpointsmemo.com/p/its-my-war-and-ill-cry-if-i-want

"That all changed on Wednesday when Israel (with US blessing) attacked Iran’s South Pars natural gas field — the world’s largest — prompting Iran to retaliate by striking Qatar’s Ras Laffan Industrial City, the world’s largest LNG export complex, causing extensive damage. ... Of course, the attacks immediately increased the market prices for oil and natural gas."

#Trump #Iran #war #Israel #oil #gas
/8

"Trump’s war on Iran escalated on Wednesday. In general, the US has avoided striking oil and gas-producing facilities in Iran in the hopes that a post-war Iran will continue to produce oil and gas for the world market. Iran, in turn, has refrained (generally) from striking oil and gas infrastructure of other nations in the Middle East (other than shipping)."

~ Robert B. Hubbell

#Trump #Iran #war #Israel #oil #gas
/7

https://roberthubbell.substack.com/p/gas-spikes-to-384-as-hegseth-asks

I would desperately like to see UK government decouple the price of electricity from gas. We have just about the most expensive consumer energy prices in the world…but lazy journalism won’t get us there.

This piece is a recycled press release from the a think tank…admittedly not a rightwing one, but it’s not based on the kind of research you might find in a journal.

#Energy
#Gas
#Electricity
#decoupling
#FuelPoverty
#fuel

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/19/stopping-gas-dictating-uk-energy-price-could-cut-bills-by-200-thinktank-says

I would desperately like to see UK government decouple the price of electricity from gas. We have just about the most expensive consumer energy prices in the world…but lazy journalism won’t get us there.

This piece is a recycled press release from the a think tank…admittedly not a rightwing one, but it’s not based on the kind of research you might find in a journal.

#Energy
#Gas
#Electricity
#decoupling
#FuelPoverty
#fuel

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/19/stopping-gas-dictating-uk-energy-price-could-cut-bills-by-200-thinktank-says

"Only nine percent of MAGA opposes it. In addition, beyond MAGA, the broader GOP base is overwhelmingly on board with this war. For example, while a new Quinnipiac Poll found only 40% of Americans support Trump’s iran war--among the GOP that number shoots up to 85%. ...

What you are seeing is a reminder that MAGA is fascist movement that is a danger to our democratic Republic."

#Trump #MAGA #Iran #war #stupidity #economy #consumers #affordability #oil #gas #fascism
/4

"A majority so clear that politicians like Kent want to tap into it. And that’s a good thing.

But there’s a cynicism to his letter and its insistence that the president of the United States is some defenseless lamb being led astray by Israel. …

Kent has a tone that speaks directly to Trump and MAGA, assuring them that their blameless leader has been hoodwinked. Israel is to blame…"

#Trump #JoeKent #MAGA #Iran #war #stupidity #economy #consumers #affordability #oil #gas #antisemitism
/8

"Kent’s letter, for all its patriotic rhetoric, seems a lot like an insider coup against a declining president; and an attempt to capture the leadership of an increasingly unhappy MAGA. …

When Kent says this war isn’t serving America, he’s echoing the view of a clear majority of the country."

~ Ken Klippenstein

#Trump #JoeKent #MAGA #Iran #war #stupidity #economy #consumers #affordability #oil #gas #antisemitism
/7

https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/joe-kent-isnt-the-hero-you-are

"Discord in MAGA-world and resignations from this administration are indeed good. But Kent's letter blames Israel in a she-made-him-do-it way: 'It's clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby.'"

~ Rebecca Solnit

#Trump #JoeKent #MAGA #Iran #war #stupidity #economy #consumers #affordability #oil #gas #antisemitism
/6

https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/today-i-need-to-say-something-about-the-stupidity-of-antisemitism/

"Joe Kent’s resignation shows that Trump’s illegal war in Iran is creating a fissure within the MAGA upper ranks, but don’t expect many others to quit soon."

~ Minnah Arshad, Andrew Perez, and Asawin Suebsaeng

#Trump #JoeKent #MAGA #Iran #war #stupidity #economy #consumers #affordability #oil #gas
/5

https://zeteo.com/p/trump-war-iran-maga-elite-joe-kent

"Only nine percent of MAGA opposes it. In addition, beyond MAGA, the broader GOP base is overwhelmingly on board with this war. For example, while a new Quinnipiac Poll found only 40% of Americans support Trump’s iran war--among the GOP that number shoots up to 85%. ...

What you are seeing is a reminder that MAGA is fascist movement that is a danger to our democratic Republic."

#Trump #MAGA #Iran #war #stupidity #economy #consumers #affordability #oil #gas #fascism
/4

Before the war, 35% to 40% of Republicans supported military action against Iran per polls. So what is that number a few weeks into the war after Americans have been killed, gasoline prices have shot up and inflation is rising?

Are you ready? Ninety percent of people who are self-described as MAGA now say they support Trump’s war per an NBC News poll."

~ Dean Obeidallah

#Trump #MAGA #Iran #war #stupidity #economy #consumers #affordability #oil #gas #fascism
/3

https://deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/magas-support-of-trumps-iran-war