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Qatar Warns US-Iran War Energy Shockwaves Have Yet To Peak
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Qatar says energy shockwaves from US-Israel-Iran conflict have not peaked yet. Possible disruption to energy supplies, international trade, and global economic growth.
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Qatar warns energy shockwaves
Qatar’s deputy prime minister Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani warned that global energy shockwaves from the US-Israel war on Iran have yet to reach their peak, speaking at the Global Security Forum in Doha. Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said, "We have not yet reached the peak when it comes to energy," and he warned that further negative consequences are expected for energy supplies, international trade, and economic growth. Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani cautioned against introducing fees for the passage of vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, emphasizing that transit fees should not be levied.
Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said Qatar continued to maintain contact with Tehran, adding, "We never stop our communication," despite disagreements. Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said mediation efforts involving Qatar, Pakistan and Oman could help produce an agreement between the United States, Iran and other parties, including Israel.
IRGC threatens scorched retaliation
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps threatened devastating retaliation against Israel if Iranian energy infrastructure is attacked, warning that occupied territories would be turned into "scorched land" and their inhabitants displaced to Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. IRGC spokesperson Brigadier General Hossein Mohebbi warned, "Any aggression against Iran's energy infrastructure" will turn the occupied territories into a scorched land forever and displace its usurpers to Sinai Peninsula. Hossein Mohebbi said any aggression against Iran's energy infrastructure will be repaired immediately by Iranian scientists, but will turn occupied territories into scorched earth.
Brigadier General Hossein Mohebbi warned that even if the US action is limited, "the world will face a serious energy crisis." General Hossein Mohebbi argued that if America takes a new action, "the world will face a serious energy crisis."
Strait of Hormuz and stakes
Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani linked his warnings to continued instability in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway for global oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments. Tehran Times said the least of America’s strategic defeats was the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, and it argued that America still hasn’t been able to reopen that strait. General Hossein Mohebbi claimed the United States had withdrawn roughly seven hundred kilometers away from the Strait of Hormuz.
Iranian officials and diplomats in the region said Tehran is scrambling to inflict maximum pain by escalating attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, anticipating President Donald Trump will be less sensitive to high energy prices after the midterm elections. In Doha, Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani warned that uncertainty over the waterway would ultimately affect consumers worldwide, saying, "Transit fees should not be applied," and he tied the issue to further disruption to supplies, international trade and economic growth.