Going for broke?
While Israel and Iran target critical infrastructure - and oil prices surge past $100/barrel - Monday #F24Debate asks about Iran doubling down with choice of hardliner Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father as Supreme Leader
Going for broke?
While Israel and Iran target critical infrastructure - and oil prices surge past $100/barrel - Monday #F24Debate asks about Iran doubling down with choice of hardliner Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father as Supreme Leader
Financial market participants dragging themselves to the office:
09.03.2026 08:32 — 👍 697 🔁 134 💬 9 📌 4Will they 'happy' or 'appeased'?
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A few ships are getting through the #StraitofHormuz, says @washinstitute.bsky.social ’s Noam Raydan, amid ongoing #Iran war
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🔋@bmcwilliams.bsky.social of @bruegel.org tells #F24Debate how an energy crisis triggered by the #Iran war could revive the conversation around renewable energy in Europe.
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Facial recognition technology sold by Russia to Iran raises serious questions everywhere, warns @forbidden-stories.bsky.social’s @alexanderabdelilah.bsky.social
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How vulnerable is the Gulf?
Thursday #F24Debate asks about oil and gas disruptions, the eventual targeting of desalination plants... and revisits Trump's call on allies to dump renewables and drill, baby, drill #IranWar
Trump’s furious reaction to Sanchez not allowing 🇪🇸bases to be used to stage the war on Iran exposes an uncomfortable truth for Merz.
Europe would have leverage over Trump if they threatened to deny him use of their territory to wage global war.
My take: davekeating.substack.com/p/sanchez-as...
“Most people in key positions of power in the Islamic Republic know the jig is up,” says @arashtehran.bsky.social, contrasting Khamenei’s zealotry with Iran’s current leadership.
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“His life was full of miscalculations,” says @en.france24.com’s @ershad.bsky.social reflecting on Khamenei’s rule on #F24Debate ➡️ f24.my/BmGk
04.03.2026 20:58 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
As conflict with the US and Israel continues, Aïda Tavakoli describes the struggle to escape Tehran.
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What does succession look like?
Wednesday #F24Debate features Iranian perspectives on #IranWar
“He’s putting the German Chancellor in a difficult situation,” says Bertrand Besancenot, reacting to Trump’s press conference with Friedrich #Merz
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On #F24Debate Michael Pregent breaks down how #Ukraine ’s drone warfare edge could reshape US-Israeli strategy on #Iran ️ f24.my/BmGk
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This isn’t what Trump voters signed up for
Amidst ongoing conflict with #Iran, @sohrabahmari.bsky.social warns of Trump’s declining popularity ahead of midterms
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He would never say he was forced
@en.france24.com journalist Shirli Sitbon explains how Trump flipped the narrative on the origins of war with #Iran
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How far will it escalate?
Tuesday #F24Debate watches how much US-Israel war with Iran drag in Lebanon, Gulf region and Europe
The War of Attrition in the Gulf Region
Iran is relying on cheap drones and their expensive defenses in the neighboring Gulf states.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/iranian...
Wesley Clark outlines US military strategy in #Iran on #F24Debate ➡️ f24.my/Bm8A
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“It’s all based on wishful thinking.”
Ali Vaez of @crisisgroup.org criticizes the lack of any real US strategy to topple the Iranian regime on #F24Debate ➡️ f24.my/Bm8A
“President Trump will decide when this war ends” says David Makovsky as US-Israel campaign against #Iran escalates
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Amid ongoing conflict in the Middle East, Tara Kangarlou worries if there’s a plan for the day after
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Flying blind?
As war escalates in the region, Monday #F24Debate asks what’s the plan behind US-Israeli bombing of Iran
Cyprus, which currently holds the rotating EU Council presidency and will host a meeting of EU ministers today, was hit by an Iranian drone attack last night.
The drone attack happened at a British base (sovereign 🇬🇧 territory) on the island.
🔴 Yossi Mekelberg, Senior Consulting Fellow at MENAP, Chatham House, says that now the question is about the "magnitude" of the strikes that "clearly" seek "regime change" 👇
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🇦🇲🇦🇿 “This is not a fair trial, so my father refused to participate”
David Vardanyan tells #F24Spotlight why his father Ruben #Vardanyan won’t appeal his 20-year sentence ➡️ f24.my/BleV
Too late to sway Trump?
Thursday #F24Debate follows what’s been billed as ‘make or break’ talks in Geneva to avert US strikes on Iran
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🍲@wck.org founder @chefjoseandres.bsky.social highlights the challenges of delivering meals to #Ukraine and #Gaza on #F24spotlight
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🌐 Hedging bets against the US
Vivienne Walt breaks down how countries are striking new trade deals amid ongoing US tariff upheaval.
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