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Creșterea prețurilor la petrol și gaze, pe fondul conflictului din Iran, determină tot mai multe state să accelereze tranziția către energie regenerabilă. În acest context, analiștii spun că China este în poziția cea mai avantajoasă pentru a profita de schimbările din piață.

Iran has warned it will withdraw from a ceasefire reached with the United States if Israeli strikes on Lebanon continue.

Bij de grootste Israëlische aanval op Libanon sinds de start van de oorlog zijn zeker 254 doden gevallen en 839 mensen gewond geraakt. Dat meldt de Libanese overheid. Israël en de VS ontkennen dat Libanon onder het staakt-het-vuren valt. Zaterdag beginnen in Pakistan onderhandelingen met Iran. De VS stuurt een topdelegatie. Volg alle ontwikkelingen in het Midden-Oosten in ons liveblog.

Iran sluit de Straat van Hormuz weer af. Dat melden Iraanse staatsmedia volgens persbureau AP. Het regime in Teheran reageert daarmee op ongekend zware Israëlische aanvallen op Libanon woensdag. Daarbij vielen zeker 254 doden raakten ruim 800 mensen gewond.

Hallo en welkom in dit liveblog. Hier houden we je op de hoogte van de aanvallen van Israël en de VS op Iran, de Iraanse tegenaanvallen en de verdere ontwikkelingen in het Midden-Oosten.

Despite the claimed devastation of the U.S. military's air campaign, Iran has remained defiant.

Empty tankers will reportedly be permitted to pass through the waterway under the US-Iran deal, but certain ships will need to pay a tariff of $1 per barrel of oil in Bitcoin. Hours after US President Donald Trump claimed that Iran and the United States had agreed to a two-week ceasefire that included opening the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian authorities are reportedly considering charging ships using the waterway in cryptocurrency. According to a Wednesday Financial Times report, a spokesperson for Iran’s Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Products Exporters’ Union said empty oil tankers will be able to pass through the Strait of Hormuz without incurring charges, but certain ships will need to pay a tariff of $1 per barrel of oil in Bitcoin (BTC). The spokesperson, Hamid Hosseini, reportedly said Iranian authorities would also assess each ship using the waterway over the two-week period to ensure it wasn’t transporting weapons. Read more

Iran’s reported Bitcoin tolls at Hormuz point to a new use case for crypto, sanctions-resistant trade infrastructure Iran is reportedly planning to charge oil tankers a Bitcoin-denominated toll for passage through the Strait of Hormuz. The move would be significant as it extends beyond price action, ideology, or adoption rhetoric. The development places Bitcoin inside […] The post Iran wants Bitcoin as payment to guarantee ships safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz – FT appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin bulls failed to stay above $72,000 for long as BTC price action already began to discount the impact of a US-Iran ceasefire agreement. Bitcoin (BTC) hit new three-week highs into Wednesday’s Wall Street open as stocks surged on a US-Iran ceasefire. Key points: Bitcoin briefly hits new three-week highs before round-tripping its gains. Read more

ZEC's latest rebound resembled bounces witnessed during the 2021 bear market, raising the odds of a 40% correction in the coming weeks. Zcash (ZEC) rallied after President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire deal with Iran, leading gains in a broader relief rally across global risk markets. Key takeaways: A 2021-style fractal warns ZEC price could fall 40% toward in the coming weeks. Read more

In the White House, Netanyahu assessed that Iran would be unable to close the Strait of Hormuz and that protests would lead to the regime's fall. Trump's aides dismissed his plans as 'bullshit' and 'farcical,' but didn't stand up to the president

Pakistan heeft zich ontpopt tot diplomatieke spil in het conflict tussen de VS en Iran. Maar de diplomatieke basis was al voor de oorlog gelegd. 

Iran plans to collect cryptocurrency and other digital payments as transit fees from fully loaded oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz, said the report.

Pakistan on Wednesday announced that the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America, along with their allies, had agreed to an immediate ceasefire, including in Lebanon, effective immediately, and invited their delegations to Islamabad on April 10 for talks aimed at reaching a lasting settlement of disputes. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced the ceasefire in an early-morning post on X, welcoming the move and extending his “deepest gratitude” to the leadership of both countries. Both sides have displayed “remarkable wisdom and understanding” and remained constructively engaged in furthering the cause of peace and stability, the prime minister said, expressing hope that the ‘Islamabad Talks’ would succeed in achieving sustainable peace and that more positive developments would follow in the coming days. The prime minister, who helped mediate the ceasefire, also invited delegations from both countries to Islamabad on April 10 to “hold further negotiations towards a conclusive agreement to se...

After Trump's cease-fire, the results of the Iran war are bleak for Israel and Netanyahu: the regime endures, hundreds of kilograms of enriched uranium remain, and the missile program is still active. The Hezbollah front in Lebanon continues to rage

IRGC-tied Fars news agency reported that the Iranian cease-fire plan includes an Iranian commitment not to possess nuclear weapons, but that Washington would still recognize Iran's right to enrich uranium. According to Reuters, Iran agreed that the talks would last no more than 15 days

Backchannel diplomatic efforts by Pakistan appear to have finally paid off, as the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire after weeks of escalating hostilities triggered by US-Israeli strikes on February 28 that quickly spiralled into a wider regional conflict. During this time, the crisis has unfolded through a mix of military escalations, retaliatory attacks, and behind-the-scenes negotiations, with failed ceasefire proposals and last-minute mediation all shaping the path to this vital breakthrough. Here is a timeline of the key events and statements that defined the conflict: February 28 The US and Israel launched an attack on Iran via air and sea: a series of blasts in Tehran, including near the residence of the supreme leader. A US-Israel airstrike on an elementary school in southern Iran killed more than 170 people, most of them schoolgirls. In retaliation, Iran attacked at least seven Gulf states, striking civilian infrastructure, damaging airports in the UAE and Kuwait, deploying a dron...

It remains unclear whether Iran will give up its enriched uranium or abandon its ballistic missile program, which Netanyahu has called an existential threat. On Lebanon, conflicting messages emerged, with Jerusalem saying the cease-fire does not apply

Pakistan on Wednesday announced that the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America, along with their allies, had agreed to an immediate ceasefire, including in Lebanon, effective immediately, and invited their delegations to Islamabad on April 10 for talks aimed at reaching a lasting settlement of disputes. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced the ceasefire in an early-morning post on X, welcoming the move and extending his “deepest gratitude” to the leadership of both countries. Both sides have displayed “remarkable wisdom and understanding” and remained constructively engaged in furthering the cause of peace and stability, the prime minister said, expressing hope that the ‘Islamabad Talks’ would succeed in achieving sustainable peace and that more positive developments would follow in the coming days. The prime minister, who helped mediate the ceasefire, also invited delegations from both countries to Islamabad on April 10 to “hold further negotiations towards a conclusive agreement to se...

De Amerikaanse president Donald Trump heeft een wapenstilstand van twee weken aangekondigd. Hiermee lijkt een grote aanval op de Iraanse infrastructuur en de volledige verwoesting van Iran, waarmee hij eerder had gedreigd, van de baan. Ook Iran heeft ingestemd met het voorstel. Volg alle ontwikkelingen in het Midden-Oosten in ons liveblog.