The Middle East
Sanchez is currently withdrawing his budget presentation in response to the war
He has not ruled out presenting the budgets later because he has indicated that they will work on them, but he has made it clear that it will not be this month because "politics, like life, is not in line with predictable plans" and no one anticipated a war in the Middle East.
The ECB anticipates a rise in inflation and a slowdown in growth due to the war in the Middle East
Compared to the December projections, theEuropean Central Bank (ECB) has warned that inflation will rise particularly this year due to the sharp rise in energy prices as a result of the Middle East war.
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Iran confirms killing Secretary of the Supreme Council of National Security Lariyani by Israel
Since the assassination of Ayatollah Khamenei in early March, Larijani was Iran's most important leader.
The EU has refused to send military assets to Hormuz because it is a war that is not its own
Israel begins ground operation in Lebanon against Hezbollah's "essential bastions"
Defense Minister Israel Katz has warned that "hundreds of thousands of Xitians living in southern Lebanon" and those who have left the region following Israeli warnings "will not be able to return to their homes south of the Litani River" until "security is guaranteed" in the Israeli regions near the border.
The Spanish Government will present this week measures against rising energy prices
Aeges's minister has advanced that this is a "comprehensive response plan" and is working with "social partners and proposals from parliamentary groups," although he has not specified when an initiative will be presented to mitigate the impact of the war in Iran on energy prices.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has visited Lebanon and called for dialogue
Guterres has warned that there is no military solution to the current conflict between the Shia group Hezbollah and Israel and has urged both sides to engage in dialogue and diplomatic channels at a press conference in Beirut.
European leaders criticize US easing sanctions on Russian oil
Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski has warned that easing these sanctions reinforces Moscow's position and gives it an additional $10 billion to continue the war against Ukraine.
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The Council of Álava is preparing fiscal measures to support companies to deal with the consequences of the war in Iran
The Provincial Council of Álava is preparing a series of fiscal measures to support companies in the face of the war in Iran. "We will use our fiscal capacity to, among other things, urgently and exceptionally implement concrete measures to ease the financial tensions of companies," said Ramiro González, MP for Álava.
Some 700 people have been killed in Israeli attacks in Lebanon
On Thursday, the Israeli Government threatened to "take" Lebanon in order to deal with Hezbollah's "threat." "We promised peace and security to the communities of , and that is exactly what we are going to do," Israel stressed.
Iran's new supreme leader insists the strait of Hormuz must remain closed
Mojtaba Khameni has stressed that the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz must continue, "in order to put pressure on the enemy", following the attacks on the ships of the area . "Thearmed forces of Rango have taken away the hope of subduing the country, and possibly dividing the enemy ", AS.
The US will extract 172 million barrels from its strategic oil reserves
Following the latest attacks on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, the price of a Brent barrel has risen by more than $100.
Calls for compensation and "firm guarantees" to end Iran's conflict with the US and Israel
President Masud Pezeshkian has reaffirmed Tehran's "commitment" to peace in the region and proclaimed its "right to self-defence."
The Basque Government will activate the secret industry to deal with the consequences of the war in the Middle East
At the meeting of the Industrial Defence Group, the President, Imanol Pradales, announced that his Government is preparing 'a first package of measures if the situation continues and becomes more complicated', and urged the Spanish Government and the EU to do the same.
Macron has acknowledged that the conditions for a mission in the Strait of Hormuz are not met
However, he has stressed that they must be "organized" to escort merchant ships in the area.
Jainaga predicts 2026 "catastrophic" by the energy crisis caused by the war
The war in the Middle East has brought about a new energy crisis that entrepreneurs do not believe will end soon, and they have therefore called for "quick and robust" measures such as tax cuts and advocating alternatives that reduce energy dependence.
The International Energy Agency will market 400 million barrels of oil from strategic reserves
The aim of this measure is to compensate for the loss of oil supply caused by the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.