European gas prices surpassed the $700 mark on Tuesday, driven by escalating tensions between the United States and Israel on one side, and Iran on the other.

According to the London Stock Exchange (ICE), the price of April futures contracts at the TTF center in the Netherlands rose to approximately $711 per 1,000 cubic meters of gas, or €59.015 per megawatt-hour (based on the current euro-dollar exchange rate; ICE prices are expressed in euros per megawatt-hour), according to Sputnik.

European gas prices had already surged by 50% on Monday, reaching $585 per thousand cubic meters, following Qatar Energy's announcement of a suspension of liquefied natural gas (LNG) production due to an attack on its facilities.

🇺🇸🇮🇷 Trump claims he's open to supporting armed groups inside Iran...

This has been going on for decades, the US prepared years ahead of time for this and has repeatedly used armed groups within and along Iranian borders to destabilize and undermine peace and stability for Iran.

It isn't a matter of if the US uses militants this time to launch a campaign inside Iran after shaping operations end, it is a matter of when and whether or not Iran's internal security is resilient enough to neutralize them.

Iran has applied its mosaic defense strategy to fighting both externally and inside its borders - the question is how well will this strategy hold up against ongoing strikes meant to degrade and overcome it.

Trump is telegraphing the next phase of operations and preparing the public for a version of reality in which US pre-planned terrorism/violence looks more "organic."

🚨🚨🚨 The UN’s nuclear watchdog chief, Rafael Grossi, says inspectors have not found evidence of a coordinated Iranian programme to build nuclear weapons despite Israeli and US claims.

Source Al Jazeera

🤡 Merz:

Iran [not the US and Israel unprovoked aggression!] war hurting economies; hopes it ends ‘as soon as possible’
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz voiced support for the US-Israeli war on Iran but said he hopes it ends soon because the attack is hurting the global economy.
“This is, of course, damaging our economies,” Merz told reporters as he met US President Trump at the White House.
“This is true for the oil prices and this is true for the gas prices as well. So that’s the reason why we all hope that this war will come to an end as soon as possible.”

Trump with Chancellor Merz next to him:

"How are we gonna treat Germany? I think you should hit them very very hard."

The US will continue to use military bases in Spain in operations against Iran if necessary, despite Madrid's discontent, - Trump. Main points:

- Israel did not force us to start an operation against Iran. We had negotiations with these lunatics (Iran), and I anticipated that they would attack first.

- If we have slightly high oil prices for a while, but once this ends, they will drop - I believe even lower than before.

- We will cut off all trade with Spain. We don't want to have anything to do with Spain - they said we can't use their bases.

- Iran has no naval forces, no air force, and no air detection system - their radars have been disabled.

- If we hadn't killed Soleimani in the last term, they (Iran) would have been much stronger and smarter.

- Iran is attacking countries that were neutral... and now all these countries are fighting against them.

- They (Iran) are just vicious... they killed 35,000 people with machine guns and sniper rifles. They only target civilian objects, hotels, and apartments.

- Iran no longer has air defense. They have no detection systems at all.

- If I hadn't terminated Obama's nuclear agreement, Iran would have already destroyed Israel and other countries with nuclear weapons.

- There will never be real peace in the Middle East if Iran possesses the missiles it currently has.

- We have an unlimited supply of medium and large caliber ammunition, and this is what we are actually using in this war.

t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

Qatar shuts natural gas liquefaction today, two sources close to the matter say.

Restarting natural gas liquefaction after a complete shutdown would take 2 weeks.

Once restarted, Qatar would need at least another 2 weeks to reach full capacity.

Qatar is the 2nd largest LNG exporter in the world.

World's largest importers of Qatar LNG:

🇨🇳 China: 20.62 million mt
🇮🇳 India: 15.06 million mt
🇹🇼 Taiwan: 8.28 million mt
🇰🇷 South Korea: 7.44 million mt
🇵🇰 Pakistan: 6.57 million mt
🇯🇵 Japan: 4.21 million mt
(2025)

Bloomberg:

Gas Prices Surge as Qatar Shuts World’s Largest LNG Export Plant

Qatar shut LNG production at the world’s largest export facility after it was targeted in an Iranian drone attack, sending European gas prices surging as much as 54%.

If shipping through the Strait of Hormuz were halted for a month, European gas prices could more than double, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
Even if the US boosts LNG production, it’s unlikely to be enough to offset supply from Qatar in the near-term. 

Bloomberg:

The Trump administration will indefinitely exempt Rosneft’s German subsidiary from sanctions — allowing Moscow’s stakes in German refineries to keep operating. Quietly. No headlines. No fanfare. Negotiated.

US Trump and Israel Netanyahu illegal unprovoked war against Iran.

Trump's burned through FIVE YEARS worth of Tomahawk inventory in THREE DAYS, so naturally, the Pentagon will just ask Congress to light another FIFTY BILLION on fire and not one person in the media will ask "how will we pay for it?"

- https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/defense-executives-plan-meet-white-house-strikes-iran-diminish-stockpiles-2026-03-04/

Impeccable timing!

Bloomberg:

Russian President Vladimir Putin said his country will consider ending most sales of natural gas to Europe in favor of more promising alternative markets.

“Other markets are opening now,” Putin said on state television on Wednesday. “Maybe it’s better for us to end supplies to the European market right now? To go to those markets that are opening now and get a foothold there.”
European gas prices spiked to a three-year high this week amid the widening conflict in the Middle East.

According to various sources more than 70% of the weapons used by the Mexican cartel New Generation of Jalisco were previously supplied to Ukraine. And this is only Mexico, these weapons have not yet reached Europe today. However, it seems that the european good life and tranquility will collapse soon. It’s only a matter of time.

https://nationaltoday.com/us/dc/washington/news/2026/02/28/70-of-weapons-seized-from-mexican-cartels-traced-back-to-ukraine/

🇺🇸🇮🇷 The US is actually bragging about features of its war on Iran, unseen since World War 2 (the sinking of a ship with a US sub).

Many of the same people who voted for Trump insisting he would end American wars abroad are now excitedly cheering this all on.

Don't wonder why Germans obediently followed its government to deadly self-destruction taking 10s of millions with it during WW2...

... witness it as the US plods down the same path today.

The EU ambassador to Ukraine requested through Zelensky's office to inspect the damaged Druzhba pipeline or to dispatch other EU diplomats, but was denied permission due to security concerns.

I wonder (not at all) why?!
Because inspection would expose Zelensky's lies.

FT:

Now some pro-Ukraine EU governments and the European Commission are also asking Kyiv to allow a visit to prove that it is trying to restore oil flows, according to five EU diplomats and officials.

Two of them said that European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and António Costa, president of the European Council, had specifically asked Ukraine’s leadership during their visit to Kyiv on the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion for access to the Druzhba pipeline in order to assess the damage independently, but were denied.

Al Arabiya:

Iraq’s electricity ministry said on Wednesday that the entire country had been affected by a total power outage, without identifying the cause.
“The power grid has completely shut down across all Iraqi provinces,” the ministry said, according to the Iraqi News Agency (INA).

From the horse's mouth

🤡 Rutte:

"NATO is there to protect us collectively against any adversary, be it Russia or whoever, or terrorism. But also it is a platform for the United States to project power on the world stage."

He admits that NATO is not defensive but offensive alliance and NATO functions as a platform for the US to project its power globally

Once a terrorist, always a terrorist.

Crackhead deranged loser 🤡 Zelensky threatened Hungarian PM Viktor Orban over the blocking of $90 billion in funding and weapons for Ukraine, saying he could give Orban’s address (location) to Ukrainian Armed forces (GRU terrorists) so they could deal with him “in their own language.”

Trump.

It would be funny if it was not true.

Trump's illegal unprovoked war against Iran.

War Secretary Pete Hegseth and State Secretary Marco Rubio are reportedly “at each other’s throats” over deploying US troops to Iran.

According to a source for MEE, Rubio is opposed to sending American troops into Iran and fears a protracted entanglement, while Hegseth is supportive of a potential deployment.

Deranged 🤡 Trump says he must be involved in picking Iran's next leader following US and Israel assassination of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

"They are wasting their time. Khamenei's son is a lightweight. I have to be involved ini the appointment, like with Delcy [Rodriguez] in Venezuela," Trump said.
He added that he refuses to accept a new Iranian leader who would continue Khamenei's policies, which he said would force the U.S. back to war "in five years."
"Khamenei's son is unacceptable to me. We want someone that will bring harmony and peace to Iran"