Oil prices hit four year high: Latest news on the Middle East conflict on 9 March
Global oil prices reached a four year high on Monday (9 March), surpassing $...
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov held a meeting on Thursday with U.S. Senator Steve Daines, a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, to discuss the evolving dynamics of Azerbaijan–U.S. relations and regional developments in the South Caucasus.
According to Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the meeting covered a wide range of topics including the current state and future prospects of bilateral ties, the role of interparliamentary cooperation, and ongoing efforts to enhance regional security.
Minister Bayramov provided Senator Daines with a detailed update on the Azerbaijan-Armenia normalization process, outlining both progress made and remaining challenges in the aftermath of the 2020 and 2023 conflicts. He emphasized Azerbaijan’s commitment to achieving a lasting peace in the region and highlighted the strategic importance of U.S. support in this regard.
The talks also touched on broader areas of mutual interest, reflecting the deepening diplomatic engagement between Washington and Baku. Senator Daines, visiting the region amid increased U.S. focus on the South Caucasus, expressed interest in continued cooperation, particularly in areas of regional stability, economic development, and security partnerships.
The meeting underscores efforts by both sides to strengthen dialogue at a time of geopolitical shifts and ongoing post-conflict recovery in the South Caucasus. No specific agreements were announced, but both parties reaffirmed their intention to maintain close diplomatic contact moving forward.
Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is a hardline cleric with strong backing from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. His rise signals continuity in Tehran's anti-Western policies.
Global oil prices surpassed $119 a barrel on Monday (9 March, 2026), an almost four year high, as the Middle East conflict rumbled on.
Trump says the United States "don’t need people that join wars after we’ve already won," targeting his criticism at UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Israel continues to fire missles at strategic sites in Iran and Gulf regions report more strikes from Iran.
China has urged Afghanistan and Pakistan to resolve their dispute through dialogue after Chinese envoy Yue Xiaoyong met Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, as fighting between the two neighbours entered its eleventh day.
Iran named Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father Ali Khamenei as supreme leader on Monday (9 March), signaling that hardliners remain firmly in charge, as the week-old U.S.-Israeli war with Iran pushed oil above $100 a barrel.
U.S. President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke by phone on Sunday as tensions between Washington and Westminster deepened over the conflict involving Iran. The call came less than a day after Trump criticised Britain’s response to U.S. strikes on Iranian targets.
Norwegian police are searching for a suspect after an explosion at the U.S. embassy in Oslo on 8 March caused minor damage but no injuries, in what authorities say may have been a deliberate attack linked to the Middle East crisis.
An explosion damaged a synagogue in the Belgian city of Liège early on Monday (9 March) in what authorities said was an antisemitic attack that caused damage but no injuries.
The Group of Seven (G7) finance ministers will meet on Monday to discuss a global rise in oil prices and a joint release of oil from emergency reserves coordinated by the International Energy Agency, the Financial Times reports.
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