Daily brief
Iraq and the Kurdistan Regional Government are in a dispute over oil revenues and export rights, complicating efforts to resolve a long-running crisis that has halted northern oil exports.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted a new video to prove he is not an AI-generated deepfake, after an AI chatbot flagged a previous clip of him in a cafe as artificial.
An advisor to Donald Trump stated that neutralizing the threat from Iran could remove a decades-long 'terror premium' on global oil prices.
Iran condemned recent Israeli strikes on its oil depots as 'ecocide', warning of long-term environmental and public health hazards from the attacks.
The UAE announced a temporary closure of parts of its airspace as an 'exceptional precautionary measure' amid regional tensions.