Daily brief
The International Energy Agency has warned that a potential war involving Iran would pose a historic threat to global energy security, highlighting the risk of severe supply disruptions.
France, with British assistance, has stopped a Russian oil tanker in the Mediterranean Sea.
Iran's Supreme Leader named the new Persian year the 'year of the resistance economy' and denied any Iranian role in recent attacks on Turkey and Oman.
The IEA has suggested that imposing speed limits could be a measure to save oil and gas.
Germany's Federal Audit Office has criticized a postal bank deal involving the insolvent Signa Group.