La AIE pone en el mercado un tercio de sus reservas de petróleo | GMT
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This episode of GMT, a podcast by EFE agency sponsored by Air Europa, provides a rapid-fire international news update in about three minutes. It opens with the International Energy Agency's decision to release one-third of its strategic oil reserves, marking the biggest intervention in history to stabilize markets during the Middle East war. The IEA has only done this five times since 1973, including for events like the Gulf War and Hurricane Katrina. The release involves 400 million barrels to compensate for supply loss due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, where ships have been attacked. The war has lasted 13 days with no negotiations in sight. Israel is bombing Beirut and vows to continue attacks on Iran indefinitely. Iran has launched coordinated attacks with Hezbollah on Israel, citing self-defense and targeting U.S. bases in the Middle East, with recent attacks reaching Dubai, Bahrain, and Kuwait. Donald Trump comments that the war is won but the offensive will continue, and he threatens Spain over lack of cooperation. Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, closer to the U.S., acknowledges that the attack on Iran was outside international law but justifies it to prevent a nuclear-armed Ayatollah regime. Ursula von der Leyen rectifies a previous speech, affirming the European Union as a peace project committed to UN principles. Chile enters a new era with its first extreme-right president in democracy, José Antonio Kass, who finds the country worse than expected due to organized crime and drug trafficking, promising hard work to correct it. The episode blends energy market impacts with military and political developments, offering a concise global snapshot.
