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First Iranian oil tankers move through Hormuz since the blockade began
EnergyBrief17 Jun

First Iranian oil tankers move through Hormuz since the blockade began

Two Iranian supertankers crossed the Strait of Hormuz on 17 June, the first crude exports to leave since the US naval blockade was imposed in April. The strait is not open — but oil is moving again, two days before the Geneva signing.

The Iran war is redrawing Central Asia’s map to the sea
EnergyAnalysis11 Jun

The Iran war is redrawing Central Asia’s map to the sea

Every escalation in the Gulf pushes the region’s trade further off the route through Iran and onto the corridors west and east. The war hands Kazakhstan an oil-price windfall and a bill at the same time.

The Iran war reignites and the Strait of Hormuz shuts again
SecurityBrief11 Jun

The Iran war reignites and the Strait of Hormuz shuts again

Iran and the United States traded strikes again on 11 June, and Tehran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed to all shipping. For Central Asia the effects are higher prices and a southern route to the sea that is shut once more.

Central Asia, AI, data centres, electricity, nuclear, Russia, China, South Korea
EnergyAnalysis10 Jun

Central Asia declared an AI year. The grid will decide how far it gets

The region is racing to build digital economies, AI centres and crypto hubs. All of it needs electricity Central Asia does not yet have, which is why the same governments are courting Korea, Rosatom and Beijing for new power.

KYRGYZSTAN · UN SECURITY COUNCIL
NewsBrief4 Jun

Kyrgyzstan Wins UN Security Council Seat — 142 to 49 Over the Philippines

Four rounds of voting. A result that Central Asian diplomats called historic. Bishkek joins the Council for the first time since independence in 1991.

Kyrgyzstan vs Philippines: UN votes for Asia-Pacific Security Council seat
NewsBrief3 Jun

Kyrgyzstan vs Philippines: UN Votes Today for Asia-Pacific Security Council Seat

The ballot in New York opens at 10am local time. A Kyrgyzstan win would put Central Asia on the Council for the first time since Kazakhstan's 2017–2018 term.