Europe has “maybe 6 weeks or so (of) jet fuel left,” the head of the International Energy Agency said Thursday in a wide-ranging Associated Press interview, warning of possible flight cancellations “soon” if oil supplies remain blocked by the Iran war.

IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol painted a sobering picture of the global repercussions of what he called “the largest energy crisis we have ever faced,” stemming from the pinch-off of oil, gas and other vital supplies through the Strait of Hormuz.

“In the past there was a group called ‘Dire Straits.’ It’s a dire strait now, and it is going to have major implications for the global economy. And the longer it goes, the worse it will be for the economic growth and inflation around the world,” he said.

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      10 hours ago

      To be fair, we usually also call it Ukraine war instead of Russo-Ukranian war or just Russian invasion or Russia Expansionist war. Makes it not less wrong, but you need to admit Iran war is a little shorter than your suggestion.

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        Vietnam War Iraq War Ukraine War Iran War

        It’s just a continuation of the tradition of naming wars where a single country gets invaded by another is named after that country.

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        Names with the same or fewer syllables as “Iran War”:

        • Ego War
        • Fossil Farce ^(you could take that a couple different ways hehe)
        • Epstein War
        • F*ck Kids War
        • U! S! [eagle screech that sounds like “A!”, except it’s not an eagle it’s a hawk, because eagles don’t screech like that]
        • Orange You Glad I Didn’t Say Bananuclear? War
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      Epstein Files War? Wouldn’t wanna bait him with Trump War I