PARIS, April 21 (Reuters) - The conflict between Iran and the United States and Israel is creating the worst energy crisis ever faced by the world, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Tuesday."This is indeed the biggest crisis in history," Birol told France Inter radio in an interview broadcast on Tuesday. "The crisis is already huge, if you combine the effects of the petrol crisis and the gas crisis with Russia," he added.
War in Iran is causing biggest energy crisis in history, IEA says
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Mon 07:00 - The Guardian
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Tue 11:02 - Al Jazeera
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Tue 11:21 - Euronews.com
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Tue 12:41 - Reuters
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Tue 13:05 - Middle East Eye
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Tue 16:21 - Middle East Eye
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Wed 09:28 - Tagesschau
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Sat 01:49 - Middle East Eye
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Sat 07:43 - Politico EU
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Sun 07:59 - Euronews
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Tue 06:43 - Reuters
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Tue 07:32 - Aftenposten (NO)
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Tue 07:36 - Breakingthenews.net
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Tue 10:03 - Middle East Council on Global Affairs
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Tue 13:00 - Energy Watch
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Tue 13:36 - Al-Monitor
War in Iran is causing biggest energy crisis in history, IEA says