“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."
Does the head of the International Energy Agency Fatih Birol think that Dire Straits invented the phrase "dire straits"?
Oh also sorry everybody I hope you don't want to fly anywhere this year
https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-europe-jet-fuel-flight-cancellations-birol-6e67fafd493861b3858de5548aa77703
Alison Wilder
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