Marco Valli

Advisor on EU, national & international legislation - Former Member of the European Parliament & Cabinet Member - Less complication. Better legislation.

[DG MEME 🇪🇺 @meme_ec]

Born to be a rebel.
(Will this decrease Ukraine's chances to join the EU?)

[Russian Market @runews]

IRGC Navy allegedly ordering ships to turn back to port. The Strait of Hormuz is said to be closed to commercial traffic. Markets are closed until 4 p.m., with the US described as free to resume escalatory rhetoric until Sunday 6 p.m.

[*Walter Bloomberg @DeItaone]

🚨 HORMUZ “OPEN” BUT UNCERTAINTY REMAINS

Iran’s claim that the Strait of Hormuz is fully open hasn’t reassured the shipping industry.

Analysts say the announcement lacks key details—especially on whether Iran will still charge transit fees or enforce specific routes—leaving companies hesitant to resume normal traffic.

[Hedgeye @Hedgeye]

🚨 Fertilizer Prices Rise +87% YTD, Pushing Above $720 a Tonne

[First Squawk @FirstSquawk]

Iran will not be able to open the Strait of Hormuz because it does not know where the mines are

*The New York Times

[First Squawk @FirstSquawk]

THERE'LL BE NO CEASEFIRE IN LEBANON. DISCUSSIONS WILL TAKE PLACE UNDER BOMBARDMENT - CNN CITING ISRAELI OFFICIAL.

[Daniel Lacalle @dlacalle_IA]

Iran Declares Strait of Hormuz Open, but Warns of Risk From Mines. And No fees... obviously.

Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh said ’technical restrictions’ in the strait were connected to the conflict and would take time to remove.

https://t.co/8faXzb9AQh

[وزارة الدفاع |MOD UAE @modgovae]

Ministry of Defence confirms UAE airspace free of any air threats during past hours

The Ministry of Defence announced that on 9th April 2026, UAE air defence systems did not detect any ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, or UAVs launched from Iran.

Since the onset of the blatant Iranian attacks, UAE air defences have engaged a total of 537 ballistic missiles, 26 cruise missiles, and 2,256 UAVs.

No injuries were recorded in recent hours, keeping the total number of injuries at 224, involving individuals of various nationalities, including Emirati, Egyptian, Sudanese, Ethiopian, Filipino, Pakistani, Iranian, Indian, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan, Azerbaijani, Yemeni, Ugandan, Eritrean, Lebanese, Afghan, Bahraini, Comorian, Turkish, Iraqi, Nepalese, Nigerian, Omani, Jordanian, Palestinian, Ghanaian, Indonesian, Swedish, Tunisian, Moroccan, and Russian.

No martyrs or fatalities have been reported in the past hours. Since the onset of the blatant Iranian attacks, the total number of martyrs has reached two, in addition to the martyrdom of a Moroccan civilian contracted with the Armed Forces. The total number of civilian fatalities stands at 10, from Pakistani, Nepalese, Bangladeshi, Palestinian, Indian, and Egyptian nationalities.

The Ministry of Defence affirmed its full readiness to address any threats and to respond firmly to any attempts that aim to undermine the UAE’s security, ensuring the protection of its sovereignty, security and stability, and safeguarding national interests.

#وزارة_الدفاع
#وزارة_الدفاع_الإماراتية
#MOD
#UAEMinistryOfDefence

[Daniel Lacalle @dlacalle_IA]

Tanker Flows Through Strait Of Hormuz By Vessel Type.

[The Middle East @A_M_R_M1]

🚨Breaking: Iranian media: Pakistan handed the United States a version different from the one it received from Iran, and provided Iran with a different version from what it received from Washington.

[Agenzia ANSA @Agenzia_Ansa]

La Grecia vieta l'accesso ai social media ai minori di 15 anni a partire dal 2027 #ANSA https://t.co/gG32gPpMtp

[L'HuffPost @HuffPostItalia]

Bitcoin, il mistero di Satoshi Nakamoto si riapre: per il NYT è il crittografo Adam Back https://t.co/3uJ4Az46PR

[*Walter Bloomberg @DeItaone]

IRAN ACCEPTED PAKISTAN’S TWO-WEEK CEASE-FIRE PROPOSAL; CEASE-FIRE WAS APPROVED BY THE NEW SUPREME LEADER

[*Walter Bloomberg @DeItaone]

🚨 QATAR FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESPERSON: WE ARE CLOSE TO THE POINT WHERE THE SITUATION IN THE REGION COULD SPIRAL OUT OF CONTROL

[Nutella @NutellaUSA]

Honored to have traveled further than any spread in history 🚀 Taking spreading smiles to new heights ❤️

[🇨🇳 Guo Shen 郭深 @GuoShenCN7]

🚨 SAUDI ARABIA JUST BECAME THE BIGGEST WAR PROFITEER IN HISTORY

Saudi Arabia is America's closest ally. And they are getting rich from a war America is fighting. Here is the proof.

💀 Saudi exports BEFORE the war: 6,660,000 barrels per day.
💀 Saudi exports NOW: 3,330,000 barrels per day.
💀 That is a 50% DROP.

💀 Oil price BEFORE the war: $67 per barrel.
💀 Oil price NOW: $130 per barrel.
💀 Saudi added $19.50 per barrel premium on Asian buyers.
💀 That is the HIGHEST premium in history.

⚠️ They are selling HALF the oil at DOUBLE the price with a RECORD fee on top.
⚠️ The math says they are making MORE money than before the war.

⚠️ The IEA called this the largest supply disruption in global oil market history.
⚠️ The supply loss is 10,000,000 barrels per day. OPEC+ fixed 206,000 of it. On purpose.

Let that sink in.

Now the part nobody will say out loud.

Saudi bypassed the Strait of Hormuz entirely. Their East-West pipeline now carries 7,000,000 barrels per day to the Red Sea.

Korean and Indian refiners are rerouting to Saudi's Yanbu port for the first time ever.

Saudi does not need Hormuz open. Saudi was NEVER going to suffer from Hormuz closing.

And Gulf states including Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, and Bahrain are PRIVATELY urging Trump to keep fighting Iran. They want Iran weakened further before any ceasefire deal happens.

Because every week of war is another week of record oil prices. Every week of record prices is another week of record Saudi revenue.

If Saudi wanted Hormuz reopened, why did they spend billions on a pipeline to avoid it?

If Saudi was suffering, why are they charging the highest markup in history right now?

If Saudi is a loyal ally, why are they privately pushing for more bombing of a country America is already bombing?

Complete silence.

This is not an oil story. This is not a US-Iran story. This is a war profiteering story.

And the profiteer is the country hosting American military bases.

i lose followers every time i post the hard truth.. and i post it anyway. follow if you respect that.

[Marco Valli @MarcoValli85]

E qualcuno in BCE valuta di alzare i tassi mentre lo shock energetico minaccia la crescita
Stringere il credito in questo contesto può aumentare seriamente il rischio di recessione
La giusta risposta deve passare da monitoraggio attento e uso combinato di leva fiscale e monetaria

[Repubblica @repubblica]

Bankitalia lancia l’allarme: stagnazione e poi recessione, se la guerra prosegue https://t.co/Cbr267n5vS

[zerohedge @zerohedge]

Saudi oil exports through Yanbu terminal

[The Kobeissi Letter @KobeissiLetter]

BREAKING: Germany's Chancellor Merz says the effect of the Iran War on Germany and Europe will be as serious as the COVID-19 pandemic if it expands.