🇮🇷 Kpler’s data on Iranian oil exports is suddenly under a microscope after attention turned to the politics of one of its most prominent Iran analysts.
Homayoun Falakshahi, who leads Kpler’s crude oil analysis team, uses Iran’s pre-1979 Pahlavi-era flag on his X profile, which has prompted questions about his political sympathies and the perceived neutrality of Kpler’s Iran coverage.
He has also been a key voice behind Kpler’s claim that Iranian crude loadings fell to zero in September under the U.S. naval blockade.
That doesn’t make the numbers wrong. Other tanker trackers, including Bloomberg and Vortexa, have also reported a halt in Iranian loadings.
But when politically sensitive, market-moving data relies heavily on analysts with openly held views on the country they cover, people are inevitably going to start asking harder questions about neutrality.
Writer: Ian
🇮🇷 Kpler’s data on Iranian oil exports is suddenly under a microscope after attention turned to the politics of one of its most prominent Iran analysts.
Homayoun Falakshahi, who leads Kpler’s crude oil analysis team, uses Iran’s pre-1979 Pahlavi-era flag on his X profile, which has prompted questions about his political sympathies and the perceived neutrality of Kpler’s Iran coverage.
He has also been a key voice behind Kpler’s claim that Iranian crude loadings fell to zero in September under the U.S. naval blockade.
That doesn’t make the numbers wrong. Other tanker trackers, including Bloomberg and Vortexa, have also reported a halt in Iranian loadings.
But when politically sensitive, market-moving data relies heavily on analysts with openly held views on the country they cover, people are inevitably going to start asking harder questions about neutrality.
Writer: Ian
@marklevinshow Right. And bomb them after.
Lies after lies after lies after lies after lies.
Let Israelis put boots on the ground in Iran. And let them fight man vs. man.
Not man vs. children.
Deranged coward.
@elie1757 Microwaved three newborn.
That sounds more likely like IDF.
Stop with your lies.
Killing people is bad. On both sides.
The world sees what you are doing.
Redemption coming.
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Israel has penetrated and rigged explosive devices into the cell phones of billions of people. According to Mossad's own files, released by Iranian hackers.
They've rigged the world's devices. And Iran has released the receipts, straight from Mossad's own files.
@abierkhatib A more accurate question: How come that the ceiling of the aircraft looks different in several videos regarding this incident? F.e. look up for the celebration vid.
@MarioNawfal Mario, look, you try to be objective af.
But man, common. In every fucking video a different ceiling in the aircraft? I mean, wtf?
Why are you so blind?