#Aotearoa asks #US to send #FuelTankers to #Pacific to alleviate pressure caused by #IranWar.

#WinstonPeters, New Zealand’s foreign minister, met the US secretary of state, #MarcoRubio, in #Washington on Tuesday, where they discussed bilateral relations, the war in Iran and the Pacific.

After the meeting, Peters said he had made sure the US understood the “significant economic impacts on New Zealand and Pacific arising from the war”. #NZpol #auspol #TrumpRegime #USPol

Five vessels attacked in Gulf amid escalating Iran conflict

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://news.bomboradyo.com/five-vessels-attacked-in-gulf-amid-escalating-iran-conflict/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=five-vessels-attacked-in-gulf-amid-escalating-iran-conflict

A #FoodSafety scandal has caused mounting public outrage in #China days before a high-level Chinese Communist party meeting at which leaders will try to boost confidence in the #economy.

Outrage in China over use of unwashed #FuelTankers to transport #CookingOil
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/11/china-outrage-fuel-tankers-transport-cooking-oil