Trump's trade wars and Iran conflict drive aluminium prices to record highs
The global aluminium market is reeling under the combined weight of Donald Trump’s trade wars and the fallout from the Iran conflict, with prices surging to record highs and European and American industries facing severe shortages. On Sunday, the London Metal Exchange reported a 12% jump in aluminium futures over the past week, driven by disruptions at the Strait of Hormuz and retaliatory tariffs imposed by Washington on Iranian metal exports. European producers, already struggling under EU sanctions on Russian aluminium, now warn of plant closures within months if supply chains do not stabilise.
In Gaza, Trump’s vision of a luxury Riviera has given way to a humanitarian crisis. Residents of the enclave told *Aftenposten* that raw sewage and uncollected waste now flood streets where skyscrapers were once planned. “They promised beaches with five-star hotels,” said 32-year-old teacher Amal al-Masri. “Instead, we have raw sewage in our homes.” The shift reflects the collapse of Trump’s 2024 proposal to transform the territory into a high-end destination, a plan that critics dismissed as a distraction from the ongoing blockade and military operations.
At 80, Trump remains a fixture in the White House, but his stamina is increasingly managed by a rotating staff. According to *The Times*, chief of staff Susie Wiles begins work at dawn and often stays past midnight, handing off to deputy Dan Scavino—who first met Trump at 16 as his teenage caddie—for overnight shifts. The arrangement underscores concerns about the president’s famously erratic sleep patterns and the informal “shadow cabinet” that keeps the administration running.
Meanwhile, the cost of Trump’s proposed new White House ballroom has ballooned to $400 million, more than double the original estimate, after the project expanded to include a rooftop drone port, a subterranean hospital, and “classified military facilities.” The revelation, reported by the BBC, has drawn criticism from congressional Democrats who question the need for such extravagance amid budget battles over Social Security and defence spending.
Diplomatic observers argue Trump’s approach to conflict resolution has worsened global instability. In an op-ed for *The Guardian*, foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall writes that Trump’s failure to broker lasting ceasefires in Ukraine, Gaza, and Lebanon—despite his boasts of personal dealmaking—has left civilians bearing the brunt of escalating violence. “In baseball parlance, in Ukraine, Iran-Lebanon and Israel-Palestine, Trump is 0 for 3,” Tisdall notes. “He boasted he alone could cut deals and bring peace. He’s delivered neither.”
As Trump’s second term enters its third year, the contradictions of his presidency—between spectacle and substance, between isolationist rhetoric and expansive military projects—are hardening into policy. Whether in aluminium markets, war zones, or the corridors of power, the consequences of his decisions are reshaping economies and lives far beyond Washington’s borders.
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la vanguardia · about 4 hours ago
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la vanguardia · about 4 hours ago
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lexpress · about 4 hours ago
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digi24 · about 4 hours ago
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digi24 · about 4 hours ago
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hvg.hu · about 4 hours ago
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politico.eu · about 4 hours ago
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444.hu · about 4 hours ago
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la libre · about 4 hours ago
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digi24 · about 4 hours ago
Trump ville gjøre Gazastripen om til en luksusriviera. Nå bygges noe helt annet der. Palestinere på Gazastripen forteller til Aftenposten at kloakk og søppel flyter fritt.
aftenposten · about 4 hours ago
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liberation · about 4 hours ago
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observador · about 5 hours ago
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444.hu · about 5 hours ago
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il fatto quotidiano · about 5 hours ago
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welt.de · about 5 hours ago
Trumps failure to maintain ceasefires is part of the new world disorder – and ordinary people pay the price | Simon Tisdall The US president brags about ending wars but look at Ukraine, Gaza, Iran and Lebanon to see what his casual disregard for diplomacy and obsession with instant results have achievedThere are visionary statesmen and high-minded negotiators, pragmatic mediators and professional diplomats – and then there are meddling fools. As ceasefires implode, vast numbers of civilians die or flee, and wars Donald Trump started, fuelled or pledged to resolve rage unchecked, theres no doubt which category he belongs to. In baseball parlance, in Ukraine, Iran-Lebanon and Israel-Palestine, Trump is 0 for 3. He boasted he alone could cut deals and bring peace. Hes delivered neither. In striking out, he mostly makes matters worse.The heroic age of 19th-century diplomacy, typified by Prince Metternichs great power-balancing concert of Europe and Benjamin Disraelis Balkan peace with honour, is history now. But its not that long since Nobel-winning peacemakers such as the UN chief Kofi Annan and the Finnish diplomat Martti Ahtisaari, or the US senator George Mitchell, who brokered Northern Irelands Good Friday agreement, were troubleshooting intractable conflicts the world over. Where are the successors to Desmond Tutu, Andrei Sakharov or Yitzhak Rabin when you need them?Simon Tisdall is a Guardian foreign affairs commentator Continue reading...
theguardian · about 5 hours ago
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liberation · about 5 hours ago
Trump ville gjøre Gazastripen om til en luksusriviera. Noe helt annet bygges der nå. Palestinere på Gazastripen forteller til Aftenposten at kloakk og søppel flyter fritt.
aftenposten · about 6 hours ago