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- ▸ European officials develop contingency plans for a 'European NATO' as Iran-war disruptions close the Strait of Hormuz and ripple from energy markets to food prices across Asia and Europe
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Highest-priority developments worldwide
Europe Drafts Post-American Security Plan as Iran War Shocks Spread
European officials are quietly drafting a 'European NATO' contingency in case Washington withdraws Article 5 backing, the Wall Street Journal reported. Brent held at $126 with the Strait of Hormuz fully closed, and 2007 and 2022 oil-shock task forces were revealed to have rejected modelling a closure as not credible. Türkiye's manufacturing PMI plunged to 45.7 and CPI rose to 32.37 percent, Germany's Ifo auto index fell to minus 23.8, and UK food prices are tracking 50 percent higher than 2021. A drone struck Zaporizhzhia NPP's radiation lab; a Russian Iskander killed five civilians in Merefa.
Drone hits external radiation lab at Russia-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant; IAEA seeks access
A drone struck the External Radiation Control Laboratory at the Russia-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant on 3 May, the International Atomic Energy Agency said. The lab sits outside the plant's perimeter; the IAEA reported no injuries and has requested access to assess possible damage. The strike follows a 27 April drone attack near the plant that killed a vehicle driver and triggered the facility's 15th loss of external power since the full-scale war began.
UK food prices on track for 50% rise since 2021 as climate, energy and Iran-war shocks compound, ECIU finds
UK food prices are on track to be 50 percent higher this November than at the start of the 2021 cost-of-living crisis, research from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit shows. Beef is up 64 percent over five years and olive oil has more than doubled, with the Bank of England forecasting food inflation to reach 7 percent by year-end on higher fertiliser, energy, and transport costs. The Iran war is expected to push prices further as oil and gas surge, the analysis warns.
Turkish manufacturing PMI plunges to 45.7 in April, deepest production cut since COVID, on Iran-war shock
Türkiye's Istanbul Chamber of Industry manufacturing PMI fell to 45.7 in April from 47.9 in March, the steepest production cut since the COVID-19 pandemic, S&P Global said. The reading marks 25 consecutive months of contraction, with new orders and export business both falling by much more than in March as the Iran war drove higher input costs and supply-chain disruption. Firms responded by cutting employment, purchasing, and inventories. The PMI plunge sits alongside a record April export reading of $25.4 billion the same week.
Russian Iskander missile strike on Merefa kills five, injures 19
A Russian Iskander ballistic missile struck the town of Merefa in Kharkiv Oblast on the morning of May 4, killing five civilians and injuring 19, according to the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office. Four people died at the scene, and a severely injured woman later died in hospital. The attack damaged residential buildings, shops, a restaurant, a car repair shop, and cars.
Country Coverage
Daily snapshot across all six nations
Iran War Pressure Runs Through Every Washington Story
UK Food Prices to Rise 50% as Royal Navy Loses Frigate
Macron Presses Washington on Hormuz as Paris Plans European NATO
Germany Adapts as US Tariffs, Troop Withdrawal Hit
Russia's $19B Oil Windfall Falls Short as Strikes Hit Kharkiv, Sumy
Turkey Manufacturing PMI Falls to 45.7 as Iran War Bites
Cyber Threat Intelligence
Daily snapshot of attack categories, threat actors, and country exposure.
- Web Defacement Italy 4 MayAN0M949_GHOST_TRACK targets the website of Pentafit
- Vulnerability United States 4 MayAlleged Critical Vulnerability in MOVEit Automation Software
- Web Defacement Indonesia 4 MayBABAYO EROR SYSTEM targets the website of KOMDIGI - Portal Pelaporan Pos, Telekomunikasi, dan Penyiaran
- Data Breach India 4 MayAlleged data breach of Punjab National Bank
- BABAYO EROR SYSTEM 7 ev
- Order403 5 ev
- magelang6etar 5 ev
- NoName057(16) 4 ev
- The BlackH4t MD-Ghost 3 ev
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