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quickly checked; From the trigger mechanism to the energy crisis; Reconciling Misguided Policies in Europe The current crisis in Europe must be analyzed through the lens of skyrocketing energy prices. With tensions escalating along vital global trade routes, including the Strait of Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab, logistics and energy costs have soared unprecedentedly. Data from October this year show that the price of natural gas in Europe has reached about 87 euros per megawatt hour, which has almost tripled compared to the pre-tension period. This price jump is not limited to the gas market; Instead, with the record-breaking price of petrol and diesel in the EU, it has doubled the pressure on people's tables. The result of this economic pressure is the collapse of social peace in various countries. From massive protests in France that led to violent clashes and multiple arrests, to roadblocks by truck drivers in Italy and housing tensions in Spain; All testify to a "tense winter". Analysts warn that Germany's gas reserves are at their lowest level in 15 years, and this issue has brought the risk of instability to a peak. In conclusion, it should be said that Europe today is caught between three fronts: internal protests in the streets and the energy crisis in homes and in the background, the heavy costs of a long war in Ukraine and the consequences of anti-Russian sanctions. If the willingness to negotiate with Iran is only an attempt to calm the markets and contain the protests, this move will only be a tactical retreat for political survival, not a strategic turn.

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quickly checked; From the trigger mechanism to the energy crisis; Reconciling Misguided Policies in Europe The current crisis in Europe must be analyzed through the lens of skyrocketing energy prices. With tensions escalating along vital global trade routes, including the Strait of Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab, logistics and energy costs have soared unprecedentedly. Data from October this year show that the price of natural gas in Europe has reached about 87 euros per megawatt hour, which has almost tripled compared to the pre-tension period. This price jump is not limited to the gas market; Instead, with the record-breaking price of petrol and diesel in the EU, it has doubled the pressure on people's tables. The result of this economic pressure is the collapse of social peace in various countries. From massive protests in France that led to violent clashes and multiple arrests, to roadblocks by truck drivers in Italy and housing tensions in Spain; All testify to a "tense winter". Analysts warn that Germany's gas reserves are at their lowest level in 15 years, and this issue has brought the risk of instability to a peak. In conclusion, it should be said that Europe today is caught between three fronts: internal protests in the streets and the energy crisis in homes and in the background, the heavy costs of a long war in Ukraine and the consequences of anti-Russian sanctions. If the willingness to negotiate with Iran is only an attempt to calm the markets and contain the protests, this move will only be a tactical retreat for political survival, not a strategic turn.

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