{"id":848931,"date":"2026-03-25T08:33:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T08:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/848931\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T08:33:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T08:33:25","slug":"iranian-military-says-us-is-negotiating-with-itself-after-trump-says-tehran-wants-deal-so-badly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/848931\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian military says US is &#8216;negotiating with itself&#8217; after Trump says Tehran wants deal &#8216;so badly&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Philippines on edge after emergency powers announcementpublished at 00:14 GMT<\/p>\n<p>00:14 GMT<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1l98ssq-Contributor etflsgg2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7e82925c-8434-4739-8e9c-1c7d42a02611.jpg.webp.webp\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" class=\"ssrcss-egie1y-Image edrdn950\"\/><strong>Suranjana Tewari<\/strong><br \/>Asia Business correspondent in Manila<\/p>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A jeepney driver speaks with fellow drivers at a terminal in Manila\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/245ff5fd-fab9-453d-b145-4cb7256dea61.jpg.webp.webp\"  width=\"1024\" height=\"745\" class=\"ssrcss-egie1y-Image edrdn950\"\/>Image source, Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The morning after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr declared a national energy emergency, the mood across Manila is uneasy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The government warns of an \u201cimminent danger\u201d to fuel supplies, after the conflict in the Middle East drove up global oil prices and disrupted shipments. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The Philippines relies heavily on imported fuel from the region, leaving it exposed to sudden shocks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Officials say the country has around 45 days of fuel at current consumption, and they are now racing to secure additional supplies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The emergency, which could last up to a year, gives authorities more flexibility &#8211; from speeding up fuel imports to offering support for public transport and cracking down on hoarding of essential items like food.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">There are plans to rely more on coal to keep electricity prices from rising further. Ministers have also allowed limited use of a cheaper but dirtier type of fuel temporarily.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">On the streets, the strain is already visible. Jeepney drivers say their earnings have been cut as fuel prices climb, and commuters are bracing for higher fares.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Labour group Kilusang Mayo Uno has criticised the move, calling it proof the government has failed to manage the crisis &#8211; and warning that limits on protests could silence workers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Thousands of transport workers, including ride-hailing drivers, are expected to strike later this week &#8211; and they say, for now, those plans remain unchanged.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Philippines on edge after emergency powers announcementpublished at 00:14 GMT 00:14 GMT Suranjana TewariAsia Business correspondent in Manila&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":848932,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5311],"tags":[49,978,659],"class_list":{"0":"post-848931","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-united-states","8":"tag-united-states","9":"tag-us","10":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116288894310612909","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/848931","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=848931"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/848931\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/848932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=848931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=848931"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=848931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}