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Hans Rustad

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Støre shifts NOK 50m into funds after ditching conflict-of-interest safeguard
Hans Rustad 
When Støre became Prime Minister, he put his fortune in the bank to avoid conflicts of interest. Now he has quietly withdrawn 50 million…

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Foreign Minister: Out of the question for Norway to take part militarily in Hormuz
Hans Rustad 
Foreign Minister says it is not relevant for Norway to contribute militarily to guarding shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Around 20 countries have…

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Crown Princess Mette-Marit put to the test
Hans Rustad 
Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway faced a tough grilling in her NRK interview about her links to Jeffrey Epstein. She stumbled early—admitting she Googled…

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Iran publicly hangs 19-year-old Saleh Mohammadi
Hans Rustad 
Iran publicly executes 19-year-old wrestling champion Saleh Mohammadi in open defiance—a direct thumb in the eye of the US and every voice that values…

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Sources: Støre’s unilateral initiative provoked Washington, prompting Rutte to travel to Oslo
Hans Rustad 
The extraordinary meeting of the Council of State at the Royal Palace in Oslo on Wednesday followed a serious misstep by Prime Minister Jonas…

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Støre hails Habermas as if his thinking still fit reality
Hans Rustad 
Jonas Gahr Støre praises Jürgen Habermas because he built his philosophy on conversation, interaction, and dialogue. The opposite of the use of power. But…

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Warnings went unheeded on national preparedness
Hans Rustad 
2026 is the year of total preparedness, yet it seems strange that Norway holds no more than 20 days’ worth of aviation fuel and…

Editorials

China meddled in 2020 election — intel agencies kept it from Trump
Hans Rustad 
China attempted to influence the 2020 US election, but when Trump won, the intelligence community did not want him to know about it. The…

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Iran vows to drag the world into the abyss
Hans Rustad 
Iran has resorted to its ultimate threat: bombing Gulf oil facilities. Such a move could send oil prices rocketing out of control, though that…

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Iran’s intelligence chief Esmaeil Khatib eliminated
Hans Rustad 
Israel has taken out Iran’s intelligence chief, Esmaeil Khatib, the third member of the senior leadership to be eliminated. The IDF has been authorised…

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Iran seeks chaos
Hans Rustad 
Iran’s Foreign Minister makes no secret of the fact that Iran’s strategy is chaos, intended to force the world to halt the war. He…

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Trump: We must reconsider our relationship with our allies
Hans Rustad 
Trump does not conceal his disappointment with allies who are not coming to assistance in the Strait of Hormuz. He says this will have…

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Ali Larijani has been killed
Hans Rustad 
The Israeli Minister of Defence states that they have killed the real leader in Iran, Ali Larijani. His death is a major blow to…

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Støre seeks to curb digging in the Epstein case
Hans Rustad 
Norway’s parliament is set to approve the mandate for a high-stakes inquiry into the Epstein case, led by its Standing Committee on Scrutiny and…

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Trump: Consequences for NATO if allies do not help in the Strait of Hormuz
Hans Rustad 
In an interview with the Financial Times, Donald Trump has stated that he expects Europe and China to assist in keeping the Strait of…

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EU wants 25% of congestion revenues — and to use them outside Norway
Hans Rustad 
A number of EU countries, among them Germany, France and Sweden, have taken a negative stance towards the content of the grid package. Like…