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Sandor Zsiros

Orbán raises terror alert and eyes election gains as Iran war disrupts energy markets

As war in Iran unsettles global energy markets, Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has raised the country's terror threat level and renewed pressure on Ukraine to allow Russian oil to transit through its territory.

The move comes after a week in which Orbán was largely isolated within the European Union over tensions surrounding the Druzhba pipeline. The conflict in Iran now allows him to recast his position ahead of a domestic political campaign.

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