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On 1 October, EU interior ministers and Commissioner for Justice and Home Affairs Magnus Brunner approved faster returns at the Justice and Home Affairs Council, a few days after meeting at the Munich Migration Conference on 26 September.

Iran’s military said on Monday it retained full control over the Strait of Hormuz despite changes in US tactics, as the rial fell to record lows, the oil minister resigned and Washington claimed Tehran had not exported a single barrel of crude in September.

Behind Europe’s bureaucratic machinery sits a vast insurance policy for a rainy day: millions of tonnes of crude oil, diesel and other fuels held in reserve for a major supply crisis.