Exxon to Congress: Lift Cyprus Arms Embargo, There’s Gas Nearby

TRNN's Steve Horn and The Intercept's Lee Fang say a bill to lift the arms embargo on Cyprus and promote offshore gas in the region received lobbying support from ExxonMobil, and the pro-Israel and pro-Greece lobbies.

This interview is about a collaborative investigation between The Intercept and The Real News Network. You can read it here:

It highlights a prior investigation published in December by The Real News into subsidies granted to European Union countries to promote gas projects:

Also see TRNN's prior coverage of the climate impacts of offshore drilling in the Mediterranean Sea and the response of activists in the EU and Israel:

Producer: Steve Horn
Director/Video Editor: Cameron Granadino
Audio Engineer: Will Arenas
Visual Producer: Andrew Corkery
Cameron Granadino
Chase Producer: Genevieve Montinar

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