Beijing says it will take ‘all necessary measures’ if Washington expands crackdown on business with Tehran The measures unveiled on Monday by US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent targeted companies based in Hong Kong and mainland China but stopped short of listing large Chinese financial institutions. Any serious increase in US sanctions on China, which buys […]
NYT’s article The clock ticked toward midnight on Friday. New U.S. tariffs on Canada were about to come into effect and negotiators cooped up across the street from the White House were still plodding through the differences on each side. Aides shuffled in and out with new drafts, adjusting and readjusting. U.S. officials said they […]
Turkey, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia announced the formation of a new alliance which will treat an attack against one as an attack against all. Well, that’s lovely, but can we please see the actual treaty? No. We can’t? Oh, that’s funny, why would you keep that secret?… Give a listen. Some are claiming Iran is […]
There are multiple reports regarding the desperate state of affairs on the USS Abraham Lincoln. I’ve included a few below; The Guardian Mike Levin, a Democratic member of Congress from California, has sounded the alarm over conditions onboard the warship, which is in its fifth month of combat operations against Iran. He described the lot […]
Canada.ca Col D.K. Turenne – For extraordinary leadership and diplomatic skill as director of the Combined Air Operations Center during the Israel-Iran conflict, synchronizing multinational air operations and enabling the safe evacuation of 10,000 personnel from the Al Udeid Air Base, Doha, Qatar, June 2025; Came back to Alberta after having spent 5 years in […]
AA ‘Well, we have that certain ability if we want to do that,’ says US president Is he talking about using nukes? I don’t know? President Donald Trump on Monday declined to say what would come next in talks with Iran, but indicated that the US retains the ability to pursue a major military escalation. […]
WSJ President Trump had been laying the groundwork to declare victory in the Iran war if Tehran fully reopened the Strait of Hormuz—even privately floating to senior aides that he’s willing to walk away without a nuclear deal. But Iran’s recent demand for billions in reparations and a total U.S. troop withdrawal has thrown those […]
Israel’s flips the bird at Trump Trump leads the most powerful country on the planet…??? Aljazeera “Israel rejects the 15-point document,” Netanyahu said at a cabinet meeting on Sunday, referring to the plan endorsed last month by Hamas. The Israeli army “will not carry out any withdrawal until Hamas is genuinely disarmed … and will […]
Link Muscat, Oman – The Sultanate of Oman confirmed that ongoing negotiations regarding maritime security and shipping in the Strait of Hormuz are progressing in a positive and constructive atmosphere. Consequently, this declaration underscores Oman’s central diplomatic role in facilitating regional de-escalation and securing vital international energy corridors. Furthermore, Omani authorities stressed that achieving sustainable […]
US Senate passes sweeping Russia sanctions bill in bipartisan vote Once enacted, the act would impose primary and secondary sanctions on Russia, targeting Russian officials, banks, financial institutions and other entities. The US Senate has passed legislation that would impose new sanctions on Russia, sending it to the House of Representatives. By a vote of […]