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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Proposed framework would eventually route all traffic through central lane jointly managed by Tehran, Muscat A proposed negotiating framework between Iran and Oman would require ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz to pay fees for a range of maritime services, while eventually replacing the existing northern and southern shipping lanes with a centrally managed corridor, […]
Trump insists Iran is begging for an agreement- I don’t think so, myself. Looks to me like the US is sending proposals that have no real chance of succeeding because the US doesn’t keep it’s agreements- Signed the MOU and attacked Iran. You can’t trust a liar. AfricaNews Iran said Monday it has received proposals […]
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-15/oil-reserves-spent-imf-us-iran-war/106918074 In short: The global economy was spared from the worst of the biggest oil shock in 50 years because of large oil reserves, according to the International Monetary Fund. It says lower consumption in Asia and higher oil production outside of the Gulf helped absorb further price shocks. What’s next? Experts say global oil […]
This can’t be good. Everybody is bombing everybody I’m going to post a bunch of links and other information for readers to view/read for themselves Iran’s IRGC attacks on US military assets in Bahrain, Kuwait in ‘Operation Nasr 2’ Iran claims strikes on weapons depots in Bahrain, drones in Kuwait Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps […]
CFR So much for the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), signed by Trump on June 18 at Versailles. It was essentially a lucrative deal for Iran to reopen the strait—the conduit for 20 percent of the world’s oil and gas. Trump pledged many billions of dollars in economic relief for Iran by lifting sanctions, unfreezing Iranian […]