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Iraq Revives Syria Land Route, Post-Assad, To Export Oil To Europe Via Middle East Eye Iraq has restarted overland oil exports through Syria, marking a significant shift in regional energy logistics as the US-Israeli war on Iran continues to wreak havoc on traditional shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz. Ali Nazar, director general of Iraq’s state oil marketer Somo, said on Wednesday that the company had agreed to export 50,000 barrels per day of Basra medium crude via Syria to the Mediterranean, with plans to increase volumes. The crude will reach European markets through the Syrian port of...

Archbishop Paul Coakley, head of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), has condemned President Trump’s threat to destroy a “civilization” in Iran and urged an end to the war, echoing Pope Leo XIV’s appeals for peace. “The threat of destroying a whole civilization and the intentional targeting of civilian infrastructure cannot be morally justified. […]

Elon Demands Investigation Into Reid Hoffman’s "Ice Cream For The Girls" Epstein Ties Authored by Steve Watson via modernity.news, Elon Musk has ramped up his assault on LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, demanding a full investigation into the Democrat mega-donor’s disturbing Epstein connections—including buying “ice cream… for the girls” and offering PR help as the child trafficking scandal erupted. This latest clash exposes Hoffman’s role in Epstein’s elite circle, where he exchanged over 1,700 emails, called the sex offender a “very close friend,” and stayed at all three notorious properties, while funneling millions...