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Another Greek Tanker Sneaks Through Strait Of Hormuz Another Greek-controlled oil tanker has crossed the Strait of Hormuz, despite Iran's declaration that only "friendly" vessels will be allowed to make the transit, marking the fourth such voyage since hostilities in the Middle East began. The suezmax Pola, which switched off its tracking system in the Persian Gulf on March 10, was detected again on Monday by the Automatic Identification System: it was located several thousand miles away.  The ship was sailing in the eastern Indian Ocean near the maritime corridor off the...

Leftist Media Quiet After Four Suspected Islamic Terror Attacks In Two Weeks Nothing to see here, folks,  Move along... The strange relationship between fundamentalist Islam and the political left has taken a disturbing turn recently as establishment media platforms seek to spin or ignore at least three separate terror attacks involving Muslim suspects in the past two weeks.  Is selective news coverage being applied to protect militant Islamism in the name of "diversity?"  The war in Iran is heating up an the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has global markets in...

"Resilient" US Manufacturing Sector Surges In Face Of War, Prices Paid Up Amid the fog of war and fading 'hard' data, the final March S&P Global Manufacturing PMI printed 52.3 (a small drop from the flash 52.4 print), higher than the 51.8 print for February. “Faster growth of output in March points to encouraging resilience for US manufacturing in the face of the outbreak of war in the Middle East," according to Chris Williamson, Chief Business Economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence. The ISM Manufacturing PMI also rose from 52.4 to 52.7 -...