World Economic Fuck'em

President Trump said on Tuesday that the US would provide insurance and naval escorts for tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) declared the waterway was closed, a response to the US and Israeli attack on Iran. “Effective IMMEDIATELY, I have ordered the United States Development Finance Corporation (DFC) […]

Iran War Puts Ukraine Peace Talks On Hold, As Gulf Venue Under Attack The Russia-Ukraine war, having just last month entered its fifth year, continues experiencing spillover effects from the Trump-ordered Operation Epic Fury in Iran. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has newly announced (overnight) that trilateral peace talks with Russia and the United States are on hold due to the Iran war. In his nightly address, Zelensky said Ukraine remains in constant contact with Washington but the diplomatic process has paused: "We continue to engage with the United States practically on...