How America Took Out The Nord Stream Pipeline

Bitcoin-Gold Correlation Hits Six-Year High As Debasement Fears Mount Authored by Mathew Di Salvo via BitcoinMagazine.com, Bitcoin’s correlation with gold is at its highest in six years as investors increasingly look for ways to hedge against currency debasement.  That’s according to a new report from Bitwise, which this week pointed out that the precious metal and leading cryptocurrency are trading in lockstep because the U.S. government has “materially intervened in the macro picture.”  Bitcoin started surging last month, after the U.S. Treasury Department said it would more than double the size of its government debt repurchases. The...

Iran War Pushes Middle Eastern Airlines Towards $4.3BN Loss In 2026 Via Middle East Eye As the US and Israel launched air strikes on Iran on February 28 2026, Iran struck back near US military installations in the Gulf, including in Qatar and the UAE. Several international airports were hit by Iranian strikes, including Dubai, the world's busiest for international passengers, as well as Abu Dhabi, Kuwait and Bahrain.  The UAE, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait closed their airspaces due to safety concerns, gradually reopening them a week later as hostilities lessened. The war has had long-lasting consequences for regional aviation: falling passenger and cargo demand, fewer private...

Turkey Seeks Moscow Permission To Offload S-400s, Paving Way For US F-35 Deal In a move that could break a years-long defense procurement deadlock with Washington, Turkey is finalizing the sale of its Russian S-400 air defense systems to Gulf states, potentially clearing the way for Ankara to buy US F-35 fighter jets, Turkish newspaper Hurriyet reports Friday. For Ankara, offloading the Russian hardware resolves a years-long costly diplomatic and military bottleneck and controversy - a situation which dramatically improved after President Trump gave a clear greenlight during the annual NATO...