US Demands Iran Dismantle Its 3 Main Nuclear Sites In Hours-Long Talks

Anthropic's Marketing FUD Playbook Returns With Call To Pause AI Frontier Development Anthropic has elevated fear-based marketing to an art form. The company routinely warns the public, lawmakers, and corporate America about looming AI doom scenarios - then conveniently positions itself, its products, safety frameworks, and policy prescriptions as humanity’s best defense. This strategy is hardly new. Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt (FUD) works because we're wired to be risk-averse. Nothing grabs attention faster than a well-crafted existential threat. In its latest iteration, Anthropic’s message is that AI models are advancing so...

Max Pressure: U.S. Prepares For Extended Hormuz Blockade As Treasury Warns Sanction Risks Linked To China's "Teapot" Refineries The U.S. is intensifying pressure on Iran and China across two fronts. First, on the military side, The Wall Street Journal reported that President Trump told top aides to prepare for an extended U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a move that would strangle Tehran's oil revenue. Second, on the economic side, the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control is warning financial institutions about sanctions exposure related to Chinese independent "teapot"...

China Scoffs At Iran Arms Transfer Report, After Trump Pours Cold Water On Allegation China has given its response on Thursday to a prior Reuters investigation which strongly alleged that Beijing is preparing to transfer up to 400 Chinese-made shoulder-fired air-defense missile launchers MANPADS to Iran. The Reuters report was highly specific, even identifying the Hong Kong-based company that facilitated the signing of the arms deal between the Iranians and Chinese, but Beijing has rejected the report as a lie and 'groundless', saying there's no truth to it. "China has made its position...