Araghchi Says Iran Is Ready To Face US Ground Troops and Doesn’t Seek a Ceasefire

Speculation Surges That Pakistan Talks Are A Delay Tactic Ahead Of Expanded US Action On Iran President Trump has made clear that American forces will still be "hanging around" the Persian Gulf area with an eye on Iran, while demanding that the Strait of Hormuz be opened to global energy transit once again.  Trump has vowed to keep troops positioned for a fight "until such time as the REAL AGREEMENT reached is fully complied with." As direct US-Iran talks are set for Islamabad Saturday morning, there's been an avalanche of speculation...

The casualties among healthcare workers in Lebanon have continued to grow this weekend, with the IDF attacking the area around Hiram Hospital in the city of Tyre, causing “severe damage” to the hospital itself and wounding at least 13 paramedics in the district. At least six people were killed and dozens wounded in various strikes […]

ECB Keeps Rates Unchanged (As Expected), Warns 'Full Energy Inflationary Shock Yet To Come' The European Central Bank  kept its key deposit rate unchanged at 2.25 percent and said it was "closely monitoring" the inflationary impact of fresh conflict in the Middle East. The ECB reiterated it won’t pre-commit but act one meeting at a time based on information as it arrives. "Uncertainty remains high and the full inflationary impact of the energy shock has yet to play out," the lender of last resort for the 21 countries that use the euro...