US Has Lost About a Dozen MQ-9 Reaper Drones in Iran War

The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday strongly condemned the US military blockade on Iranian ports as “dangerous and irresponsible” and warned that it risks the very fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran. “With the temporary ceasefire agreement still in place, the United States ramped up military deployment and resorted to a targeted blockade. This […]

Putin Presents Victory Day Truce In Ukraine During 90-Minute Trump Call With things in the Persian Gulf and the Iran War 'stuck'... it's apparently time to pivot back to that other 'stuck' war, in Ukraine. President Trump on Wednesday spoke over the phone with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, with the call reportedly lasting an impressive 1.5+ hours, and the talk centered on finding ways forward both with the Iran and Ukraine conflicts. The most important item to emerge was that Putin reportedly proposed declaring a ceasefire in Ukraine on May 9,...

Modi Urges Indians To Conserve Fuel As Oil Shock Spreads India’s Prime Minister called on the nation to work from home, travel less, and conserve fuel to help the government save foreign exchange, OilPrice reported. “In the current situation, we must place great emphasis on saving foreign exchange,” Narendra Modi said, as quoted by Reuters. The prime minister also urged Indians to stop buying gold, again to conserve foreign exchange. Modi also called on farmers to reduce their fertilizer use by as much as 50%. CNBC recalls that India spent $174.9 billion...