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US Escalates Crackdown On Overseas Scam Network Targeting Americans Authored by Arthur Zhang via The Epoch Times, The United States has taken coordinated action against a Southeast Asia-based scam and money-laundering network that officials say used forced-labor compounds and online investment fraud to steal billions of dollars from Americans. Scam center workers and victims from China arrive at the border checkpoint with Thailand, in Myawaddy, Burma, on Feb. 20, 2025. Hundreds of Chinese workers were heading home after being freed from online scam centers. STR/AFP via Getty Images The Treasury Department on June...

Oil Climbs Amid Reports US Attacking Iranian Tanker, Targets Near Kharg Island Update(15:35ET): Oil climbed on reports of explosions on Iran's Kharg Island: Senior US officials to Fox: US military has struck targets near Kharg Island and Jask. The targets include Iranian oil tankers. This is part of a larger effort to squeeze Iran economically. The strategy includes sinking and disabling Iranian crude oil tankers. -FOX MULTIPLE EXPLOSIONS HEARD NEAR KHARG ISLAND ANCHORAGE, A KEY IRANIAN OIL EXPORT HUB; CAUSE, ORIGIN & ANY POTENTIAL DAMAGE REMAIN UNCONFIRMED. - MEHR NEWS AGENCY US is...

John Mearsheimer Asks: Will Trump Go Kamikaze? Authored by John Mearsheimer There is much talk about President Trump preparing to launch a ground attack against Iran. In the media discourse, much is made of the fact we have about 50,000 troops in the region. See for example these three articles. One might think those are all combat troops and we therefore have roughly three combat divisions available to invade Iran. But that is not true. Until recently, there were about 40,000 US troops in the region, which were mainly a mixture of Air Force,...