Over 3,500 More US Troops Arrive in Middle East as Iran War Continues to Escalate

If the US invades Iran, Tehran will act through its allies in Yemen to close the Bab al-Mandab Strait, which connects the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean.  “If the enemy wants to take action on land in the Iranian islands or anywhere else in our lands or to inflict costs on Iran with naval […]

China To Import Record Amount Of US Ethane As Iran War Chokes Off Naphtha, LPG Supplies One year ago, in the immediate aftermath of Trump's Liberation Day tariffs, there was a flurry of discussion over who is more reliant on whom: the US on Chinese rare earth materials, or China on US ethane output (see "Chinese Plastics Factories Face Mass Closure As US Ethane Supply Evaporates" and "Who Blinks First? China May Exempt Tariffs On US Ethane & Other Goods"). Following the detente in the US-China trade war, that discussion was...

Iran President Says 'Prepared To End War' If Security Guarantees Offered, Oil Plunges Summary President Pezeshkian: prepared to end war with guarantees against further attacks. IRGC warns it will hit 18 US tech companies in region, says Siemens in Israel already attack China, Pakistan issue broad five-point framework for peace (document below); France, Italy begin to block airspace for Iran-related US ops WarSec Hegseth saw "upcoming days will be decisive", strikes will continues without any deal - says "regime fragmenting" President Trump signals off-ramp, tells world "go get your own oil", says Iran 'decimated'. Tells NYP the...