Aluminum Supply Shock: Top Gulf Producer Halts Operations After Iran Strike, Price To Spike

Americans Are Becoming More And More Interested In Buying Chinese EVs As electric vehicle (EV) adoption grows in the United States, a segment of American consumers is increasingly drawn to Chinese-made models—largely due to their affordability, advanced technology, and feature-rich designs. However, steep trade barriers and political resistance continue to keep these vehicles out of the U.S. market, according to Reuters.  With the average price of a new car in the U.S. մոտ $50,000, Chinese EVs—many of which sell for under $30,000 in international markets—are gaining attention for offering strong value....

Iranian Woman Arrested In LA, Charged With Helping Iranian Regime Sell Drones Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Federal officials arrested an Iranian woman at the Los Angeles International Airport on Saturday night for allegedly brokering weapons for the Iranian regime, officials said Sunday. (Left) Shamim Mafi is arrested at Los Angeles International Airport for allegedly trafficking arms on behalf of the Iranian regime, on April 18, 2026. (Right) Shamim Mafi. U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Central District Of California Shamim Mafi, 44, of Woodland Hills, California, is a...

The peace deal with Israel has proven quite controversial within Lebanon, with large scale protests in the wake of the announcement and fearing that it effectively does nothing about the ongoing Israeli invasion and occupation. The growing concern among analysts though is that the deal’s obligations to Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah are actually designed to […]