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Visualizing Iran's Vast Size & Why Any Ground Invasion Means Years-Long Quagmire Most Americans have little understanding or concept of Iran's size in terms of geography or population. The ethno-religious make-up of the sprawling Mideast/West Asian nation is also deeply important, given the US is already talking about arming and supporting some kind of Kurdish-led anti-Tehran ground operation.  Suffice it to say, Iran's population is more than double (over 90 million people) that of neighboring Iraq's. Iran is also the size of almost half the European continent. All of this is...

First Valero Refinery, Now Largest U.S. Gasoline Pipeline Damaged In Georgia Colonial Pipeline's Line 1, the largest U.S. gasoline pipeline running from Houston toward the East Coast, has halted operations after a third-party work crew damaged a section of the line in Georgia. Bloomberg reported that the line stopped shipping fuel after the damage occurred on Tuesday in Paulding County, Georgia. "Line 1 is out of service while our team coordinates response and repair efforts," Colonial said in a statement cited by the outlet. The outage hits a critical fuel artery that...

China In Talks With Iran For Safe Passage Through Hormuz, As WH Scrambles To Contain Rising Energy Prices Summary: House votes against war powers: The US House of Representatives has rejected an effort to curb President Donald Trump's ability to wage war in Iran, a day after a similar bid collapsed in the Senate. House rejected in a 219-212 vote along party lines - was largely ceremonial and was unlikely to survive an expected veto from the president: BBC. Unconfirmed: Iraqi police say a US fighter jet crashed in southern Basra province, with the pilot ejecting...