Trump Orders Navy 'Shoot & Kill' Iranian Boats, Says 'Doesn't Need A Deal' - While Iran Insists Could Build Nuke 'If We Wanted To'

Saudi Arabia Planning To Bypass Hormuz With Massive Expansion Of Oil Pipeline Saudi Arabia plans to lift the East-West pipeline's capacity to 10 million barrels per day within two to three years, Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said at the WPC Energy Congress in Riyadh, as the kingdom works to keep its crude moving around a closed Strait of Hormuz. The line has become Riyadh's main export route. Saudi Arabia has used it to reroute around 4 million barrels per day to the Red Sea port of Yanbu, Zawya reported....

Can The Courts Delete Democracy? Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Epoch Times, Our forefathers had the idea of creating a government of, by, and for the people. The crucial tool to make this possible was the vote: The people would have their way, within law, and through their elected representatives. The idea was rooted in the ancient idea of democracy but with a republican twist—it would not be mob rule. There would be checks and balances. There would be inviolable rights. Everyone on the planet Earth at the time said that this would...

Iran Will 'Immediately' Return To MoU Deal If US Does, Pezeshkian Says, After Two Supertankers Struck In Hormuz Summary Iran offers conditional ceasefire: Pezeshkian says Iran will return to talks if the US honors prior commitments, which Tehran says it has violated. US threatens further strikes: Trump warned of more action but ruled out necessarily returning to full-scale war. Tankers hit in Strait of Hormuz: Two supertankers struck exiting Hormuz, escalating energy-market risks. Oil prices surge: Brent crude rose above $92/barrel. Diesel supply squeezed: Refinery disruptions are driving diesel prices and margins sharply higher. Strait of Hormuz traffic returns to normal by...