"6–12 Months For Construction Permits" - The Nuclear Regulation Overhaul

"No More Mr. Nice Guy": US Strikes, Seizes Iranian Cargo Ship Trying To Break Blockade Summary Trump renews threats if no deal is reached: "No More Mr. Nice Guy" Trump says U.S. struck and seized Iranian-flagged cargo ship in Gulf of Oman Tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has ground to a halt after multiple incidents (Iran renewed threats to close the Bab al-Mandeb Strait) Vance to lead negotiations with Iran, along with Witkoff and Kushner, on Tuesday or Wednesday "We are still far from the final discussion,"  said speaker of the Iranian parliament Ghalibaf US...

Russia Outraged At Its Ally Armenia For Hosting Zelensky: 'Whose Side Of History Are You On?' Russia is seething after its Caucasus regional ally Armenia decided to host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for a European summit earlier this week. Moscow is further warning against Yerevan pursuing closer relations with the European Union as well. The Kremlin slammed Zelensky being hosted there, right in Russia's own backward, as "incomprehensible". Source: Perry-Castañeda Library "Russian society, with deep indignation and bewilderment, not only saw but remembered that Armenia, which we are used to considering a friendly,...

Turkey Markets Crash After Court Unseats Opposition Head In Latest Erdogan Power Grab Shortly after we learned that Turkey had sold virtually all of its Treasuries in March to defend the lira after the Iran war broke out, the country was thrown into fresh political turmoil on Thursday when a Turkish court removed the leader of the country’s main opposition party in a landmark ruling that triggered a stock market crash, including one marketwide halt, and could strengthen President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s grip on power while further alienating foreign capital. The...