Even GOP Hawks Now Alarmed Over Iran War Fallout As 60-Days Hits Friday

Vance 'Skeptical' That Iran Closed Hormuz Strait Again, Pentagon Declares Safe Passage Remains 'Intact Today' Summary Vance & CENTCOM push back against reports of Hormuz 'closure' by Iranians.  Iran's Ghalibaf, Araghchi en route to US Talks in Switzerland, IRIB reports. Also Witkoff-headed US delegation still expected. Iran declares Strait 'closed' again over US failing to reign in Israeli action in Lebanon. Rising death toll in Lebanon, after over 50 new rockets fired on Israeli positions by Hezbollah.  Strait of Hormuz traffic returns to normal by end of June? Yes 8% · No 93%View full market &...

The Strange Reason Scientists Still Need Pre-1945 Steel The world's most sensitive radiation detectors sometimes rely on low background steel produced before the first atomic bomb test in July 1945, according to a new report from SpaceDaily. Steel manufactured before the nuclear age lacks the tiny traces of radioactive fallout that atmospheric weapons testing later introduced into the environment, making it valuable for experiments searching for extraordinarily rare particles and faint radiation signals. The report says that this gave rise to the popular story that scientists depend on steel salvaged from pre...

Grain That Feeds Half The World Set For Biggest Annual Gain Since 2003 Chicago rice futures are on track for their largest annual gain since 2003 as the grain that feeds much of the world becomes increasingly expensive amid an intensifying El Niño and diesel-fuel and fertilizer supply disruptions stemming from turmoil in the Strait of Hormuz and the Russia-Ukraine war. Despite encouraging signals of a potential Black Sea peace deal, which sent wheat futures tumbling earlier today, the risk of a broader food crisis next year remains elevated. Chicago...