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UAE Meets With Iran Leaders As Tehran Teases Oman Shipping Deal Encouraging diplomatic signals emerged from the Gulf area this weekend as Abu Dhabi's crown prince met Iran's president amid efforts to secure a deal allowing more vessel transits through the highly contested Strait of Hormuz. However, the hopeful signs of de-escalation were overshadowed by days of mounting threats to alternative export routes, with Iran-backed Houthis capturing a strategic island inside another maritime chokepoint in the southern Red Sea and drone attacks shutting Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline. Bloomberg cites the UAE's...

Crypto Scammers Using Couriers To Collect Cash, Avoid Detection: FBI Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, Crypto scammers are using couriers to pick up cash from victims in person to avoid being traced by banks, the FBI is warning. The fraudsters first approach targets, typically seniors, with business or romantic proposals via social media, texts, or a fake cryptocurrency investment profile, the bureau said in a June 15 public service announcement alert. “After establishing a relationship with the victim, the scammer suggests investing in cryptocurrency and instructs the victim to download...