Report: Iran Reconstituting Its Military Much Faster Than the US Expected

US Wants To Restore Nord Stream & Purchase From Europeans At Steep Discount: Lavrov The Nord Stream pipelines have long slipped from headlines, apart from the occasional whodunnit narratives, and they have remained damaged and offline. The Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipeline bombings occurred on September 26, 2022 - but their future fate is still up in the air and being wrangled over, including by Washington. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has alleged that Washington now it wants to buy the part of the pipelines owned by European companies,...

Wexner Says He Was 'Conned' By Epstein, Did 'Nothing Wrong' After what must have been quite the prep session with lawyers, billionaire Les Wexner - who gave Jeffrey Epstein "about a billion dollars" in cash and assets - testified to the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday that he was "conned" by Epstein, and denied any wrongdoing. Les Wexner denied any wrongdoing or knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein's crimes during testimony to House lawmakers.House Oversight and Government Reform Committee In a prepared statement, the 88-year-old former L Brands (which owned Victoria's Secret) CEO...

Iran To Allow No More Than 15 Vessels Per Day Through Hormuz: Russian Media Despite the positive development of a shaky US-Iran ceasefire holding, the reality is that Tehran still maintains de facto control over the vital Strait of Hormuz waterway. A mere few vessels passed without incident on Wednesday, before Iran's military closed the strait again, citing Israel's massive attacks on Lebanon. The Associated Press has emphasized Thursday, "Iran's approval system for ships granted safe passage - after vetting by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps - remains unchanged despite US...