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Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains at a minimum as President Donald Trump claims the crucial waterway is open.  The tracking agency Kpler reported on Tuesday that 32 ships transited the Strait between Friday and Monday, including just six on Sunday. 17 of the vessels used Iranian-approved shipping lanes, with only 11 using […]

Bessent Announces EU 'Officially Joined' Operation Economic Outcast Against Iran US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced on X Friday that the EU has "officially joined" Operation Economic Outcast, the sweeping US sanctions campaign to cut Iran out of the international banking system and completely isolate it from the global economy. "The European Union has officially joined Operation Economic Outcast and we appreciate their strong and early stance," Bessent wrote; however, the European Commission seemed to actually reveal no change in the bloc's measures. The European Union has officially joined Operation Economic Outcast and...

Israeli officials continue to maintain that their war in Lebanon will continue irrespective of peace deals reached related to it. Underscoring that, the Israeli military issued a new map detailing the extent to which they are occupying southern Lebanon. The map shows a ‘security zone’ that spans the entire Israel-Lebanon border, includes the southernmost Mediterranean […]