Netanyahu Confirms Israel 'Holding Fire, For Now' - Rejects Iran Red Line To Not Attack Lebanon

Already escalating the conflict with a flurry of airstrikes on Monday, Israeli ground troops have further expanded the ground war in Lebanon today, with a new round of offensives north of the Litani River, as troops move beyond the “Yellow Line” they established at the start of the ceasefire. Officials still aren’t being clear exactly […]

India's Central Bank Tells Oil Refiners To Stop Buying Dollars On Spot Market By Julianne Geiger of OilPrice.com India’s central bank has told state-run oil refiners to stop buying dollars in the spot market and instead use a government-backed credit line. That matters because oil is priced in dollars, and refiners are some of the biggest buyers of dollars in the country. When they all go into the market at once to pay for crude, it puts direct pressure on the rupee. That pressure has been building for weeks. The Reserve Bank of...

On Tuesday, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that Islamabad was making progress in mediating a ceasefire between Washington and Tehran. The White House approved Sharif’s statement before it was posted, and it explained the truce would cover all warring parties.  The New York Times reported on Thursday that Washington reviewed and approved Sharif’s statement […]