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Trump "Close" To Ordering "Massive Attack Greater Than Anything Before" On Iran Summary Trump escalates warnings of "massive attack": Trump threatened to hold Iran responsible for future Houthi attacks and said he is "close" to ordering a massive new strike (Axios interview). Houthis escalate: The Houthis threatened Saudi Aramco after attacking two Saudi oil tankers and expanding their blockade of Saudi shipping. Oil jumps: Brent crude climbed back above $100 as Red Sea and Hormuz shipping disruptions intensified. Rubio says no talks are happening: Rubio said Iran is "begging for a deal" while warning Tehran will continue to "pay a very heavy price." Overnight tit-for-tat persists: The US carried out a 12th straight night of strikes on Iran as Bahrain, Jordan, and Kuwait reported fresh Iranian missile and drone attacks. Will the...

Barnacle Scrapers Cash In As Persian Gulf Shipping Bottleneck Eases Demand for commercial divers who clean ship hulls has surged as vessels stranded in the Persian Gulf prepare to leave following a tentative US-Iran peace agreement reopening the Strait of Hormuz, according to Bloomberg. According to Captain Manandeep Singh Kukreja of Prominence Shipping Services, requests for hull-cleaning crews have increased more than 30-fold since the announcement. Fees for cleaning a single vessel could rise up to 60%, from about $5,000 to $8,000. Bloomberg reports that around 600 ships remain stuck in the...

President Trump has threatened to “blow up” the “whole country” of Iran if Tehran doesn’t agree to a deal that he is demanding it sign, as the very fragile ceasefire appears to be on the verge of collapsing. Trump made the comments in an interview with Fox News reporter Trey Yingst. “I just spoke with […]