Iran Oil Exports Through Hormuz Hit Wartime High

Israelis Are Livid Over Trump Ending War, Overwhelmingly Believe Iran Won: Poll After roping President Trump into breaking a core campaign promise, watching the United States expend resources and risk American lives to attack Iran, and then watching Trump take steps to end the war via MOU - Israelis are livid because the US didn't commit to full-on decimation to celebrate America's 250th, and say Iran came out ahead.  According to a survey conducted by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in partnership with the Agam Institute, 92.1% of Israelis believe Iran...

Turkey Recruits Trump Insiders For New Washington Lobbying Push Via Middle East Eye The Turkish government hired a lobbying firm with close ties to US President Donald Trump earlier this month under a year-long contract worth $2.4m, according to US Justice Department filings reviewed by Middle East Eye. Ballard Partners, led by Brian Ballard, a prominent Florida Republican fundraiser who also worked on Trump’s presidential campaign, signed the agreement with Turkey’s Ministry of National Defense on August 8. The firm will receive $200,000 per month. via AFP Under the contract, Ballard Partners pledged to provide “government relations services,...

Mohsen Rezaei, the head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said on Tuesday that the latest US response in negotiations was “not convincing” and maintained that the Strait of Hormuz will not be fully reopened until the US meets Iran’s conditions. “The US response to Iran’s rights and demands was not convincing, and they must […]