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Rubio In Gulf Says 'Zero Support' For Hormuz Tolls, As IRGC Warns Ships Not Complying 'Will Be Dealt With'
Rubio In Gulf Says 'Zero Support' For Hormuz Tolls, As IRGC Warns Ships Not Complying 'Will Be Dealt With'
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has made some fresh Thursday remarks in Manama, Bahrain after his meeting with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) foreign ministers. "We had a very productive meeting," he acknowledged.
The US top diplomat emphasized that "zero support" from Gulf countries for tolls or fees on the Strait of Hormuz, in contradiction to Iran's official stance (and possibly in coordination with Oman, which has provoked US wrath).
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Oman has remained...
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US Seeking 'Precise Info' On Iran's Enriched Uranium Via IAEA Board
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Via The Cradle
Washington has turned to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors in order to determine the fate of Iran’s highly enriched uranium, according to reports by Reuters and other media outlets.
Sources cited by Reuters – which obtained a draft of a resolution being pushed by the US – said that Iran is being called on to “provide the Agency with precise information on nuclear material accountancy and safeguarded nuclear facilities in Iran.”
via Reuter
The US draft also calls on Tehran...
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Iran Says Persian-Language Media Outlets 'Funded By CIA' Are Military Targets
Iran Says Persian-Language Media Outlets 'Funded By CIA' Are Military Targets
One key tool Washington has long utilized for influence operations and covert regime change plotting abroad has long been the establishment of foreign media for political messaging.
The idea is that a foreign language satellite news channel gets presented as 'independent' while in reality it beams propaganda onto a unsuspecting population within a so-called 'rogue' state being targeted by the US.
For example, WikiLeaks previously revealed that US intelligence invested heavily in such projects to bolster anti-Assad forces and sentiment in...
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Aug 26, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Nvidia Slides Despite Blowout Earnings Amid Concerns About Margin Weakness And Future Spending
Nvidia Slides Despite Blowout Earnings Amid Concerns About Margin Weakness And Future Spending
In our preview of NVDA earnings we said that "Nvidia will beat FQ2 (July) revenue estimates by approximately $3-4 billion, with revenue potentially reaching $94-95 bn. The stock, however, will not respond to the beat.... recall revenue guidance has beaten Street consensus by an average of 4% over the past four quarters, while the stock has traded down 3%/5% on average over the subsequent 7/30 days." And boy were we right: despite blowout beats on the top and...
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