"They're Scum": Trump Says US-Iran Ceasefire Is Over, Sending Oil Higher

The New York Times reported on Thursday that the US was concerned Israel might try to assassinate Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf during negotiations that were taking place in April. The report, which cited US officials, said that the US agreed that Araghchi and Ghalibaf could have been targets […]

Stablecoin Proposal Still 'Falls Short' Of Protecting Bank Deposits: US Banks Say Authored by Brayden Lindrea via CoinTelegraph,.com, America’s largest banking groups said they remain dissatisfied with the CLARITY Act’s newly proposed language on stablecoin yield, arguing that it fails to protect bank deposits. In a statement Monday, the bankers acknowledged that US Senators Thom Tillis and Angela Alsobrooks are “seeking to achieve the correct policy goal” in prohibiting stablecoin yield but noted that the CLARITY Act’s “proposed language” currently “falls short of that goal.” “It is imperative that Congress get this right,” the American...

Israel has informed the Lebanese government that Lebanon’s civilian infrastructure will be “hit hard” if Hezbollah in any way takes part in the apparently upcoming US-Iran War. Lebanese officials have urged Hezbollah not to do so, since the war “does not concern us.” The twin hopes are that Hezbollah will stay out of the war, […]