Guns Fall Silent As Trump Says US-Iran Talks On Again, But Insists 'In No Uncertain Terms, Ceasefire Is OVER'

Iranian officials told Vice President JD Vance that President Donald Trump’s lead negotiators, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, were exploiting their role for financial gain.  Drop Site News reported on Wednesday, speaking with an Iranian official who explained the message was conveyed to Vance during a meeting in June. They additionally warned the Vice President […]

Gulf Oil Is Available Again, But Asian Refiners Balk At Soaring Tanker Rates Iran and the US have a peace deal? check (for 60 days, allegedly).  Strait of Hormuz open? check (for 60 days, allegedly). Ships transiting freely? check (not really) Massive build up of Gulf oil desperate to reach Asian refiners? check. All great news, which means that oil should now flow freely and in huge amounts, right? Wrong: two of Asia's largest refiners, PetroChina and Indian Oil, failed to secure very large crude carriers to lift Iraqi Basrah crude in late June, Reuters reported, while...

The House is expected to vote this week on a War Powers Resolution to end US support for Israel’s war in Lebanon, which has been a major impediment to ending the US-Israeli war against Iran. The bill, introduced by Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), would end any US participation in the war that hasn’t been authorized […]