Trump Floats Adding Iran, Hezbollah to Russia Sanctions Bill

The US is striking targets in Iran in an effort to give President Donald Trump more military options to escalate the conflict.  Three US officials explained to Reuters that the current strikes against Iran are “shaping operations” meant to provide Trump with further options to escalate the conflict. The article did not discuss which options […]

Netanyahu Boasts: Trump Admin Briefs Me Every Day On Iran Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that he spoke with Vice President JD Vance after the US-Iran talks in Pakistan and described the call as part of a daily report the Trump administration provides him. "I spoke yesterday with Vice President J.D. Vance. He called me from his plane on his way back from Islamabad. He reported to me in detail, as this administration does every day, about the development of the negotiations," Netanyahu said at...

Coking Coal Prices Surge 25%, Squeezing India's Steelmakers Submitted By Charles Kennedy of OilPrice.com Indian steelmakers are reeling from a jump in coking coal prices this year that is squeezing their margins and delaying capacity expansion in the steelmaking industry, analysts and industry executives tell Reuters. India relies on imports for as much as 95% of its coking coal, or metallurgical coal, demand. Metallurgical coal is a grade of coal that is one of the essential raw materials in the steelmaking process. Also known as met coal, this type of coal contains...