UN Maritime Boss Warns Ships To Avoid Hormuz As Transits Continue

Ex-CIA Official Accused Of Inventing Secret Spy Program To Amass $40 Million Gold Hoard In one of the most insane allegations in recent U.S. intelligence history, a former senior CIA official stands accused of creating an entirely fictitious highly classified program - a "black box" special access program framed as vital continuity-of-government planning - to siphon millions of dollars in government funds for personal enrichment. The result: a personal hoard of 303 one-kilogram gold bars worth more than $40 million, roughly $2 million in cash, and 35 luxury watches discovered...

Bessent's "Suffocating" Iranian Regime Strategy Materializes In Kharg Island Satellite Imagery Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's description of "suffocating" the Iranian regime through economic and financial pressure, whether via sanctions or the US military blockade of the world's most critical maritime chokepoint, now appears to be showing up in the data. New geospatial intelligence indicates that Iran's main crude export terminal has gone quiet, while a separate report suggests seaborne oil exports have effectively been halted for the past month. The first report comes from Bloomberg, which cited European satellite imagery showing a...

Supreme Court Sets November Arguments In Religious Liberty, Prison Medical Care, And Agency Power Cases Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times, The Supreme Court on Aug. 11 scheduled oral arguments for November in three high-stakes cases involving a religious liberty challenge to Colorado's preschool funding rules, a lawsuit over inadequate prison medical care, and a separation of powers dispute involving Labor Department penalties. The Supreme Court in Washington on July 13, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The court said in a new scheduling notice that on Nov. 3 it will hear...