Trump: Iranian Leadership Is Unbelievably Duplicitous!

Cyberattack Hits Iran's Banking System, Disrupting Card Networks At Three Major Lenders It seems that the United States and Israel have not completely given up on covert efforts toward regime change in Iran, or at least on sabotage efforts to weaken the government's hold over the population. The precursor to Trump's Operation Epic Fury was of course the January economic protests, which saw serious clashes with police and security forces, and left thousands dead. Trump subsequently claimed over 30,000 were killed - a very high, dubious number - according to many...

Toyota's "Next Gen" Corolla Built In China Will Offer Multiple Powertrains Toyota is taking a more flexible approach to electrification, preparing to launch a redesigned Corolla in China in 2028 that can be manufactured with gasoline, hybrid or fully electric powertrains, according to Nikkei Asia. The move comes as automakers increasingly rethink their EV strategies amid slowing growth, fierce competition and uncertainty about how quickly consumers will abandon combustion engines. Nikkei writes that the new Corolla will be built through Toyota's FAW joint venture using a multipathway platform designed to streamline...

Several States Contest Federal Orders Keeping Coal-Fired Power Plants Open Authored by John Haughey via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A three-judge federal appeals panel is expected to issue a decision by year’s end on a lawsuit challenging Energy Secretary Chris Wright’s May 2025 emergency order that prevented a Michigan utility from closing a 64-year-old coal-fired power plant. The R.M. Schahfer Generating Station’s two-coal fired electricity generators in Wheatfield, Indiana, built in 1983 and 1986, were scheduled to close on Dec. 31, 2025, but remain operating under emergency orders issued by Energy...