Fuel Rationing Reaches Moscow Amid 'Second Wave' National Shortages

Pentagon Concedes That US Provided Most Of Israel's Missile Defense During Iran War Via The Libertarian Institute The US fired hundreds of its most advanced interceptors to protect Israel from Iranian missiles during the first five weeks of the war.  According to a Department of War assessment described to The Washington Post, the US used 200 Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors and over 100 SM-3 and SM-6 missiles in defense of Israel. Image source: DoD/Department of War In comparison, Israel only used 100 Arrow interceptors and 90 David’s Sling missiles.  Speaking about the imbalance,...

Pentagon Hails Two US Merchant Ships Safely Exiting Strait, As Iran Vows Attack On US Navy Entering Hormuz Summary CENTCOM hails two US merchant ships exiting Hormuz Strait safely in "first step". Iran insists Hormuz is under its control & says it targeted & struck a US Navy vessel, which the Pentagon/Central Command has denied. Trump announced Sunday US will 'help free up' ships stuck in Hormuz Strait through Project Freedom. Iran has in response issued a "redefined the control zone" in Strait of Hormuz. Pakistan facilities good faith return of Iranian crew members of...

Russia Now Main Supplier Of Oil To Post-Assad Syria, Despite Pivot To West Via The Cradle Russia has become Syria's leading supplier of oil since the collapse of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad’s government and the rise to power of former Al-Qaeda chief Ahmad al-Sharaa, according to Reuters.  Shipments of Russian oil have risen by 75 percent this year to roughly 60,000 barrels per day (bpd), based on Reuters calculations using official data and vessel tracking from LSEG, MarineTraffic, and Shipnext. Getty Images While these volumes account for only a small fraction of Russia’s total global oil...