Asian LNG Prices Surge To Highest Since 2022 As Iran War Escalates

"Operation Economic Outcast" Begins: Bessent Warns Countries Helping Iran Face Expulsion From Dollar System Summary Bessent Unveils "Operation Economic Outcast" Against Iran  Pakistan enters diplomatic push: Pakistan's army chief reportedly traveled to Tehran after Trump urged him to help reopen Iran talks. Iran threatens new tanker action: Tehran blacklisted 45 vessels and warned of further Hormuz attacks. US readies sweeping sanctions: Bessent is preparing a sweeping economic offensive targeting Iran and its trading partners. Rial collapses: Iran's currency hit a record low as inflation and economic pressures intensify. Hormuz leverage in question: Washington & Western sources claim US-supervised shipping through the...

The GOP Has Its Own Platner-Esque Nightmare Erupting In Ohio Democrats spent months navigating the endless Graham Platner scandals in Maine, before credible rape allegations finally forced him out. Republicans got their own Platner-esque scandal of their own this week in Ohio. Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) posted a 25-minute video to X on Sunday morning to deny a stack of abuse allegations from his ex-wife, Emily Moreno, the daughter of Sen. Bernie Moreno. He's been accused of holding a gun to her head, throwing scalding water at her, and fracturing their 2-year-old...

Customs & Border Protection Has Scanned More Than 1 Billion Travelers With Facial Biometrics Customs and Border Protection says it has now verified the identity of more than 1 billion travelers with facial biometrics, announcing the milestone in an Oct. 5 statement. The agency says the system runs at entry in every U.S. airport with international arrivals, at exit in 66 airports, at 42 seaports, and in all pedestrian lanes at the northern and southwest border crossings, with some vehicle lanes covered as well. A passenger walks toward the airbridge as...