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Trump Says 'War' To End Immediately 'After' Midterm Elections, IRGC Issues New Demands
Trump Says 'War' To End Immediately 'After' Midterm Elections, IRGC Issues New Demands
Summary
Trump: "This war will end immediately after our election."
Iran escalates with "20 for 2" response doctrine: 20 targets for every 2-3 targets struck.
Iran sets heightened conditions for war's end: Tehran calls for an end to attacks, Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, an end to the Yemen blockade, and release of $24B in frozen assets.
Shipping attacked: A tanker carrying 2M barrels of Iraqi oil was hit by a drone in Iraqi waters.
Damage assessment in wake of overnight assaults: CENTCOM denies US warships were hit while saying 10 Iranian tankers have been destroyed. Regional reports say Jordan bases hit hard.
Oil tops $100: Brent crude surpassed $100/barrel as markets see prolonged Gulf...
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Trump employs interesting new term: "We’re in, I call it a mini-war."
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The Strait Of Hormuz Crisis Exposes A Fatal Flaw In Economic Thinking
Authored by Kurt Cobb via Resource Insights,
Even a 4–5% loss in global energy supply could translate into a comparable drop in economic activity due to energy’s central role in all production.
Disruptions in oil and LNG flows through the Strait of Hormuz are already removing a significant share of global energy, with cascading impacts across industries.
Rising energy costs trigger widespread knock-on effects—from food and travel to semiconductors—potentially leading to a severe global recession.
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