UAE Meets With Iran Leaders As Tehran Teases Oman Shipping Deal

Trump Wants ICE To Resume Traffic Stops After Deadly Encounter In Maine President Donald Trump declared Wednesday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) should keep relying on traffic stops as a major enforcement tool, defending the practice after a string of deadly encounters involving immigration officers, including a recent fatal shooting of a Colombian illegal immigrant in Maine.  In a Truth Social post on Wednesday, Trump commended ICE agents and pushed the agency to maintain vehicle stops, even as officials examine the approach after recent events in Maine, Texas, and Florida. "The...

Projectiles Hit Two Supertankers Exiting Hormuz As Brent Tops $92, Diesel Crack Breaches $100 Two oil supertankers were struck by unknown projectiles while transiting the Strait of Hormuz early Tuesday, signaling yet another sharp escalation in hostilities along the world’s most critical energy chokepoint. The attacks follow President Trump's warning Monday that additional strikes against Iran remain possible. Traders are pricing in a further war risk premium, pushing Brent crude futures above $92 a barrel, while US diesel crack spreads have breached the critical $100-a-barrel threshold. Maritime security consultant Marisks reports that...

Alastair Crooke: Russia Hearing The European Clamor For War, Announces It's Ready Authored by Alastair Crooke The de-escalation framework that unfolded in the US-Iran Lucerne talks largely stayed true to the original Iranian 10-point plan. Meanwhile, President Trump and Vice-President Vance deliberately muddy the waters, claiming that Iran has already agreed to IAEA inspections of Iran’s nuclear facilities (a claim repeatedly denied by Iran): Vance announced that the IAEA could have begun inspections this week. No – – the “Framework” only refers to the possible IAEA supervision of the dilution to...