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Sources speaking with CBS News said that military commands submitted specific requests to prepare for a ground invasion of Iran. The US deployed a second Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) to the Middle East last week, the sources explained. The USS Boxer will join the USS Tripoli in the region for a potential ground invasion of […]

Seven Pipeline Projects That Could Break Iran's Grip On Hormuz Chokepoint Brent crude futures topped $100 a barrel (Read RBC note) as disruption at the Strait of Hormuz spread to Bab el-Mandeb in the southern Red Sea. Combined with intensifying Black Sea fighting between Russia and Ukraine, the widening chokepoint crisis has put the energy complex and broader global commodities market on edge. "The curve on Brent and WTI is getting again very steep backwardated compared to when the diplomatic route to solve the Middle East conflict was on the table...

White House Rejects 'Complete Fabrication' Of Peace Framework Reports From Iranian Side Summary White House rejects 'complete fabrication' of Iranian TV reporting on MOU and draft deal status. IRGC keeping up the rhetoric: warns that Iran would "turn the area from Chabahar to Mahshahr into a graveyard for aggressors" if the ceasefire collapses. CENTCOM: "Clearly the Iranians are trying to hedge their bets here and put more pressure on the US." Iranian president: "The main battleground today is the economic war." Tabriz International Airport in northwestern Iran- which sustained heavy damage from airstrikes during the...