10+ hour, 14+ min ago  (1044+ words) Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market. us Two weeks later, the Trump Administration has implemented this exact strategy. I then summarized what I believed was the simplest solution to end the war: "Iranian cargo ships can be targeted for seizure…...

13+ hour, 34+ min ago  (492+ words) via Middle East Eye The pro-Israel advocacy group J Street is now calling for an end to "direct" US military support to Israel, per a new'policy document'published this week.'The group had previously backed Washington's continued provision of defensive weapons…...

21+ hour, 24+ min ago  (324+ words) By Michael Every of Rabobank With US stocks up, the Nasdaq with its longest winning streak since 2021, and screen oil down for a second day in a row, markets continue to price the starkly binary physical outcomes smack in front…...

1+ day, 29+ min ago  (273+ words) Diana Choyleva wrote an excellent editorial for the Wall Street Journal entitled "The Iran War Is A Boon For The Petrodollar." She pushes back against claims that the Iran conflict is accelerating the death of the petrodollar. The 75-year-old petrodollar…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (491+ words) The Iran war is "very close to over" with authorities in Tehran eager to agree a peace deal, Trump says, adding: "We've beaten them militarily." AP/Bloomberg reporting the two sides have an "in principle agreement" to pursue further diplomacy;…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (484+ words) Italy has suspended the automatic renewal of its defense agreement with Israel amid the ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran, now 'paused' as a two-week ceasefire holds in order to give a chance for talks. Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto sent…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (384+ words) Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem on Monday demanded that Lebanon cancel the US-hosted meeting with Israel, reaffirming the Iran-aligned group's rejection of direct negotiations with its sworn enemy. "We reject negotiations with the usurping Israeli entity" We call for a historic…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (351+ words) Authored by Dave De Camp via Anti War. com, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu'said on Monday'that he spoke with Vice President JD Vance after the US-Iran talks in Pakistan and described the call as part of a daily report the…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (392+ words) Authored by Tamuz Itai via The Epoch Times, In 2025, Iran's crypto ecosystem swelled to more than $7. 78 billion, according to Chainalysis, marking a notable acceleration from prior years amid economic collapse and geopolitical turmoil. Proceeds were then routed via front companies…...

2+ day, 39+ min ago  (720+ words) Diplomacy is not yet dead, as Bloomberg reports Iran is mulling a short-term pause to shipments through Hormuz Strait, in order to avoid a fresh clash with US forces & avoid testing Trump's blockade. Mediators are scrambling to put together another…...