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BREAKING: A deal between the United States and Iran is reportedly nearing completion, with negotiations entering their final stage and backchannel diplomacy continuing through Pakistan, according to Reuters. However, current reporting indicates talks remain unresolved, with key differences still in …
Latest updates at the top: BREAKING: Dozens of ships are making U-turns in the Strait of Hormuz, heading back into the Persian Gulf after surging toward it following Araghchi's "completely open" declaration, per MarineTraffic data. Iran had warned earlier today …
CENTCOM released dramatic footage of the U.S. Navy enforcing the blockade on Iranian ports by diverting a merchant vessel. "U.S. forces are prepared to sustain the blockade as long as it takes." pic.twitter.com/fwRdXr9Lr6 — Fox News (@FoxNews) April 16, 2026
https://x.com/dolfiniran/status/2044891352819781722 Factcheck: @dolfiniran is a legitimate Iranian account. It posts real-time Persian-language analysis of the Iran-Israel conflict and is widely reported in OSINT circles (including Drop Site News and others) as linked to advisors close to Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad …
by Michael Something is causing the Pacific Ocean to really heat up. Water temperatures have been way above normal, and records are being shattered. As a result of these unusually high water temperatures, immensely powerful storms are being spawned and …
via Phoenix Capital Research The Trump administration is now actively gaming the inflation data. For decades, the U.S. has understated the true state of inflation by applying various accounting gimmicks to the inflation data: the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and …
Interesting clip from a recent conversation featuring Matthew Piepenburg. He argues that rising debt levels are forcing governments into a corner where they prioritize protecting bond markets over preserving currency value… something we may be starting to see play out …
In case you’re wondering how fcked America is, we are now cutting ground beef with pork at 80/20 in Kroger $KR pic.twitter.com/P1Ye7wnYRp — Roger (@rdd147) April 16, 2026
by Michael Most people out there still seem to believe that the war in the Middle East will rapidly come to a conclusion and economic conditions will return to normal soon. Meanwhile, the price of physical oil is going absolutely …
View post on imgur.com Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump I’m on Air Force One heading to Las Vegas and Arizona for Greetings and Speeches on NO TAX ON TIPS, a WINDFALL for our Great American Citizens. I am watching one of …
People in New York City who are looking forward to the city-owned grocery stores promised by the new democratic socialist (communist) Mayor Zohran Mamdani are going to be waiting for quite a while. Not only is the first new store …
🔴 EN DIRECT L'Iran participera au Mondial-2026, annonce le président de la Fifa https://t.co/hs2994Zhgn pic.twitter.com/wXaTItSEKR — RTL France (@RTLFrance) April 16, 2026 FIFA says Iran will participate in the 2026 World Cup despite ongoing tensions. Concerns remain about safety and …
American troops and equipment reportedly exited via Jordan as Damascus moves to take over the last US-held base. The last remaining US troops in Syria left their base in Hasakah on Thursday, ending a 10-year presence in the country aimed …
On Tuesday, April 14, at the HSBC Global Investment Summit in Hong Kong, CEO Georges Elhedery said something on live Bloomberg television that should have detonated every energy desk on earth. It did not. Because nobody is reading what it …
NEW: The International Energy Agency chief is sounding the alarm that Europe is running out of fuel due to the Strait of Hormuz blockade: "We have maybe 6 weeks or so of jet fuel left… I can tell you soon …
JUST IN: YouTuber who traveled to North Sentinel Island to give isolated tribe Diet Coke now faces 5 years in prison. — Polymarket (@Polymarket) April 16, 2026 A YouTuber is facing up to five years behind bars after risking his …
via notayesmanseconomics: One of the features of the conflict in the Middle East so far has been the way that measuring the incoming inflation wave has been made more difficult by two factors. Firstly the extreme volatility in oil prices …
Many people will ask how we could have known we were putting in a major top, just know there were signs https://t.co/acKhNRbhD0 — Michael Bento (@MichaelPBento) April 16, 2026 This is your reminder that the Nasdaq has only had a …
Turkey and Argentina used rate pressure management to ease fiscal strain but ended up amplifying inflation and currency instability through loss of market confidence. The former US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen says lowering rates to reduce debt service costs …
via notayesmanseconomics Over the past few days the media seems to have been catching up with a theme we have been running for some time.The Chinese export push. We can start with this at the weekend from the BBC economics …
Foreclosure surge sweeps America: 118,000 homes at risk as families buckle under financial strain A fresh wave of foreclosures is sweeping across the United States, with more than 118,000 homes caught up in the crisis in just the first three …
There is a sound coming from a mile beneath the surface of the Caribbean Sea. It has been there for millions of years. It travels through cold, dark water at four times the speed of sound. And for the entire …
.@POTUS on whether a 20-year minimum for Iran to stop enriching uranium is acceptable: "We have a statement, a very powerful statement, that they will not have — beyond 20 years — that they will NOT have nuclear weapons. There's …
San Diego PD take down a suspect armed with a stick using a K9 and non lethal rounds pic.twitter.com/KREIsmgCCG — TaraBull (@TaraBull) April 14, 2026
This video brings together disparate but connected events, starting with “donald trump” at a rally, followed by an explanation of “confidence” games, and a legal document detailing a civil rights case. We then explore breaking news concerning “5g” networks and …
Israel just blew up a public high school in Marwahin, South Lebanon. Not a military base. A school. pic.twitter.com/HIGjlmYc13 — sarah (@sahouraxo) April 16, 2026 Factcheck: Yes, the video is Israeli drone footage of a strike demolishing the Marwahin Official …
Giorgia Meloni is the new headache for Trump, this is how she has dismantled him in 48 hours 🗿 🇺🇸 Trump –– “Please support me in war” 🇮🇹 Meloni –– “Not at any cost” 🔥 🇺🇸 Trump : “You should …
If they are pushing withholding changes as a “real wage increase,” then underlying wage pressure is worse than they want to admit publicly. UNREAL: 🇺🇸 U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent just said something extraordinary. "Change your withholding. You will get …
(Bloomberg) — Sales of Tesla Inc.’s Cybertruck have been propped up in recent months by Elon Musk’s other companies, an unusual arrangement that further indicates the polarizing pickup is failing to appeal to everyday buyers. SpaceX, the Musk-led rocket and …
🇺🇸 US farmers strained as Iran war sends fertilizer costs surging US farmers are grappling with soaring fertilizer and fuel costs as supply disruptions coincide with the peak of the planting season, forcing many to reduce their usage and risk …