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IRGC Navy officers now define the Strait of Hormuz as a “vast operational area”… The zone has been enlarged far beyond the original narrow stretch to include UAE ports… Qatar’s PM blasted Tehran this morning, calling the waterway a “weapon of blackmail”… Iran claims it is collecting “tolls” from friendly nations for safe passage through …
🚨🇦🇪🇮🇷 New footage from Fujairah tonight after Iranian strikes This is the terminal the world rerouted its oil through when Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz. The bypass route. The backup plan. It's on fire. https://t.co/bdVrfYpFDF pic.twitter.com/LFqQGKBfyv — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) May 4, 2026
Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie Selling stolen oil and putting billions of dollars in a bank in Qatar to be spent without Congressional approval is not Constitutional. Only Congress can appropriate money. The President can’t legally create a second Treasury overseas for his own piggy bank. Wake up Congress. Selling stolen oil and putting billions of dollars …
i'll what china is up to: -> china built CIPS as an alternative to SWIFT (the system banks use to send payment messages globally). except CIPS actually settles the money too, not just "messages". -> in august 2025, there were 1700+ financial institutions in 180 countries using… — ELI5 of TLDR (@eli5oftldr) October 25, 2025 …
Sam Altman warns AI could outsmart banks and steal your money OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is warning banks and financial institutions about AI-driven fraud. He highlights how voice clones and deepfakes are already bypassing current security systems, posing a serious threat to people’s money. AI is becoming smarter and is helping humans in all possible …
The online safety of children can only be valid if the social media providers use AI to scan for images of children and not allow them to be uploaded. The tech to do this is available. They choose not to do so. And everyone else pays the price with reduced privacy. — Miss Jo (@therealmissjo) …
Ukraine’s military supply chain just hit a wall. The Pentagon froze shipments of key weapons to Kyiv, including Patriot interceptors, Stingers, and HIMARS rounds. The pause wasn’t announced. It landed without warning. Ukrainian officials summoned the U.S. chargé d’affaires in Kyiv on July 2 to demand answers. The Foreign Ministry said delays “will only encourage …
No paywall: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/60-billion-visa-mastercard-slump-184854735.html Paywall: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-13/a-60-billion-visa-mastercard-slump-seen-as-buying-opportunity ChatGPT highlights: Stock Drop: Visa fell 7.1% and Mastercard dropped 6.2% on Friday, wiping out over $60 billion in combined market value. Trigger: Wall Street Journal report said Amazon, Walmart, and others are exploring issuing stablecoins to bypass credit card fees. Other Players: Companies like Expedia and major airlines are also considering …
By Julianne Geiger Iran is closer to finding a way to circumvent the crucial Strait of Hormuz when it comes to oil exports. The Jask oil terminal, officially opened a few years ago, has seen but limited activity so far. However, recent satellite imagery reveals it has partially filled the facility with crude oil in what …
via moneymetals In an interview on the Russian news agency TASS, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov announced that the BRICS nations plan to develop a new payment system based on the blockchain. This sets the stage for further de-dollarization and could further undermine the status of the dollar as the global reserve currency. “We believe that creating …
An Israeli company is among the first ever to establish commercial land routes through West Asian countries – including Gulf Arab states – in order to “bypass the Houthi-menaced Red Sea,” Bloomberg reported on 2 February. Trucknet Enterprise Ltd, an Israeli software startup, is transporting food, plastics, chemicals, and electrical appliances from Emirati and Bahraini …