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DUBAI/WASHINGTON, April 28 – Donald Trump said Iran had informed him it was in a “state of collapse” and was figuring out its leadership situation, as efforts to end the conflict appeared at an impasse on Tuesday with the U.S. president unhappy at the latest plans from Tehran. Iran’s most recent proposal on resolving the …
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Trump: I wrote a letter to Xi. I asked him not to give Iran weapons. He wrote me a letter, and he is saying that he is essentially not doing that. pic.twitter.com/yrTT9Dwi2V — Clash Report (@clashreport) April 15, 2026 Donald Trump has declared the Strait of Hormuz ‘permanently open’ after secret talks with Xi Jinping, …
What I expect in the next 24–48 hours: They will let 30–50 ships per day through (maybe up to 60 on some days). (Current level is ~15 ships/day. Normal is 130–140.) Most of those ships will be from “friendly” countries: China, India, Russia, Iraq, Malaysia, etc. They will still inspect, delay, or selectively approve tankers …
On a scale of 1 to 10 how disgusting do you find this? pic.twitter.com/yCRdd8G3xI — N Ecc 🏴🏴🏴 (@Neccccy) April 2, 2026 h/t A Deplorable Neanderthal
Iran’s former foreign minister was nearly assassinated at his home in Tehran. His wife was killed. He’s in critical condition. The NYT reports he was secretly brokering a possible meeting between Iranian officials and JD Vance through Pakistan. Someone just tried to kill the man running the back channel. While the back channel was running. …
The United Arab Emirates is preparing to help the U.S. and other allies open the Strait of Hormuz by force, Arab officials said, a move that would make it the first Persian Gulf country to become a combatant, after being hit by Iranian attacks. The U.A.E. is lobbying for a United Nations Security Council resolution …
BREAKING: A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after "multiple pedestrians" were struck by a car in Derby city centre. Sky's @katiebarnfield has the latest on this story. Read more: https://t.co/ltgqt31mXf 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube pic.twitter.com/QL8QlhzZ10 — Sky News (@SkyNews) March 29, 2026 Counter-terror police are investigating …
NEW: 🇮🇷🇮🇱🇺🇸 Trump said the US need $2 billion a day to reopen the Strait of Hormuz US Senator: But it was already open before the war? So what was the point of whole war? pic.twitter.com/AqbxXQJd8T — Megatron (@Megatron_ron) March 26, 2026 Factcheck: No, Trump didn’t say the US “needs $2 billion a day to …
pic.twitter.com/hnUw7SVNh8 — *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone) March 24, 2026 Factcheck: Reports of Iranian openness come from unnamed sources, with no confirmed formal negotiations announced by both sides 🚨BREAKING: 🇺🇸 🇮🇷 There’s been quiet outreach between the U.S. and Iran Not full negotiations, but messages are being passed through intermediaries. Iran says it’s willing to listen, but …
TRUMP ON IRAN: WILL BE VERY SERIOUS FORM OF REGIME CHANGE || MAYBE WE FIND A LEADER LIKE WE DID IN VENEZUELA — First Squawk (@FirstSquawk) March 23, 2026 Trump used Truth Social to dramatically escalate the war on Saturday, only to do a complete 180 just before the stock market opened on Monday. Is …
Trump's givin Iran 48 hours to open the Strait of Hormuz… the equities market is giving Trump 24 hours to taco. pic.twitter.com/AUIgO1jn4K — The Great Martis (@great_martis) March 23, 2026 Nikkei nearing a big support level as well pic.twitter.com/uP1v95Olqt — Michael J. Kramer (@MichaelMOTTCM) March 23, 2026 South Korea halts trading for 5 minutes after …
Trump on Strait of Hormuz: At a certain point, it will open itself pic.twitter.com/NenpsGFM7m — Acyn (@Acyn) March 20, 2026
It comes directly from Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in an interview with NBC News. He said: “We are waiting for them.” Iran is ready for a U.S. ground invasion. https://time.com/7382836/iran-us-israel-war-trump-araghchi-ground-invasion-cease-fire/ Araghchi told NBC News that Iran is prepared for a U.S. ground invasion and is expecting it. https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/iran-foreign-minister-interview-rcna261920 🚨PENTAGON SENDING THOUSANDS OF ADDITIONAL MARINES …
Warships are well-protected but the tankers that carry the actual petroleum are not. They’re massive, heavy, and slow. That’s a problem. But I’m sure certain geniuses have considered all contingencies and have the beginnings of the makings of a plan, you know, just for fun. — GRIM (@Goobers32583119) March 16, 2026
Iran-US war latest: Trump claims conflict will be over soon but US hasn’t ‘won enough’ yet Trump claimed US has ‘already won in many ways’ and its military objectives are ‘pretty well complete’ President Donald Trump has claimed the Iran conflict could soon be over and insisted the US is “far ahead” of its “initial …
The war edges toward a controlled endgame faster than expected. THE SHORT BEAR @TheShortBear The war is about to end. step by step. U.S. officials are openly blaming/distancing from Israel’s recent strikes on Iranian oil infrastructure (fuel storage and refineries near Tehran hit in the last few days). Leaks and statements (including Energy Secretary Chris …
Iran has not closed the Strait of Hormuz but vessels linked to the United States or Israel will not be allowed to pass, a senior military spokesman told Iranian state television. The remarks signal Tehran is seeking to restrict specific shipping rather than impose a full closure of the strategic waterway, which handles a significant …
Holy shit this is going to be Iraq/Afghanistan 2.0. 52% chance the Iranian regime falls in 2026. https://t.co/6EjMbmA4Qj — Polymarket (@Polymarket) March 3, 2026 Factcheck: Yes, per WSJ reporting today citing U.S. officials: Trump is open to supporting Iranian groups willing to take up arms to dislodge the regime (e.g., via arms/training/intel). He’s spoken with …
The Chinese stock market about to open on Monday when they find out their oil supply from Iran was just cutoff. pic.twitter.com/ja7Quc1Rqh — Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) February 28, 2026 Paging the Petrodollar: Apparently China buys "over 90%" of Iran's oil exports. China was buying nearly 70% of Venezuela's. Neither were being paid in dollars …
OpenAI said it raised $110 billion in its latest funding round. Amazon invested $50 billion, Nvidia invested $30 billion and SoftBank invested $30 billion in the round, OpenAI said Friday. OpenAI continues to grow at a rapid pace, but the AI giant faces intensifying competition from Anthropic and Google. OpenAI has closed a $110 billion …
Beijing Innovation Center for Humanoid Robotics (X-Humanoid) just launched their next-gen platform, Embodied Tien Kung 3.0. Built on the Huisi Kaiwu platform, this next-gen humanoid is designed to slash development costs and technical barriers. It’s not just a robot; it’s a fully interoperable ecosystem that supports tactile interaction and high-dynamic motion control at a full …
The exploit allows full root and shell access to your machine. It doesnt even need the user to interact with anything or do anything. Simply landing on a website allows the exploit to be used. It allows any executable function to be run without the users knowledge, and with no trace on the computer. Firefox …
Haha, nothing is free! Your tax $’s are paying for this NY😂 — Li-B (@LMB1313) February 13, 2026 🚨 #BREAKING: New York City's first free grocery store "The Polymarket" opens its doors at 2pm today. pic.twitter.com/6TtP65RKJL — R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) February 12, 2026
https://www.ig.com/en/indices/markets-indices/weekend-us-tech-100-e1 A gap up early next week is good to enter puts imo $SPY. Have a good weekend pic.twitter.com/TchUKASg6U — JLoc (@JohnLoc18) February 6, 2026 We are suppose to get another government shutdown next week 😂 pic.twitter.com/bs3dIsd2RC — TT3 (@TradingThomas3) February 7, 2026 S&P PEG is 1.47x, for you retards unfamiliar with EPS growth pic.twitter.com/BcBUW1lYt7 …
Samuel Tremblett pleaded with a 911 operator to be rescued from his burning Tesla Inc. Model Y SUV after a crash in October: “I can’t get out, please help me.” The transcript of the 20-year-old’s emergency call was included in a filed Wednesday, the latest to allege that a driver or passenger died after they …
Why the hell are you logging into social media instead of opening the door? It seems that they’re deliberately dragging it out so they can get arrested on camera and play the victim later. Maybe just open the fucking door and show them your ID? Seems a lot easier than logging into social media, going …
Todd Blanche just confirmed that DOJ and Harmeet Dhillon have opened a civil rights probe into the shooting of Alex Pretti.pic.twitter.com/7hxgDSmfJ4 — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) January 30, 2026 🚨 JUST IN: Video shows federal agents SURROUNDING the home of Minnesota leftist activist Georgia Fort, who masqueraded as a “journalist” while attacking a St. Paul …
LOS ANGELES (CN) — The mother of a man who killed himself after conversing with an artificial intelligence chatbot that she says romanticized suicide is now suing the generative artificial intelligence company OpenAI and its CEO and founder, Sam Altman. According to Stephanie Gray, her son, Austin Gray, began using the generative AI for benign …