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🚨🇮🇷 BREAKING: Iran’s military has declared a sweeping blockade across all ports in the Middle East No vessels will be allowed to pass Officials say the move will remain in place until the US lifts its own blockade pic.twitter.com/1830gHrD4F — WAR (@warsurv) April 14, 2026 Within 10 to 14 days, Iran won’t be able to …
Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal 🚨🇺🇸🇮🇷IRAN DOESN’T NEED TO WIN A WAR… IT JUST NEEDS TO HIT TWO PORTS Knock out two key ports in the Gulf and the flow of essential products stops. Every military base, refinery, and shipping lane becomes a target for Iranian hypersonic missiles. Johnson says the U.S. isn’t risking a military defeat. …
Large scale American-Israeli attacks against Tehran. U.S. and Israel are TERRORIST STATES!pic.twitter.com/jYugadqXBh — Jackson Hinkle 🇺🇸 (@jacksonhinklle) March 1, 2026 https://twitter.com/BullTheoryio/status/2028183815131484245 🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- Trump says war with Iran could continue for a month — MonitorX (@MonitorX99800) March 1, 2026 Factcheck: Yes, it’s real. President Trump stated in a Daily Mail interview today that the US-Israel operation …
Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison said officials threatened its employees with criminal prosecution if they refused to leave after a court ruling canceling its contracts was finalized. Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison said Tuesday that Panama authorities had threatened its employees with criminal prosecution if they defied orders to leave two strategic canal ports at …
Uncharted Territory: US & Russia Now Have No Limits On Nuclear Weapons https://t.co/msDea3821y — zerohedge (@zerohedge) February 5, 2026 On Thursday the world woke up entering uncharted territory as the US-Russia New START Nuclear Treaty has expired without renewal. The pact’s last active day was February 4. While there’s yet hope that a comparable replacement …
China’s factories run on Venezuelan barrels and suddenly the U.S. decides who gets what. The world’s top manufacturing engine is grinding gears because someone thought oil was a political toy. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was captured by U.S. special forces in Caracas early on January 3 following airstrikes and explosions around the capital, according to …
US imports have started contracting. The chart shows that inbound loaded containers arriving at the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports in California were shrinking as of October. US imports were the main pillar of global trade in the past three years. Hence, a drop in US imports would entail a contraction of global trade/exports. …
The United States did almost exactly the same thing, by imposing port fees on Chinese vessels months ago under Section 301 of the Trade Act, as part of its ongoing trade dispute with China. Specifically, in April 2025, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) introduced a service fee… — Business Nesting (@BusinessNesting) October 10, 2025 Not …
Donald Trump has declared war on drug cartels and notified Congress that the United States is now engaged in a ‘non-international armed conflict’. The extraordinary escalation by the president follows a series of recent strikes on drug-smuggling vessels operated by ‘terrorist organizations’ in the Caribbean. Trump’s declaration is intended to place an iron-clad legal framework …
Authored by Mike Shedlock via mishtalk, China is hurtling towards a record $1.2 trillion trade surplus. China Floods the World With Exports Bloomberg reports China Floods the World With Cheap Exports After Trump’s Tariffs With access to the US curtailed, Chinese manufacturers have shown they aren’t backing down: Indian purchases hit an all-time high in August, …
by Michael Did you know that we just witnessed the largest decline in U.S. imports in the entire history of our nation last month? Unfortunately, things didn’t get any better this month. In fact, during the final week of May imports at major ports on the west coast are down by almost a third compared …
The supply of many foreign-made goods into the US is likely to grind to a halt as a result of President Trump’s tariffs, sources told The Post Monday. A baseline tariff of 10% was applied to many countries Saturday, with heftier percentages applied to the “worst offenders,” which levy high tariffs on US goods they …
TRUMP PRAISES BLACKROCK FOR PURCHASING TWO PORTS AT THE PANAMA CANAL… DO YOU SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING? pic.twitter.com/3kHYRnKvEY — Truth Seeker (@_TruthZone_) March 5, 2025 Panama Canal ports sold to BlackRock in victory for Trump https://t.co/nyOIux6BdI — Financial Times (@FT) March 4, 2025 BlackRock was one of the largest entities forcing DEI into corporations. Their …
Unleash the Apoorcalypse pic.twitter.com/fA79SE9JZD — zerohedge (@zerohedge) September 30, 2024 Comments from retail associations: The American Apparel and Footwear Association estimates that 53% of all US apparel, footwear, and accessories imports are routed through the East and Gulf Coast ports. The AAFA also noted risk from East Coast / Gulf port disruption to impact West …
‘There still remains significant gaps in our national security screening regime for land purchases,’ lawmakers say China and other foreign adversaries are still permitted to purchase U.S. land near sensitive Coast Guard facilities, ports, and Energy Department labs, exposing national security gaps that lawmakers say enable hostile regimes to conduct espionage operations on American soil. …
FIRST ON FOX: GOP Rep. Michelle Steel is rolling out a bill to block China and other American adversaries from accessing U.S. ports. Steel, R-Calif., a member of the House Select Committee on Communist China, created the Secure Our Ports Act, which would prohibit companies owned fully, or in-part, by state-owned enterprises in China, Russia, …
Spain refused permission for a ship carrying arms to Israel to dock at a Spanish port, Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said on Thursday. “This is the first time we have done this because it is the first time we have detected a ship carrying a shipment of arms to Israel that wants to call …
The average harbor pilot at the Port of Los Angeles makes $434,000 a year, but also faces a one in 20 chance of dying on the job, according to a book from The Wall Street Journal’s Christopher Mims that was published in 2021. The book, “Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door — Why Everything …
via naturalnews: Concerns about possible espionage activity have been raised by the discovery of dubious communication devices implanted in cargo cranes manufactured in China that are often used at ports in the United States. The inquiry, as reported by the Wall Street Journal, reveals that certain cranes produced by state-owned Chinese company Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy …
Cranes made by Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC), a state-owned Chinese company, in some cases carry cellular modems, according to a congressional investigation reported by the Wall Street Journal on Thursday. The modems offer a potential backdoor for remote access, and do not appear to support the normal operations of the equipment, the investigation found. …
Amazing how an out of touch old man living behind a walled city can opine on how the rest of the world is supposed to live? MARSEILLE, France — MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Pope Francis challenged French President Emmanuel Macron and other European leaders to open their ports to people fleeing hardship and poverty, insisting …
by The Marine Insurance Companies are going to love this. Can you say, “COVERAGE CANCELLED”? #UPDATE: Footage taken from the Romanian border village of Tulcea shows fire in Izmail, Odesa oblast due to Russian Shahed drone attack. pic.twitter.com/mQhyNMgGRN — Faytuks News (@Faytuks) August 2, 2023 https://twitter.com/_/status/1686539618852786176 More than 5 kamikaze drones flew over …
via naturalnews: The Black Sea Grain Initiative is dead in the water, and Russia is warning that any ships seen traveling to Ukraine’s Black Sea ports from now on will be considered potential military targets. The warning came after Ukraine announced plans to continue exporting grain and other food via a temporary shipping route to get …
Last night, Russian Doritos hit the Ukrainian Ports of Ismaili and Reni, located along the Danube River on the Romanian Border. While they don’t seem to have caused much critical damage, the political ramifications are huge. If the Insurers start demanding War Risk Payments to transit the lower Danube, it could shut down water transit …
A labor slowdown is plaguing critical West Coast ports as workers refuse to turn up amid labor negotiations – stoking fears of a looming supply chain crisis. Though no strike is currently underway, several major ports along the West Coast, including the Port of Oakland, the Los Angeles Port, and the Port of Long Beach …