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U.S. military strikes on June 10 destroyed two critical water storage reservoirs in Sirik, Iran. The attack left roughly 20,000 residents without access to potable water during extreme heat waves reaching 50°C. Iranian officials have labeled the strikes as a war crime and a violation of international laws protecting essential civilian infrastructure. In retaliation, Iran …
Ukraine and Russia are now burning through 400+ drones per day on high-intensity days in a relentless cross-border drone and missile war. Latvia is reporting repeated airspace violations as Russian electronic warfare and stray drones spill over NATO borders. Cuba’s severe economic collapse and fuel shortage have forced multiple international airlines to suspend or drastically …
Fox News’ Bret Baier confirms UAE forces are now conducting direct military strikes inside Iran… Special Report anchor Bret Baier reports the UAE has been “directly engaged” for several days… Operations allegedly include a precision strike on a key oil refinery on Iran’s Lavan Island… The shift marks a massive escalation from defensive posturing to …
🇮🇷🇺🇸 Iran FM Araghchi reacts after a major bridge in Iran was destroyed in a U.S. strike. “Striking civilian structures, including unfinished bridges, will not compel Iranians to surrender. It only conveys the defeat and moral collapse of an enemy in disarray. Every bridge and… https://t.co/WYuG6RpmYx pic.twitter.com/d1whWCFcWo — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April 2, 2026 US …
A single military strike today has pushed this conflict far beyond containment. Israel announced it killed Ali Larijani, Iran’s top national security official, and Gholamreza Soleimani, commander of the Basij militia in overnight airstrikes. Larijani was deeply involved in military planning and diplomatic relations with Gulf states. His elimination means Iran’s strategic command just lost …
via The Islander “We will make it to the return of the Messiah, but this will not happen next Thursday.” 🇮🇱🇺🇸🇮🇷 “We will make it to the return of the Messiah, but this will not happen next Thursday.” This is the man who started a regional war and then disappeared into a foreign bunker while …
IRAN REJECTS TRUMP CLAIMS OF WAR PROGRESS, WARNS REGIONAL OIL EXPORTS COULD HALT Iran dismissed Donald Trump’s statements suggesting the war is nearing completion and warned that continued U.S.-Israeli attacks could lead to a halt in oil exports across the region. — First Squawk (@FirstSquawk) March 10, 2026 JUST IN: 🇮🇷🇺🇸 IRGC accuses President Trump …
TV News Now @TVNewsNow 🚨 NEW: “I just spoke to President Trump 20 minutes ago and he told me this…” reveals Fox’s Brian @Kilmeade TRUMP: “Iran had thousands of missiles pointed at all these Middle Eastern countries for the last four months. They were going to take over the Middle East, they were going to …
So if only 6 American were killed and there was minimal injuries… then this wouldn’t be happening… They are freeing up capacity to deal with service members evac’d from the Gulf. https://t.co/3q7TLE17OQ — Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) (@adamscochran) March 6, 2026 The largest U.S. Department of Defense hospital abroad is pausing its labor and delivery services …
Reminder: Last time Trump said he was giving Iran "2 weeks" was Fri June 20, 2025…. He struck Iran on June 22…pic.twitter.com/ydSUvnElpj https://t.co/NY7IS1UAxF — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) February 19, 2026 ⚡BREAKING 🇺🇸🇮🇷 According to The Washington Post, the United States has quietly alerted its Middle Eastern allies about the potential for a large scale regional conflict …
COLOMBIAN MUSIC STAR Yeison Jiménez KILLED IN PLANE CRASH pic.twitter.com/TzSvAgmhDf — RT (@RT_com) January 10, 2026 A Colombian singer is among six people killed after the plane carrying him and his musicians crashed and burst into flames as they headed for a concert due to take place last night. Yeison Jimenez had written in a …
Regional banks now hold almost one-third of all U.S. commercial mortgages and a majority of non-owner-occupied CRE, and “latent distress” is about 4X larger than what current delinquency rates imply.🧵 CRE: ~ $4.8 T Consumer debt: $5.58T (auto: $1.66T, Student loan: $1.65 T) 1. Chief Risk Officer of a regional bank admitted on the call …
Every company would be affected if the AI bubble were to burst, the head of Google’s parent firm Alphabet has told the BBC. Speaking exclusively to BBC News, Sundar Pichai said while the growth of artificial intelligence (AI) investment had been an “extraordinary moment”, there was some “irrationality” in the current AI boom. In comments …
The Iraqi Defense Minister says US Secretary of War Hegseth informed him that military operations in the region were imminent, with Hegseth telling Iraq to keep pro-Iran armed factions in Iraq from intervening. The Iraqi Defense Minister claimed Hegseth ended his call saying that “this is your final notice… and you know very well how …
The regional banking crisis is much worse than they make it out to be. Since Aug, banks have tapped the Fed for $863 million, and from May to June, $555 million. As shown by the facility, it is progressively getting worse. Contagion is beginning to look like a reality. The regional banking crisis is much …
Something broke again in the banking system today. The headlines say regional banks fell because of a few bad loans. That is not the real story. Zions Bancorporation confessed to a $50 million loss on two California loans, and Western Alliance collapsed 11% after admitting it was suing a borrower for fraud (Yahoo Finance, Star …
Worsening. Chart update soon. pic.twitter.com/OCvjuRKZ3R — The Great Martis (@great_martis) October 15, 2025 Besides the financial sector, take a look at construction and real estate.Both can no longer keep up with the S&P 500.There are several reasons for this, which vary across sectors — though construction and real estate are, of course, directly connected. pic.twitter.com/tceWN4qISO …
The regional banking crisis 2.0 Soon. pic.twitter.com/ofFj6Qlpw7 — The Great Martis (@great_martis) September 30, 2025 Fun fact: US Banks’ reserves are very close to the same level where the 2023 US regional banks crisis began – the bubble standing upon these reserves is also much larger today than it was 2 years ago https://t.co/4RJlfMcjrK pic.twitter.com/mYEUwnfQ5p …
Trump Unveils Multiple Policies to Stop India from Taking U.S. Tech Jobs and Suppressing Wages India has been taking U.S. tech jobs through job relocation, telework, and special visas that bring Indian workers to the United States. This shift has driven Americans out of the tech industry, reduced job availability, depressed wages, and drained U.S. …
A Delta regional jet on approach to Minot, North Dakota, made an “aggressive maneuver” to avoid a mid-air plane collision with a B-52 bomber. “Given his speed … I don’t know how fast they were going, but they were a lot faster than us, I felt it was the safest thing to do to turn …
🚨 BREAKING: Iran is reportedly preparing to deploy its Khorramshahr ballistic missiles in potential strikes against Israel, according to Iranian media. Each Khorramshahr missile can carry a single large warhead or multiple submunitions (up to 80 bomblets), enabling wide-area… pic.twitter.com/ONHAg9OIOQ — Defence Index (@Defence_Index) June 14, 2025 🚨🇮🇷BREAKING: IRAN LAUNCHES “TRUE PROMISE 3” – A …
JUST IN: Iran will target regional bases of any country that defends Israel, per CNN — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) June 14, 2025 https://twitter.com/SpencerHakimian/status/1933676128025411808 🚨🇮🇷🇮🇱 BREAKING: IRAN STRIKES ISRAEL’S MILITARY HQ Iran has struck The Kirya compound in Tel Aviv, Israel’s central military headquarters and equivalent to the U.S. Pentagon. Source: Fox https://t.co/25yZYo1kGr pic.twitter.com/nz8jGcvivB — Mario Nawfal …
A comparison of all five regional manufacturing indexes. 👇🏼 They are all collapsing. pic.twitter.com/cLaYdkJ8qC — Kalani o Māui (@MauiBoyMacro) April 15, 2025
BREAKING 🚨: Regional Banks$KRE forms a Death Cross ☠️ for the first time in 3 years pic.twitter.com/eFgvWDPFrx — Barchart (@Barchart) April 11, 2025
Regional banking crisis 2.0 🔜 pic.twitter.com/DBexyRFkNY — The Great Martis (@great_martis) March 10, 2025 Watch credit spreads here. A rapid move in high-yield spreads above 400 bps and pain moves from Wall Street to Main Street. If we get that, it becomes ugly quick. — Alf (@MacroAlf) March 10, 2025
"The S&P 500’s #valuation, measured across multiple metrics like P/E, #CAPE, and market cap to #GDP, is at historical extremes, reaching prior peaks." – @thedailyshot pic.twitter.com/WXGb2KS3mv — Lance Roberts (@LanceRoberts) January 22, 2025 $SPY vs. $VIX Correlation Chart: SPY is approaching just 1% below its all-time high, but VIX isn’t budging. Could this be a …
During searches they were found to have almost 6 million US dollars in cash in various currencies. It is noted that her son holds a senior position in the main department of the Pension Fund of Ukraine in the Khmelnytsky region. As for the head of the MSEK, 100 thousand dollars were found in her …
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Asheville Regional Airport has resumed commercial flights as of Tuesday, Sept. 30. We spoke to Asheville Regional Airport spokesperson Tina Kinsey for updates on flights, parking and other information. Flights Some flights have resumed through the airport in and out of Asheville, but that does not include all scheduled flights. The …
Israel rejects U.S. plan for Lebanon ceasefire https://t.co/QVItaFw78k — Newsweek (@Newsweek) September 26, 2024 🇮🇱🇱🇧ISRAELI COALITION REJECTS HEZBOLLAH CEASEFIRE PROPOSAL Hardline members of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's coalition have dismissed U.S. and French calls for a 21-day ceasefire in Lebanon to facilitate diplomatic negotiations. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich… https://t.co/RjMBoTcgxL pic.twitter.com/l3l1JV3mDd — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) September …
It's begun.🚨 https://t.co/1ZDz6IjTuD pic.twitter.com/oCX919kehw — The Great Martis (@great_martis) September 10, 2024 https://twitter.com/1CoastalJournal/status/1833539145693860007 Music is starting to slow. 2008 was the appetiser. 🍽️ pic.twitter.com/grxUzB3JBK — The Great Martis (@great_martis) September 10, 2024 Don't be alarmed; it gets much worse. https://t.co/QjLHssO2dm pic.twitter.com/qzuHC3RQbT — The Great Martis (@great_martis) September 10, 2024