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JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Saudi Arabia and Kuwait lift restrictions on US military use of their bases & airspace. US now considers restarting 'Project Freedom' effort to reopen the Strait of Hormuz this week, WSJ reports. pic.twitter.com/fF5ZRI9SZM — BRICS News (@BRICSinfo) May 7, 2026
🇺🇳 The UN Security Council votes this morning on a resolution authorizing military force to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The resolution was drafted by Bahrain and has the support of Gulf Arab states. It would give countries legal cover to use force to restore free shipping… https://t.co/bBhnsITu2G pic.twitter.com/SaxJ6W94pV — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April 2, …
The US Central Command said it had dropped 5,000-pound (2,267 kg) “deep penetrator munitions” on Iran, targeting Iranian missile sites near the Strait of Hormuz. “Hours ago, US forces successfully employed multiple 5,000-pound deep penetrator munitions on hardened Iranian missile sites along Iran’s coastline near the Strait of Hormuz,” the US military said on X. …
Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal 🚨🇮🇷 Iran doesn’t need surface ships to hold Hormuz. It never did. The Azhdar UUV (unmanned underwater vehicle) runs at 25 knots, patrols for four days, covers 600km on a single charge. Silent. Invisible to most radar. Impossible to intercept from the air. Combine that with swarms of cheap UAVs, anti-ship missiles, …
Quantum Strategy’ David Roche says he expects oil reserves can sufficiently support world demand, and that the ‘world won’t run out of oil’. He also explains why he believes Iran can’t afford to escalate the war further, and therefore will not engage militarily on the Strait of Hormuz.
https://twitter.com/NewsAlgebraIND/status/2028817257393266739 BREAKING: China tells Israel Beijing opposes strikes on Iran, state media reports — Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) March 3, 2026 Oh look, China finally woke up *CHINA GAS BUYERS SAY BEIJING PUSHING TEHRAN TO KEEP HORMUZ OPEN https://t.co/DiyJLDW62W — zerohedge (@zerohedge) March 3, 2026 JUST IN: 🇨🇳🇮🇷 China pushes Iran to reopen Strait of Hormuz, …
After weeks of back and forth, the battle for control of the media company Warner Bros. Discovery may be tilting toward Paramount. Warner Bros. directors are leaning towards opening negotiations with the Ellison-backed company, according to people familiar with the matter. That would open the door for Paramount to further improve its bid, should Warners’ …
Judge Temporarily Blocks DOJ From Using Evidence Proving James Comey's Guilt https://t.co/C2n7k9aMkE — zerohedge (@zerohedge) December 8, 2025 A federal judge has dealt a setback to Justice Department efforts to seek a new indictment against former FBI Director James Comey, temporarily barring prosecutors from using evidence they had relied on when they initially secured criminal …
Finally some movement, but let's not forget this is just the start. We need strong leadership to truly bring relief and avoid this mess again. — rowdyamerican (@rowdyamerican69) November 12, 2025
🚨 BREAKING: The House is set to start voting 4PM WEDNESDAY to reopen the government. President Trump is on STANDBY to get things opened up as soon as it passes. It’s TIME! Land the plane! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/9i17KOXDtt — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) November 11, 2025 🚨NEWS — HOUSE DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP is officially whipping NO on the …
So the government stayed closed this long just to schedule one subsidy vote. BREAKING: Senators have agreed on a plan to end the government shutdown, according to Politico. The Senate will advance the House’s stopgap measure and proceed with a funding bill that provides full-year funding for the VA, Agriculture, and military construction. Funding for… …
If this is true, the shutdown wasn’t gridlock, it was strategy BREAKING: Sen. Markwayne Mullin just outrageously revealed Chuck Schumer held a BACK-ROOM MEETING and demanded Democrat senators wait until after tonight’s elections to reopen the government “Because they were afraid their base wouldn’t show up today in Virginia, NJ, NYC.” TRULY DISGUSTING. “Last week, …
Schumer’s silence on Mamdani isn’t strategy—it’s cowardice. He knows endorsing a socialist who wants to defund NYPD, freeze rents into collapse, and turn NYC into a DSA playground would torch his last shreds of credibility. But let’s be clear: This shutdown pain is 100% Schumer’s… — CityDeskNYC (@CityDeskNYC) November 1, 2025 In a recent appearance …
🚨 HOLY CRAP! The country’s LARGEST federal workers’ union just demanded Chuck Schumer and Democrats REOPEN the government by passing the Republican clean CR They represent nearly a MILLION workers! American Federation of Government Employees President: “It’s time to pass a… pic.twitter.com/06F4ftX6md — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) October 27, 2025 🚨 BREAKING: Democrats are internally panicking …
🚨 BREAKING: US Senate REJECTS Democrats' bill to fund and reopen the government, 47-53. Chuck Schumer continues to lose. pic.twitter.com/liAilY5tJd — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) October 1, 2025 Here we go again.
A federal judge just stepped into the immigration ring and threw a punch at the executive branch. On July 2, Judge Randolph D. Moss issued a ruling that blocks President Trump’s January proclamation suspending asylum access at the southern border. Moss says the president cannot override asylum laws passed by Congress. The ruling runs 128 …
Three Mile Island’s Nuclear Plant to Reopen, Help Power Microsoft’s AI Centers The 20-year deal with Constellation Energy would kick-start the site of the nation’s worst nuclear accident A deal between Constellation Energy and Microsoft will restart Pennsylvania’s Three Mile Island, the site of the country’s worst nuclear accident, to help power the tech giant’s …
This "full time" nuclear energy is well needed and should be done more. Why was is even closed?We have closed over 40 nuclear plants in the US. — floridanow1 (@floridanow1) March 28, 2024 The federal government will provide a $1.5 billion loan to restart a nuclear power plant in southwestern Michigan, officials announced Wednesday. Holtec …
According to a report by NBC News on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, the U.S.-Chinese military hotline, which was expected to be restored following the Biden-Xi summit, remains inactive, causing concerns about the lack of direct communication between the two military powers. Despite President Joe Biden’s announcement of an agreement to resume direct military communications, U.S. …