The Strait of Hormuz is essentially closed, and yet prices are only up a little bit. The oil price reaction is telling us that so far this is contained. The expectation is the U.S. will do something to open, and keep open, the strait so oil can flow.
President Donald Trump thrust the United States into a war against Iran last weekend without bothering to secure congressional approval or even pretending to identify a legal basis for his actions. This administration has already declared a freewheeling authority to commence hostilities in foreign nations without a greenlight from the legislative branch.
CENTCOM's Task Force Scorpion Strike-for the first time in history-is using one-way attack drones in combat during Operation Epic Fury. These low-cost drones, modeled after Iran's Shahed drones, are now delivering American-made retribution.
As Washington escalates threats of military action against Iran, negotiations over Tehran's nuclear programme continue behind the scenes. But while the Trump administration insists that the standoff is about security, Iran's state media are pushing a very different narrative: that the crisis is a deliberate distraction from the Epstein scandal that continues to implicate the US president.
The Islamic emirate of Afghanistan has always tried to resolve issues through dialogue, and now also we want to resolve this matter through dialogue. The Pakistani strikes hit parts of Kabul, Kandahar and Paktia on Thursday night, and Paktia, Paktika, Khost and Laghman on Friday.
