BREAKING: The US has issued Iran a general oil-related license allowing the production, delivery, and sale of Iranian-origin oil, petrochemical, and petroleum products through August 21st.
Iranian oil is officially returning to global markets for the first time since 2018.
In the midst of all the chaos, Larry the cat is proving to be one of the few constants in Downing Street as he prepares for a potential seventh new owner
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The U.S. retreat from the global stage under Trump has created an opportunity for South Korea.
Global instability, marked by war and fracturing relationships, may be bad for the world. But in South Korea, it’s good for business.
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Signs that an empire is collapsing usually emerge gradually rather than in one dramatic moment. Beyond unrepaired roads and decaying infrastructure, watch for currency debasement driving inflation, collapsing long-distance trade, overstretched armies losing border control, rising political corruption and fragmentation, shrinking public services, and growing reliance on outsiders for defense or labor. Daily life for most people changes slowly at first, with the full scale of transformation only clear in hindsight. The Roman example unfolded over centuries.
BREAKING: Iran's FM Araghchi announces the US has now launched the $300 billion reconstruction plan, waived all oil & petrochemical exports, lifted the naval blockade and released some frozen Iranian assets, extracting all of these items shortly before the delegation walkout over Trump's assassination threat. All parties also agreed to a roadmap to reach a final deal in 60 days.
This roadmap won't start and Iran refuses to implement any commitments if Israel doesn't fully withdraw from southern Lebanon and all fighting stops, with Araghchi saying a newly established "Lebanon deconfliction cell" is "the first real test of the deal."
Israel has refused to comply with the Lebanon deconfliction cell, with Defense Minister Katz declaring Israel "will not withdraw from the security zone in Lebanon" and Ben-Gvir vowing "not a single inch" of withdrawal, directly violating the MOU's first clause and stalling the entire 60-day roadmap before it can begin.
One reason the US is considering acquiring Greenland is to secure access to seafood that could potentially bring back unlimited shrimp at Red Lobster. - US official to the New Yorker
US-Iran Peace Talks Fail.
The US delegation, led by JD Vance, entered the meeting arena first. This was strange, because the party that claims to be the upper hand typically arrives last.
Shortly after, the Iranian delegation arrived. They greeted the mediator, Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif, but informed him that they refused to negotiate due to recent threats issued by Trump. They didn't meet Vance and then abruptly left.
A panicked Sharif frantically requested his boss, "Field Marshal" Munir, to intervene, but Munir also appeared helpless. Watching from a distance, Vance approached and asked what had happened. A shaken Sharif and Munir apologetically explained the situation to him.
BREAKING: Following the full closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's IRGC Navy warns all vessels and ships approaching the Strait "will be unequivocally attacked," emphasizing it's closed to all commercial vessels under any circumstances, per Fars.
That Ben Gvir post that everyone is sharing aghast? It is a perfectly normal and common Israeli view, held by millions. It is the Israeli mainstream, and not extreme in the least. I grew up hearing that endlessly
This is not a rant by a random genocidal lunatic. It's a public post by the national security minister of the Israeli regime.
The genocidal death cult headquartered in Tel Aviv is a threat to all of humanity. It threatens all humans. Its only interest is permanent war.
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Italy's Meloni to Trump:
So, certain things deserve an immediate response.
Donald Trump's statements are completely fabricated. I am frankly appalled. I don't know why the President of the United States behaves this way towards his allies; after all, it's not the first time it's happened.
I can only say it's a pity that he doesn't show the same determination with the enemies of the West, with the enemies of the United States, with leaders towards whom he instead proves to be much more accommodating.
But he must remember one thing: Italy and I never beg.
OJ sakë- means 'to release, to separate, to split apart'. It's a different verb than OJ akë- 'to open'. Word forms like tökisakë- 'to untie' contain this sakë- (i.e., tök-i-sakë- ‘untie-INF-separate-’). Tökisakë- and tökiakë- are two different verbal constructions.
Vice President JD Vance warns U.S. critics in Israel against "attacking the only powerful ally" it has left in an extraordinary rebuke. https://t.co/aFSYeJv8w0