Netanyahu Threatens Iran, Slams IAEA Amid Major War Drills

zerohedge.com Netanyahu Threatens Iran, Slams IAEA Amid Major War Drills Authored by Connor Freeman via The Libertarian Institute, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ramped up his…

Elon Musk Has the Ear of a Powerful Statesman

thestreet.com He continues to work on his international profile. More than a year after being propelled onto the international geopolitical scene, Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur,…

Iran claims to have built its first hypersonic missile

theweek.com Iran claimed Tuesday that it had created its first hypersonic ballistic missile, a weapon that has the potential to beat Western air defenses. The missile was unveiled…

Elon Musk Speaks With Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

thestreet.com He continues to work on his international profile. More than a year after being propelled onto the international geopolitical scene, Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur,…

Iran is using the world’s largest lake to evade the U.S. and ship weapons to Russia

semafor.com Western efforts to stop the flow of Iranian weapons into Russia for use in Ukraine are running into a 3,300-foot-deep problem: the Caspian Sea. American officials told…

Mossad Agent Who Drowned In Italy Was On 'Anti-Iran Mission': Haaretz

zerohedge.com Mossad Agent Who Drowned In Italy Was On 'Anti-Iran Mission': Haaretz Via The Cradle, The Israeli Mossad agent who died in a boat capsizing in northern Italy’s Lake Maggiore…

This is Ukraine’s D-Day

politico.eu Ukraine is on the cusp of what may well prove to be one of the two key battles of the war that was unleashed on it by Russia. The first was Ukraine’s successful defense of…

Russian attempts to waste Ukraine's advanced air-defense missiles with cheap drones are failing, UK intel says

businessinsider.com A police officer inspects parts of what Ukrainian authorities said was an Iranian-made Shahed-136 in Kharkiv, Ukraine, October 6, 2022. REUTERS/Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy/File…

UN nuclear chief, facing Israeli criticism on Iran, says his agency 'very fair but firm'

apnews.com The International Atomic Energy Agency will “never politicize” its work in Iran, the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Monday, insisting after Israel’s prime minister…

U.S. says Iran fast-attack boats ‘harassed’ ship in Strait of Hormuz

nbcnews.com The U.S. Navy said Monday its sailors and the United Kingdom Royal Navy came to the aid of a ship in the crucial Strait of Hormuz after Iran’s Revolutionary Guard “harassed”…

Iranian Subversion in Azerbaijan Must Not Go Unchecked

newsweek.com With Armenia ready to recognize Azerbaijani sovereignty over Nagorno-Karabakh, the 30-year conflict between the two South Caucasian countries may finally be ending.…

Russia's drone barrage ineffective due to "poor targeting processes"

newsweek.com Russia has been "very ineffective" in using drones to hit Ukrainian targets, British defense officials have said. In May, Russia deployed over 300 Iranian-made Shahed…

US, UK navies say they responded to distress call as Iran's Revolutionary Guard 'harassed' ship

apnews.com DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. Navy said Monday its sailors and the United Kingdom Royal Navy came to the aid of a ship in the crucial Strait of Hormuz after…

US, UK navies say they respond to distress call as Iran's Revolutionary Guard 'harassed' ship

abcnews.go.com DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- The U.S. Navy said Monday its sailors and the United Kingdom Royal Navy came to the aid of a ship in the crucial Strait of Hormuz after Iran's…

A woman was killed waiting outside a shuttered shelter in Kyiv during a Russian missile barrage, calling into question the poor state of Ukraine's air-raid…

businessinsider.com People shelter inside a subway station during an air raid alert, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, May 29, 2023. REUTERS/Alina Smutko An inspection has…

Migrants Stage Pavement Protest Outside London Hotel Demanding Private Rooms, Better WiFi

zerohedge.com Migrants Stage Pavement Protest Outside London Hotel Demanding Private Rooms, Better WiFi Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News, The group of 40 migrants are threatening…

4 people died after a boat sank on a picturesque lake. All of the passengers had connections to Israeli and Italian intelligence

businessinsider.com Firefighters search for survivors after a tourist boat capsized in Lake Maggiore, in northern Italy, May 29, 2023. Vigili del fuoco/Handout via REUTERS Four people died in a…

Russian missile attack on Dnipro kills 2-year-old, injures 22

investing.com A 2-year-old girl was killed and 22 people injured, including five children, when a Russian missile struck near the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro, the regional governor…

Iran-Russia Trade Settlements Exceed 60% in National Currencies, Says Joint Chamber Chief

news.bitcoin.com Iran and Russia have increased cooperation and settled more than 60% of their bilateral trade in the Russian ruble and the Iranian rial, according to the chairman of…

Russia has enough Iranian suicide drones to launch attacks every day to deplete Ukraine's air defenses

businessinsider.com Ukrainian authorities say Iranian-made Shahed-136 drones like this one pictured over Kyiv are "depleting" their air defenses. REUTERS/Roman Petushkov Russia has enough…

A look at India's hacking-for-hire industry, which has a tacit alliance with the government and is unusually brazen, with firms publicly touting their services

newyorker.com In the summer of 2020, Jonas Rey, a private investigator in Geneva, got a call from a client with a hunch. The client, the British law firm Burlingtons, represented an…

Ukraine is betting on drones to strike deep into Russia

economist.com O the skies above Russia buzzed with the sound of hostile drones. St Petersburg, the country’s second city, imposed a 200km no-fly zone around its airports. In Krasnodar in…

US Secretary of State Blinken said peace talks shouldn't happen in Ukraine until Kyiv is strong enough to do it themselves

businessinsider.com US Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers his speech at the Helsinki City Hall, Finland Friday, June 2, 2023. (Emmi Korhonen/Lehtikuva via AP) U.S. Secretary of State…

U.S. sanctions Iranian technology firm for helping government censor internet

pbs.org The U.S. imposed sanctions on an Iran-based technology firm on Friday for its role in facilitating the Iranian government’s censorship of the internet as anti-government…

No cease-fire without a peace deal that includes Russian withdrawal from Ukraine, Blinken says

pbs.org U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that a cease-fire in the war in Ukraine can not be declared unless it is part of a “just and lasting” peace deal that…

RIP Iranian Nuclear Deal?

newsweek.com The Iranian nuclear program remains a heavy albatross around the Biden administration's neck. The United States and its European allies haven't engaged in substantive…

Kyiv defenses thwart Russia's 6th air assault in 6 days against Ukraine capital

abcnews.go.com KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukrainian air defenses shot down more than 30 Russian cruise missiles and drones in Moscow's sixth air attack in six days on Kyiv, local officials said…

Iranian Parliament Warns Central Bank Of Iran: CBDC Project Unlawful And Unconstitutional, Must Be Halted

bitcoinnews.com Ali Khezrian, the spokesperson for the Article 90 Commission overlooking the parliament of Iran, has stated that the commission considers the issuance of the digital Rial…

Three New China-Russia-Iran And Iraq Agreements Confirm The New Oil Market Order

zerohedge.com Three New China-Russia-Iran And Iraq Agreements Confirm The New Oil Market Order Authored by Simon Watkins via OilPrice.com, Moscow signed 10 new cooperation agreements with…

U.S. sanctions Iranians over alleged plots to assassinate John Bolton, others around the world

pbs.org The U.S. imposed sanctions Thursday on an Iranian Revolutionary Guard official and others it says took part in wide-ranging plots to kill former national security adviser…

‘The View’ Hosts Dumbfounded By Trump Tape: ‘He Had War Plans … At a Country Club in New Jersey!’

mediaite.com Co-hosts of The View were astonished by the recent revelations of a recording where Donald Trump admitted to possessing — and wanting to share — classified documents about a…

US sanctions Iranians over alleged assassination plots of former US officials, dissidents

apnews.com The United States on Thursday announced sanctions against a group of Iranian and Turkish people and firms accused of plotting to assassinate former U.S. government…

Russia has a big drone problem

newsweek.com Russia's military drone production cannot keep up with Moscow's demand for unmanned aerial vehicles as the war in Ukraine drags on, according to a new report. "The Russian…

‘We Have No Days Off’: The Nonstop Work of Ukrainian Air Defenses

nytimes.com Ukrainian servicemen demonstrated working on a mobile air defense system responsible for protecting a patch of sky just outside Kyiv. Russian air attacks on Kyiv have come…

As Iran Seizes Tankers, UAE Pulls Back From US-Led Maritime Force

nytimes.com The United Arab Emirates announced on Wednesday that it had stopped participating in a maritime security force led by the United States, the latest hint of tensions between…

Russian missiles and drones had a 90% failure rate in May and that cost the Kremlin $1.7 billion, Ukraine says

businessinsider.com Mikoyan MiG-31K fighter jets with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles fly over Moscow's Red Square during the Victory Day military parade. Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images…

Ukraine latest: Russian bombardment of Kyiv kills at least 3

nikkei.com The war that began with Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has passed a grim one-year milestone, with mounting military and civilian deaths. As fighting rages in…

Taliban Deploys Heavy Reinforcements To Iran Border After Clashes

zerohedge.com Taliban Deploys Heavy Reinforcements To Iran Border After Clashes Via The Canary, Videos circulating social media on Wednesday show Taliban forces heavily reinforcing the…

Ukraine latest: Russia reports attacks on oil refineries and town near border

nikkei.com The war that began with Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has passed a grim one-year milestone, with mounting military and civilian deaths. As fighting rages in…

Report finds 90 percent of Russia's projectile weapons failed in May

newsweek.com A report published Wednesday said air defenses successfully destroyed approximately 90 percent of the projectile weapons Russia launched against Ukraine in May. The analysis…

11 Signs That Global Conflict Could Soon Spiral Completely Out Of Control

zerohedge.com 11 Signs That Global Conflict Could Soon Spiral Completely Out Of Control Authored by Michael Snyder via TheMostImportantNews.com, The world seems to be gripped by a really…

Ukraine latest: New U.S. package to total $300m with drone munitions

nikkei.com The war that began with Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has passed a grim one-year milestone, with mounting military and civilian deaths. As fighting rages in…

Here's Why Oil Flows Can Only Be Redirected, Not Stopped

zerohedge.com Here's Why Oil Flows Can Only Be Redirected, Not Stopped Authored by Irina Slav via OilPrice.com, Global crude flows have shifted completely in a relatively short period of…

Iran begins trial of journalist who covered Mahsa Amini’s death

theguardian.com A revolutionary court in Iran has begun the trial of a journalist behind closed doors on charges linked to her coverage of a Kurdish-Iranian woman whose death in custody…

Major Drone Attack On Moscow Damages Several Apartment Buildings

zerohedge.com Major Drone Attack On Moscow Damages Several Apartment Buildings A major Tuesday morning drone attack has damaged buildings in the Russian capital of Moscow, which the…

Moscow says drones lightly damage buildings, while Kyiv faces continued attacks

pbs.org A rare drone attack jolted Moscow early Tuesday, causing only light damage but forcing evacuations as residential buildings were struck in the Russian capital for the first…

Oil Updates

arabnews.com RIYADH: Oil prices fell on Tuesday, giving up earlier gains, as concerns about the viability of the US debt ceiling pact cooled the market’s risk-on sentiment and mixed…

What have OPEC+ producers said ahead of June’s oil policy meeting?

theglobeandmail.com Mixed signals by major OPEC producers and their main allies have sparked volatility in oil prices ahead of an OPEC+ oil policy meeting set to take place this weekend. Brent…

Factbox: What have OPEC+ producers said ahead of June oil policy meeting?

reuters.com Mixed signals by major OPEC producers and their main allies have sparked volatility in oil prices ahead of an OPEC+ oil policy meeting set to take place this weekend. Brent…

After finding Chinese chips in Russian weapons, Ukraine confronted Beijing’s envoy

semafor.com The Scoop Ukrainian officials confronted Beijing’s special envoy this month over the surge of Chinese electronics and semiconductors being shipped to Russia during the past…

Karlovy Vary Film Festival Unveils 2023 Lineup

hollywoodreporter.com The 57th Karlovy Vary Film Festival has unveiled its competition line-up for its 57th edition, set to run in the bucolic Czech spa town from June 30 to July 8. Among this…

Karlovy Vary Reveals Competition Lineup And Jury Members Including Patricia Clarkson

deadline.com The Karlovy Vary Film Festival has unveiled the official selection for its upcoming 57th edition. The lineup comprises 31 films across three sections and a host of world and…

Here’s Why Oil Flows Can Only Be Redirected, Not Stopped

nakedcapitalism.com Yves here. This post makes a strong claim, that demand for oil is inelastic, presumably for a certain level of GDP. Recall that demand for oil and gas priced collapsed…

Ukrainian drones strike Moscow but shot down, Russia says

investing.com MOSCOW/KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian drones struck Moscow on Tuesday and were shot down, Russian authorities said in what one politician called the worst attack on the capital…

Moscow explosions as multiple drones hit Russian capital

newsweek.com Authorities in Moscow have said that the Russian capital was attacked by drones as reports of explosions and buildings being hit were shared on social media. The city's…

‘You will be killed’: Iran’s female journalists speak out on brutal crackdown

theguardian.com It was a chilling warning from government agents. A young female journalist based in Tehran recounted the calls and messages she had received: “It said they were at my…