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Trump calls for allies to help secure Strait of Hormuz. US oil groups in line for $63bn windfall from Gulf disruption
Reuters: U.S. President Donald Trump threatened further strikes on Iran’s Kharg Island oil export hub and urged allies to…
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Vance was ‘skeptical’ voice in White House on Iran strikes
Politico: Vance is “skeptical,” is “worried about success” and “just opposes” the war on Iran, a senior Trump official said via text message.…
Trump urged uprising, but as bombs fall, Iranians are ‘too scared to move’
Washington Post: Some Iranians living in Dubai say their families celebrated the death of the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, but the…
Iran tests U.S. military might with guerrilla assault on global economy
Wall Street Journal: …the past century has shown that even the world’s largest and most modern militaries can be humbled when attacking…
They came to build China’s EV future. Investigators found conditions akin to ‘slavery.’
Washington Post: Chinese men were inhabiting practically every square inch. Most slept without mattresses. Trash lay everywhere. Food was…
Trump admin highlighted ‘mass deportations’ for months. Not anymore.
A POLITICO social media analysis from major administration accounts shows only one mention of the phrase “mass deportations” after Feb. 12…
FCC chief threatens broadcasters as Trump criticizes coverage of Iran war
Washington Post: Brendan Carr warned media outlets to correct course or lose their licenses, as Trump escalated attacks on the media over Iran…
Why has Trump left Iran’s nuclear stockpile untouched?
Financial Times: “Not at all. We are not focused on that,” the president told Fox News Radio on Friday. He added: “At some point, we might…
Elon Musk’s $134bn claim against OpenAI rests on ‘numbers out of the air’, judge says
Financial Times: The world’s richest man argues OpenAI and chief executive Sam Altman defrauded him by abandoning its non-profit roots after…
He was Chevron’s man in Venezuela—and a CIA informant
Wall Street Journal: After retiring from the U.S. oil giant, Ali Moshiri warned the Trump administration it would face a morass if it tried to…
Why little was done to head off oil’s Strait of Hormuz problem
New York Times: Geography and regional rivalries have prevented Gulf countries from finding a true alternative to the strait, which the war…
Why did Trump order attack on Iran’s Kharg island?
Wall Street Journal: The depot is the beating heart of the Iranian oil industry, storing and loading most of its crude oil exports. Iran has…
Two weeks of war: Inside Trump’s risky decision to attack Iran — and scramble to contain fallout
CNN: The broader-than-anticipated impact of the initial assault on Iran’s leadership marked the first of a series of gambles that has turned…
Fund-raising email features Trump at ritual for soldiers killed in Iran war
New York Times: The email from the group Never Surrender seeks donations for President Trump from those who want access to “private national…
For Trump, a promised economic boom collides with costs of war
New York Times: Not everything was as rosy as the White House had claimed before the war in Iran began. The first year of Mr. Trump’s second…
Trauma of conflict in Iran will reshape Gulf
Bloomberg: After the missiles, Arab states will rethink everything from defense and regional alliances to overseas investment and their role…
MAGA Inc.’s $300 million war chest waits for go-ahead from Trump
Bloomberg: “Money talks,” said Matt Gorman, a longtime Republican strategist and chief communications officer at Targeted Victory. “You lose…
Jared Kushner solicits funds for his firm while working as Mideast envoy
New York Times: Mr. Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law, has spoken with potential investors in recent weeks about raising $5 billion or…
Greenland’s foreign minister resigns amid tensions with US
Financial Times: In a day of political drama that officials fear the Trump administration will exploit, Vivian Motzfeldt stepped down as…
Vali Nasr: Iran playing long game
Vali Nasr/Financial Times: An asymmetric war that brings the global economy to a standstill could exhaust the US and force a ceasefire…
Elon Musk pushes out more xAI founders as AI coding effort falters
Financial Times: Elon Musk has ordered another round of job cuts at xAI after growing frustrated with the poor performance of its coding…
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