Archive for the 'War' Category
Hormuz Traffic Remains At Standstill, U.S. Seizes Iranian Ship
April 20th, 2026Via: ZeroHedge: Traffic through the strait on Sunday and Monday was reduced to a trickle following a Saturday surge, after Tehran rejected a continuing US naval blockade and moved to seal the waterway again. The reduced movement underscores just how quickly hopes unraveled that cargoes could once again resume.
Insider Trading on Iran War
April 18th, 2026From 2008: They Made a Killing: The Use of Knowledge of Covert Operations in the Stock Market Via: Guardian: Sixteen bets made $100,000 each accurately predicting the timing of the US airstrikes against Iran on 27 February. Later, a single user would make over $550,000 after betting that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would topple, just moments […]
IRAN OPENS FIRE ON SHIPS AFTER STRAIT OF HORMUZ CLOSURE
April 18th, 2026Via: Daily Mail: Iran has opened fire on ships trying to cross the Strait of Hormuz after shutting the key waterway again, according to reports citing maritime sources, as tankers turned around and ran for cover. At least two Indian merchant vessels reported being hit by gunfire as they attempted to pass through the narrow […]
Iran Declares Hormuz ‘Completely Open,’ Citing Lebanon Ceasefire Update: Closed Again
April 17th, 2026
Update: Iran Closes Strait of Hormuz Again Over U.S. Blockade Via: DW: Iran has reversed its decision of reopening the strategic Strait of Hormuz, as the US maintains a blockade on the Islamic republic’s ports. Iran’s military announced the decision in a statement carried by Iranian media. The strait, through which a fifth of crude […]
Trump Announces 10-Day Ceasefire Between Israel and Lebanon
April 16th, 2026Via: Daily Mail: President Donald Trump announced a ten–day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon on Thursday, describing the truce as an initial step toward a permanent end to hostilities between the two nations. He also mentioned an invitation he sent to the prime minister of Israel and the Lebanese president for further talks at the […]
Europe Has Only Six Weeks Supply of Jet Fuel Left
April 16th, 2026Via: The Guardian: Europe has only six weeks’ supply of jet fuel left before shortages will hit because of the Iran war, according to the head of a global energy watchdog. Fatih Birol, the executive director of the International Energy Agency, said there would be flight cancellations “soon” if oil supplies from the Middle East […]
Pentagon Approaches Automakers, Manufacturers to Boost Weapons Production
April 16th, 2026Via: Reuters: Senior U.S. defense officials ?have ?held talks about producing weapons ?and other military supplies with top executives of ?companies including General Motors and Ford Motor, the Wall Street Journal reported on ?Wednesday, citing people familiar with ?the discussions. The preliminary and wide-ranging talks, which started before the war ?in ?Iran, come as the […]
Is Cuba Next?
April 15th, 2026Via: USA Today: Military planning for a possible Pentagon-led operation in Cuba is quietly ramping up, in case President Donald Trump gives an order to intervene there, USA TODAY has learned. Two sources familiar with the order spoke to USA TODAY on condition of anonymity because they’re not authorized to speak to media. The directives […]
Sanctioned China-Linked Tanker Sails Straight Through Trump’s Strait of Hormuz Blockade
April 14th, 2026Via: Independent: A Chinese-owned oil and chemicals tanker sailed through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday in an apparent defiance of Donald Trump’s US blockade. Shipping data showed the Rich Starry passed through the waterway and exited the Gulf on Tuesday, becoming the first vessel to make it through the chokepoint since the blockade began […]
UPDATE: U.S. TO BLOCKADE SHIPS ENTERING OR EXITING IRANIAN PORTS TRUMP: U.S. NAVY CLOSING STRAIT OF HORMUZ, NO SHIPS IN OR OUT
April 12th, 2026
Update: CENTCOM To Blockade Iranian Ports Via: What’s Going on With Shipping?: — Update: U.S. to Blockade Ships Entering or Exiting Iranian Ports According to a U.S. Central Command press release, the blockade affects ships entering or exiting Iranian ports, not all ships entering or exiting the Strait of Hormuz, as Trump indicated earlier today. […]
