A US Tomahawk missile hit a military base near a primary school in southern Iran where Iranian authorities said 168 people were killed, expert video analysis shows. Continue Reading »

A big intervention is being discussed in the oil markets, but as yet, we do not know how big the problem will be. Continue Reading »

Concern has grown for team after one critic called them 'wartime traitors' for failing to salute during the Iranian anthem. Continue Reading »

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• Fox-Dominion trial delay 'is not unusual,' judge says • Fox News' defamation battle isn't stopping Trump's election lies Continue Reading »

The judge just announced in court that a settlement has been reached in the historic defamation case between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems. Continue Reading »

A settlement has been reached in Dominion Voting Systems' defamation case against Fox News, the judge for the case announced. The network will pay more than $787 million to Dominion, a lawyer for the company said. Continue Reading »

Gulf Arab oil producers are cutting production as they run out of storage space because they can't export through the Strait of Hormuz Continue Reading »

The lawsuit says Anthropic is being harmed "irreparably" and could lose hundreds of millions of dollars. Continue Reading »

Russia is reportedly helping Iran target U.S. forces in the Middle East and could now benefit from a windfall of new oil and gas sales. Continue Reading »

Pennington, 26, from Glendale, Kentucky, was wounded on March 1 during an Iranian strike at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia. He died on Sunday. Continue Reading »

Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, reached a settlement with the Department of Justice over antitrust concerns. Continue Reading »

Par Thomas Ladonne Des sources contactées par le site d'information américain Axios affirment que la prise de l'île de Kharg, au large des côtes iraniennes, est envisagée par les États-Unis. 90% pétrole iranien transite par ce petit bout d'île du Golfe persique. Pourtant, rien n'indique que les États-Unis préparent une intervention terrestre dans cette guerre menée avec Israël. Des sources contactées par le site d'information américain Axios affirment que la prise de l'île de Kharg, au large des côtes iraniennes, est envisagée par les États-Unis. 90% pétrole iranien transite par ce petit bout d'île du Golfe persique. Pourtant, rien n'indique que les États-Unis préparent une intervention terrestre dans cette guerre menée avec Israël.En plein milieu du Golfe persique, à quelques kilomètres au large des côtes iraniennes, une île ultra stratégique reste épargnée par les frappes israélo-américaines qui secouent le Moyen-Orient depuis 10 jours. Pourtant, 90% du pétrole iranien y transite. Sept millions de barils seraient affrétés chaque jour ... Continue Reading »

Par TV5MONDE avec AFP En visite à Chypre lundi 9 mars 2026, Emmanuel Macron a annoncé la préparation d'une future mission internationale "purement défensive" pour rouvrir le détroit d'Ormuz et permettre la libre circulation du pétrole et du gaz. Cette initiative s'inscrit dans un vaste déploiement militaire français mobilisé autour du conflit au Moyen-Orient. En visite à Chypre lundi 9 mars 2026, Emmanuel Macron a annoncé la préparation d'une future mission internationale "purement défensive" pour rouvrir le détroit d'Ormuz et permettre la libre circulation du pétrole et du gaz. Cette initiative s'inscrit dans un vaste déploiement militaire français mobilisé autour du conflit au Moyen-Orient.Emmanuel Macron a annoncé lundi 9 mars depuis Chypre préparer une future mission internationale "purement défensive" pour "rouvrir" le détroit d'Ormuz et permettre la libre circulation du pétrole et du gaz, dans le cadre d'un important déploiement militaire français autour du conflit au Moyen-Orient.Le président français s'est rendu à l'aéroport militaire de Paphos, dans le sud-ouest ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP © 2026 AFP L'Unesco a répété sa "profonde préoccupation" face à "l'escalade des hostilités" au Moyen-Orient qui endommagent des sites classés au patrimoine mondial, mais aussi des infrastructures éducatives, scientifiques et médiatiques dans la région."Depuis le début des hostilités le 28 février, plusieurs sites d'importance culturelle, dont le palais de Golestan (Iran), la Ville blanche de Tel-Aviv (Israël) et Tyr (Liban), tous inscrits sur la Liste du patrimoine mondial de l'Unesco, auraient été touchés et endommagés", écrit l'Organisation de l'ONU pour l'éducation, la science et la culture dans un communiqué publié dimanche soir.Avec l'extension du conflit, "plusieurs sites dans d'autres pays de la région et au-delà sont désormais menacés, notamment en Arménie, Azerbaïdjan, Bahreïn, Chypre, Irak, Jordanie, Koweït, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Arabie saoudite, Syrie, Turquie, Émirats arabes unis et Yémen", alerte-t-elle.L'Unesco indique avoir "communiqué et continuera de communiquer à toutes les parties concernées les coordonnées géographiques des sites inscrits sur la Liste du patrimoine mondial, les listes indicatives nationales, ainsi que ceux bénéficiant d'une protection renforcée, afin de prendre toutes les précautions possibles pour éviter des dommages". ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP Par Laurie VEYRIER © 2026 AFP "Je suis au maximum du nombre de cachets qu'on peut me donner": à l'instar du skieur français Arthur Bauchet, certains athlètes paralympiques doivent conjuguer leur carrière avec l'évolution d'une maladie, parfois mal comprise.Installé sur une chaise, pour un entretien à l'AFP en février, Arthur Bauchet fait remarquer: "ça tremble encore pendant l'interview". Ses deux jambes sont en effet prises de spasmes permanents, un des symptômes phares de la paraparésie spastique, maladie neurologique diagnostiquée à ses 14 ans.A Pékin-2022 déjà, elle ne l'avait pas empêché de décrocher trois titres paralympiques en para ski alpin. Mais les images diffusées à la télévision d'une douloureuse crise après sa médaille de bronze en slalom géant avaient pu surprendre. "J'ai une activité musculaire constante, ça coûte à ton corps", ajoute celui qui a pour le moment récolté l'argent en descente en Italie.La maladie évolue aussi, entraînant de nouvelles douleurs, "notamment de grosses crises dans les quadriceps", apparues en octobre, comme "de grosses décharges électriques, à des moments ça a duré presque 40 minutes"."Je suis allé faire des ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP © 2026 AFP La Bourse de Paris évolue en nette baisse lundi, emportée par la flambée des cours du pétrole provoquée par la guerre au Moyen-Orient, ravivant les craintes de pressions inflationnistes et l'aversion pour le risque.L'indice vedette CAC 40 perdait 1,79% soit 142,77 points, pour s'établir à 7.850,72 points vers 11H00 heure de Paris. Vendredi, le CAC 40 avait reculé de 0,65% pour terminer à 7.993,49 points, sous le seuil des 8.000 points pour la première fois depuis novembre."La flambée du prix du pétrole domine les marchés financiers mondiaux", souligne Kathleen Brooks, directrice de la recherche chez XTB. "La hausse des coûts de l’essence agit comme un frein majeur sur les prix des actions et si les prix du pétrole continuent d’augmenter cette semaine, alors les prix à la pompe évolueront avec eux", poursuit-elle.Durant le week-end, "de nouvelles frappes ont visé des infrastructures énergétiques clés dans la région du Golfe, entraînant d'autres fermetures d'installations de production de pétrole et de gaz", explique-t-elle.Conséquence: les prix des deux références mondiales du brut ont flambé de 30% pendant la séance asiatique. Ils restent en hausse de 15% vers 11H00 heure de Paris, s'installant désormais au-dessus du seuil très ... Continue Reading »

Gold ix being sold to absorb the oil price shock – but no amount of tinkering with margin requirements can address physical shortages. Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Washington thinks it has the right to kill, just as Western colonizers did, Abdul Majid Hakim Elahi has told RT India Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Ursula von der Leyen has avoided condemning the US-Israeli war on Iran, saying “there should be no tears shed” for the slain supreme leader Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Hungarian FM Peter Szijjarto says the EU should drop the sanctions on Russian oil to protect Europeans amid the Middle East crisis Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Skier Varvara Voronchikhina won the Super-G as Russia returned to the Paralympics under its national flag for the first time in ten years Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

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OIL SURGES ABOVE $100 (Main headline, 1st story, link) Related stories:GLOBAL FINANCIAL PANICRECESSION ODDS JUMPKHAMENEI SON NEW SUPREME LEADERKREMLIN: END OF THE WORLD UPON US Drudge Report Feed needs your support!   Become a Patron Continue Reading »

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KREMLIN: END OF THE WORLD UPON US (Main headline, 5th story, link) Related stories:OIL SURGES ABOVE $100GLOBAL FINANCIAL PANICRECESSION ODDS JUMPKHAMENEI SON NEW SUPREME LEADER Continue Reading »

Ministry of National Defence says no casualties or damage after missile shot down over southern city of Gaziantep. Continue Reading »

Ukraine has built low-cost drones to counter Russian attacks with imported Iranian Shahed drones. Continue Reading »

The IRGC says its forces are ready to 'fully obey and sacrifice for the divine commands' after new supreme leader named. Continue Reading »

Shamali, who worked for Qatar Radio, killed in an Israeli air strike on central Gaza's Nuseirat refugee camp. Continue Reading »

As toxic clouds and rain smother Tehran, analysts say Israel’s aims is to break the resilience of the Iranian people. Continue Reading »

A US Tomahawk missile hit a military base near a primary school in southern Iran where Iranian authorities said 168 people were killed, expert video analysis shows. Continue Reading »

A big intervention is being discussed in the oil markets, but as yet, we do not know how big the problem will be. Continue Reading »

Concern has grown for team after one critic called them 'wartime traitors' for failing to salute during the Iranian anthem. Continue Reading »

The conflict in the Middle East could raise the cost of petrol, household energy bills and even food. Continue Reading »

While pro-establishment crowds celebrate Khamenei's appointment as his father's successor, others believe it signals no change to how Iran is ruled. Continue Reading »

Across Asia, where countries are highly exposed to rising oil and gas costs and tightening supply, governments are acting to mitigate economic harm. Continue Reading »

The war in the Middle East has sent prices soaring, showing how much the world continues to depend on reliable supplies of oil and gas. Continue Reading »

Interruptions in oil supplies in the Middle East, source of much of the world’s energy, are trickling down to what American drivers pay when they fill up. Continue Reading »

Plus, the “slop bowl” is losing its appeal. Continue Reading »

The Oklahoma senator whom President Trump chose to run the Department of Homeland Security has risen in Washington by styling himself as a MAGA warrior and Trump loyalist. Continue Reading »

The Chinese upstart says it has trained high-performing AI models cheaply, without using the most advanced chips. Continue Reading »

DeepSeek, SoFi and more in the latest Market Talks covering Technology, Media and Telecom. Continue Reading »

DeepSeek is called “amazing and impressive” despite working with less-advanced chips. Continue Reading »

The LinkedIn co-founder is starting Manas AI with “The Emperor of All Maladies” author Siddhartha Mukherjee. Continue Reading »

Apps can add flexibility and freshness to your routine. Just try not to get injured. Continue Reading »

Israel allowed displaced Gazans to begin crossing a military zone that bisects the enclave after a deadlock over hostage releases was broken. Continue Reading »

Troubles at Vanke raise questions about the continued spread of the property crisis and whether the Chinese state will step in. Continue Reading »

Some of the women were held alone for extended periods and spent eight months in tunnels, an Israeli medical official said. Continue Reading »

The alliance mounted its first coordinated response to a suspected sabotage campaign against critical infrastructure after another cable was severed in the Baltic Sea. Continue Reading »

Residents of Goma reported gunfire and shelling after rebels overran Congolese troops. U.N. officials estimated that more than one million displaced people were now inside the city. Continue Reading »

In a high-stakes Congressional hearing Wednesday, Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison faced a four-hour interrogation over what investigators described as a "masterclass in institutional negligence." While the session was sparked by the $250 million Feeding Our Future (FOF) theft, the scope widened to a staggering $9 billion—the House Oversight Committee's estimate of taxpayer exposure in Minnesota's Medicaid programs during the pandemic. Continue Reading »

Governor Tim Walz (D-Minn.) was in front of the Oversight Committee this week when he was confronted by Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) about fraud in his state — and his reaction did not make him look good. Continue Reading »

A dangerous lie has taken hold in Washington: that Israel somehow pressured the United States into war with Iran. It's wrong. And both President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have said so directly. When a White House correspondent asked President Trump whether Israel had pulled America into the conflict, he didn't hesitate. "I might have forced their hand," he said. "We were having negotiations with these lunatics, and it was my opinion that they were going to attack first."... Continue Reading »

Iran appointed a new leader on Sunday as it continues to launch missiles and drones at Israel, along with Hezbollah in Lebanon, sending Israelis to bomb shelters. At the same time, Israel and the U.S. are targeting Iranian infrastructure and making progress. Tehran named Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of the former ayatollah, Ali Khamenei, as the next leader of Iran. Analysts say he is more hardline than his father, and his appointment sends a message of defiance and revenge. However, he is not expected to remain in office for long. President Trump believes that by toppling the Iranian regime, the U.S. will have eliminated a major global problem... Continue Reading »

Saudi Arabia issued a fresh warning to Iran on Monday following an Iranian attack that killed two Bangladeshi nationals in the kingdom. The Saudi government is condemning the recent "Iranian attacks against the Kingdom and the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council, as well as a number of Arab, Islamic, and friendly countries, which cannot be accepted or justified under any circumstances," according to a Monday statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs posted on X... Continue Reading »

The FBI is expanding its criminal probe into suspected election irregularities, secretly obtaining a large tranche of voting records from Arizona's largest county with a recent grand jury subpoena, multiple people familiar with the probe told Just the News. The sources, who spoke only on condition of anonymity because of the secrecy of the grand jury probe, said FBI agents are receiving gigabytes of electronic election data from Maricopa County, about a month after the bureau first disclosed an investigation into election irregularities by raiding a warehouse near Atlanta and seizing ballots from the 2020 election conducted in Fulton County, Georgia's largest metropolis... Continue Reading »

A few major airports across the country experienced long security lines for several hours on Sunday as unpaid staffers with the Transportation Security Administration called out of work amid the partial government shutdown. The shutdown has directly affected the Department of Homeland Security and its agencies, including TSA, since Feb. 14... Continue Reading »

The California Department of Motor Vehicles said the federal government is requiring approximately 13,000 non-domiciled commercial truck drivers statewide to have their licenses revoked, effective immediately. CBS News Sacramento first reported the news in November of last year, which the state said came following the discovery that the expiration dates on the licenses had passed the immigrant drivers' legally allotted time to stay in the U.S... Continue Reading »

New data showed childhood obesity has hit a record high in recent years, while federal changes such as cuts to food assistance programs and a revamped food pyramid reignite debates over how to handle the issue. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report late last month showed more than 1 in 5 U.S. children and teenagers were obese between 2021 to 2023, compared to only 5.2 percent between 1971-1974. The number of children with severe obesity in recent years has hit 7 percent... Continue Reading »

The eldest son of Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. took a swipe at the former Democratic presidents who paid tribute to his father during a memorial service on Friday. "I listened for several hours to three United States presidents who do not know Jesse Jackson," Jesse Jackson Jr., the late reverend's eldest son and a former congressman seeking to win back his seat in Congress in this fall's midterm elections, said on Saturday at Jackson's final memorial service at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition's headquarters on the South Side of Chicago... Continue Reading »

A US soldier died after sustaining injuries during an attack last week in Saudi Arabia, the military said, bringing the number of American troops killed in the Iran war to seven. The military on Monday identified the service member as Army Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington, 26, of Glendale, Kentucky. Pennington, who was injured at Prince Sultan Air Base, was assigned to 1st Space Battalion, 1st Space Brigade, a unit within Army Space and Missile Defense Command... Continue Reading »

The U.S. has intercepted encrypted communications believed to have originated in Iran that may serve as "an operational trigger" for "sleeper assets" outside the country, according to a federal government alert sent to law enforcement agencies. The alert, reviewed by ABC News, cites "preliminary signals analysis" of a transmission "likely of Iranian origin" that was relayed across multiple countries shortly after the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran, was killed in a U.S.-Israeli attack on Feb. 28... Continue Reading »

Iran has named a son of its late supreme leader as his successor. U.S. President Donald Trump already had expressed disdain for Mojtaba Khamenei, calling him "unacceptable." The Islamic Republic's war strategy now has a new commander, and the powerful paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has pledged allegiance. Oil prices shot above $100 a barrel. Both sides in the war struck new targets over the weekend, including civilian ones. Bahrain accused Iran of hitting one of the desalination plants that are crucial for drinking water in Gulf countries. Israel struck oil depots in Tehran, sending up thick smoke and causing environmental alerts... Continue Reading »

For all of the tumult and disruption that's accompanied President Donald Trump's return to the White House, his base — his voters and supporters in the diverse right-wing media ecosystem — has been his rock. No matter how nasty and accurate the criticisms he faces, Trump's base continues to treat him as the powerful, popular president he envisions himself to be. If he says he's doing a great job, they're right there to agree. But that is getting much harder than it used to be... Continue Reading »

Iran has named Mojtaba Khamenei as its new supreme leader, about a week after the assassination of his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in joint United States-Israeli strikes that have plunged the entire region into a sprawling war. The Assembly of Experts named the 56-year-old, who will now be charged with leading Iran through the biggest crisis in its 47-year history, as his father's successor on Sunday. Continue Reading »

Iran named Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his slain father as supreme leader on Monday (Mar 9), signalling that hardliners remain firmly in charge and appearing to close off any path to a swift end to war in the Middle East. The prospect that the disruption to global energy supplies - already one of the most severe in history - could last longer than previously expected sent oil prices surging in record leaps, and global stock markets went into a nosedive. Continue Reading »

Mojtaba Khamenei — the son of slain Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei — has been tapped as the regime's next supreme leader, Iranian state media announced Sunday. The 56-year-old new leader — who has been dismissed by President Trump as a "lightweight" — was chosen by the nation's elite clerical panel known as the Assembly of Experts just eight days after his 86-year-old father was killed in US-Israeli strikes on his Tehran compound during Operation Epic Fury. Continue Reading »

A federal judge on Saturday voided layoffs at Voice of America (VOA) while also ruling that the U.S. Agency for Global Media's (USAGM) acting CEO, Kari Lake, unlawfully ran the independent federal agency. U.S. District Court of Washington, D.C., Judge Royce Lamberth wrote that Lake oversaw the media agency in violation of the Constitution's appointments clause and the Federal Vacancies Reform Act. Lamberth's ruling comes after VOA's White House bureau chief Patsy Widakuswara filed the lawsuit last year. President Trump nominated Lake to be senior adviser to acting CEO Victor Morales in February 2025. Morales designated Lake "to perform the functions and responsibilities specified" to 19 out of the 22 duties that the CEO assigns," Lamberth wrote. By July, she was made acting CEO and "exercised control over the agency during the period relevant to the motions." Continue Reading »

A federal judge on Saturday voided mass layoffs at Voice of America after ruling Kari Lake's appointment invalid, a major rejection of President Donald Trump's attempts to dismantle the government-funded news group. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth, in a 17-page opinion, concluded that Lake was ineligible to serve as the acting CEO of U.S. Agency for Global Media, VOA's parent agency, after being elevated to the position on July 31, 2025, in an "acting capacity" and without Senate confirmation. Lake later relinquished the position on Nov. 19, 2025. The judge determined that any actions Lake took in that four-month time frame must be treated as "void," including an Aug. 29, 2025, reduction in USAGM's workforce. Lamberth said Trump's decision to have Lake lead the agency without Senate confirmation or the appropriate procedures required "an unlawful effort to transform Lake into the CEO of U.S. Agency for Global Media in all but name." Continue Reading »

Civic friendship is not sentimental. It is practical. It reflects the understanding that self-government requires both conviction and restraint. Continue Reading »

New York's Medicaid Program Under Federal Investigation For Alleged Fraud Authored by Sylvia Xu via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Dr. Mehmet Oz launched a federal investigation into New York’s Medicaid program on March 3, citing the unusual spending trend in the state. Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, speaks at a press conference in the Library of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington on Feb. 25, 2026. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times “Heart surgeons are trained to look at the numbers. When something doesn’t add up, you don’t ignore it; you investigate,” Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and a former heart surgeon, said in a video posted on X. “Right now, the numbers coming out of New York’s Medicaid program don’t add up,” he said. New York far outspends other states on its Medicaid program, both on a statewide and per beneficiary basis, according to Oz’s letter to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. Numbers New York’s Medicaid program spends more than $90 billion a year, the second-highest total in the nation, Oz said. That’s roughly 10 percent of the nation’s $900 billion in Medicaid ... Continue Reading »

"Let Them Keep Playing Games": Iran Warns Of $200 Crude Oil G-7 finance ministers are holding an emergency meeting on Monday morning to discuss options to cap skyrocketing energy prices, with Brent and WTI trading in triple-digit territory as the Middle East conflict threatens to unleash a global energy shock. As the U.S.-Iran conflict intensifies heading into the new week, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has warned of $200-a-barrel oil. IRGC spokesman Ebrahim Zolfighari said on Monday that the U.S. has begun a new chapter in the conflict by targeting Iran's energy infrastructure. "If they can afford the price of oil at $200 per barrel, let them keep playing this game," Zolfighari said in a video message posted by Al Jazeera on X. “If they can afford the price of oil at $200 per barrel, let them keep playing this game.” The spokesman for a wing of the IRGC, Ebrahim Zolfighari, says the US has opened a new chapter in the war by bombing Iran’s energy infrastructure. pic.twitter.com/UNy21beiAj — Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) March 9, 2026 Over the weekend, Israeli strikes on major oil facilities around Tehran, combined with production shut-ins by major Gulf ... Continue Reading »

Key Events This Week: CPI, PCE, ADP, Durable Goods And More With the Fed in their self-imposed blackout period, the economic data will get a chance to do the talking ahead of the March 18th FOMC meeting. Of particular note will be the inflation data, namely Wednesday’s CPI report for February and Friday’s core PCE reading for January, but there will also be some scattered labor market data to help put context around last Friday’s disappointing February employment report. Of course, all of that assumes that traders can be dragged away from the latest Iran war headlines fro more than 5 minutes.  Turning to this week's main event, the February CPI report will get top billing. DB's expectations are for a 1.0% increase in energy prices to boost headline CPI (+0.27% forecast vs. +0.17% previous) relative to core (+0.24% vs. +0.30%). This translates to a year-over-year rate of 2.40% (vs. 2.39% previous), while the latter would tick down by 4bps to 2.46%. Within the CPI basket, DB looks for tariff-related strength in core goods, particularly apparel. In addition, recent gains in wholesale used car prices have the potential to begin ... Continue Reading »

G-7 Leaders Reject SPR Release Plan, But 'Stand Ready' After Initial Jawbone Efforts Fade Update (1055ET): G-7 finance ministers used headlines in Asia, including calls for a meeting to discuss an SPR release, as a purely performative attempt to calm chaotic energy markets. Now that the emergency meeting is over, the group of leaders failed to agree on releasing crude supplies. Those headlines briefly hit Brent down from around $119/bbl to near $100, but once again, it appears to have been little more than a circus act as world leaders stare directly into what could become an energy shock. France said the G-7 is not yet prepared to move forward with a coordinated release of SPR in response to Operation Epic Fury, which has unleashed chaos across the Middle East.  French Finance Minister Roland Lescure told the other ministers that the group stands ready to take whatever steps are necessary to stabilize conditions and is closely monitoring developments, including the possible use of the SPR. "We agreed on following the situation very closely, we are ready to take all necessary measures including using strategic reserves to stabilize the market," Lescure said after the meeting, quoted ... Continue Reading »

Trump Cabinet Members Allegedly Buying Nuclear Bunkers Via Modernity.news, The Iran conflict has ignited a massive surge in demand for nuclear-proof bunkers across America, with even top Trump administration officials securing their own underground fortresses amid whispers of World War Three. As The Telegraph reports, Ron Hubbard, owner of Atlas Survival Shelters, reports being “inundated with calls” since the conflict erupted, with enquiries spiking “tenfold.” The Texas-based company, which builds everything from $20,000 basic shelters to multimillion-dollar compounds, is reaping a harvest from the heightened tensions. Hubbard revealed that two senior Trump Cabinet members are new customers. “One of them texted me yesterday, asking me: ‘When will my bunker be ready?’” he said. These bunkers boast hardened steel construction, armoured blast doors, air purification systems, and luxuries like cinemas, pools, and gun ranges—designed to withstand drone strikes or worse. Yet Hubbard is blunt about limits: “No bunker in the world is designed to withstand a bunker buster from an American bomber. I’m sorry you just can’t make a bunker strong enough.” He added: “If the Americans want you dead, you’re dead. I don’t think any bunker in the world can protect you from an American that wants to kill you.” The ... Continue Reading »

Oklo And Centrus Signal Progress On America's Nuclear Fuel-Chain Bottleneck Oklo and Centrus Energy announced they have agreed to pursue a joint venture focused on deconversion services for high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) and the advancement of related fuel-cycle technologies and supply chains. The JV would operate at Centrus’ Piketon site in Ohio, co-located with the existing enrichment facility and adjacent to Oklo’s planned 1.2 GW power campus. Centrus also recently started expansion efforts at their site and was awarded $900 million to support their HALEU project. The language being used by company leadership to describe the goals of the JV points to their intentions of pursuing the establishment of a Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus (NLIC) in Ohio. CEO and co-founder of Oklo Jacob DeWitte stated: “This framework supports deeper discussions with Centrus on potential pathways to expand deconversion capacity, strengthen domestic supply chains, and advance a more efficient fuel-cycle model that operates from the same location.” The NLIC program is a push by the DOE to incentivize state governments to host the various stages of the nuclear fuel chain within their borders. States like Texas, Tennessee, and Ohio are getting the message. Other anti-nuclear ... Continue Reading »

Dem Leaders Can't Explain Past Support For Unilateral Presidential War Powers Authored by Jonathan Turley, In Rage and the Republic, I quote former Rep. Jaamal Bowman (D., N.Y.) as capturing the essence of an age of rage when a colleague asked him to stop yelling outside of the House floor. Bowman responded, “I was screaming before you interrupted me.” Bowman’s statement came to mind this week when Democratic members were miffed when they were interrupted in tirades over war powers with questions about their prior support for unilateral attacks by Democratic presidents. Leaders like Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D., Cal.) and Sen. Adam Schiff (D., Cal.) struggled to explain their prior support for President Barack Obama in doing precisely that in Libya with embarrassing results. The greatest face plant may have been Schiff’s appearance on “Real Time” with host Bill Maher. After Schiff denounced any attack without prior congressional approval, Maher read “This statement from the administration: ‘The president had the constitutional authority to direct the use of military force because he could reasonably determine that such use of force was in the national interest.’” He then asked Schiff, “That’s too vague for you?” Schiff responded, ... Continue Reading »

Hims & Hers Erupts In Epic Squeeze As Novo Nordisk Ends GLP-1 Feud Novo Nordisk confirmed Monday morning that its months-long GLP-1 feud with telehealth firm Hims & Hers Health has, at least for now, been put on ice, with the Danish drugmaker set to sell Wegovy and Ozempic through HIMS' platform by the end of the month. The feud's end was first reported by Bloomberg late Friday and has sparked a panic short squeeze in heavily shorted HIMS shares in New York premarket trading. Bloomberg headlines crossed around 8:30 a.m. ET, stating that HIMS will no longer offer knockoff GLP-1 drugs on its telehealth platform and will instead offer NOVO's GLP-1 shots and the Wegovy pill. In return, NOVO has withdrawn its patent infringement lawsuit against Hims. "We see tremendous growth opportunities in the US with the expanding assortment of branded GLP-1 medications," said HIMS CEO Andrew Dudum. Dudum continued, "I'm excited to have a great partner in Novo Nordisk as we work to create a new model that works for everyday people. This collaboration reflects what's possible globally when drugmakers, biotech companies, and diagnostic leaders partner with consumer platforms to ... Continue Reading »

Iran Says 'No Room' for Talks As US Seeks To 'Partition Country, Take Oil' - New Hardline Ayatollah Takes Command Summary: Trump Truth Social post calls for Australia to give Iran National Woman's Soccer team Asylum, but it remains unclear if the whole team is actually requesting it, or if individuals are. Iranian official to Al Jazeera: "we are able to continue the war for a long time and there is no room for diplomacy now." G7 'closely monitoring' energy markets, 'ready' to take necessary measures, including poss oil stockpile release. Younger, reportedly more 'hardline' Ayatollah takes command as regime stability continues: Military and political elites have pledged allegiance to Mojtaba Khamenei, who replaces his slain father as supreme leader and is viewed as a figure favored by the IRGC. Offramp, or more global shock & pain ahead? Trump after seeing oil prices: Short term oil prices, which will drop rapidly when the destruction of the Iran nuclear threat is over, is a very small price to pay for U.S.A., and World, ONLY FOOLS WOULD THINK DIFFERENTLY! Threat of whole regional war ongoing: Turkey says second Iranian ballistic missile shot down by NATO defenses in airspace, but ... Continue Reading »

Dem Lawmakers Demand Probe Into Pentagon Officials Saying Iran War 'God's Divine Plan' Via The Cradle Dozens of US Democratic lawmakers have called for an investigation into allegations that military commanders are portraying the war on Iran as part of biblical prophecy, according to reporting by Military.com, citing complaints from service members and a letter sent to the Department of War inspector general last week. The request follows hundreds of reports that officers told troops the campaign against Iran is "divinely ordained" and that President Donald Trump has been "anointed by Jesus". Image source: White House Lawmakers warned that invoking religious prophecy to justify military operations could violate constitutional protections and War Department rules requiring religious neutrality. The controversy began after an anonymous non-commissioned officer contacted the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) on behalf of several soldiers in a unit stationed outside the Iran combat zone.  The individual wrote that a commander urged personnel to view the war as "all part of God’s divine plan," while citing passages from the Book of Revelation. According to the complaint, the officer told troops that "President Trump has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause ... Continue Reading »

Futures Tumble But Off Session Lows On Expectations Of Global SPR Release US futures tumbled and oil surged as the war in Iran showed little sign of deescalating over the weekend and led to more major Middle East producers curbing output. Still, futures retraced more than 50% off the overnight lows as WTI nearly touched $120 overnight, the highest since 2022, before dropping back to around $100 after a report G7 countries may release 300 million to 400 million barrels, or around 25% to 30% of the 1.2 billion barrels in strategic reserve. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures are down 1%, although well off session lows, having tumbled as much as 2% earlier before the SPR news hit; in pre-market trading, Mag7 names are weaker, but certain AI plays are positive pre-mkt with Energy the standout sector and Defense bid higher, too. Generally, Defensives over Cyclicals. Bonds deepened losses while the dollar hit its highest level since January. Bond yields are higher, bear flattening, but Treasuries are outperforming global peers with European bonds in freefall due to fears of a spike in inflation driven by higher gas prices; Commodities are stronger led by ... Continue Reading »

As War Rages In Iran, UK MoD Surveys Troops On Wearing Makeup And Nail Polish Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, While flames engulf Iranian oil depots following U.S. and Israeli strikes, and Iran retaliates with missiles targeting the UAE and Israel, the UK Ministry of Defence has sparked backlash by circulating a survey to troops about relaxing appearance standards. The questionnaire asks if male soldiers should be allowed to wear makeup, nail polish, and longer hair, ridiculously framing it as a push toward “gender-free” policies. The timing of this clownish behaviour couldn’t be worse. The survey, originating from Army HQ in Andover, proposes uniform rules on hair, jewelry, and even facial aesthetics like fillers and microblading for all genders. As war rages in Iran, woke MoD asks troops: 'Guys, do you want to wear make-up and nail polish?' https://t.co/VncN09Cn5b — Daily Mail (@DailyMail) March 8, 2026 The review builds on recent shifts in UK military policies. In 2024, the Army reversed a long-standing ban on beards. Back in 2019, then-Defence Secretary Ben Wallace floated allowing men to use camouflage-colored makeup. And in 2017, instructions emphasized avoiding gender-specific language like “best man for the job.” Shadow Defence Minister ... Continue Reading »

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Temporary Protected Status For Over 300,000 Haitians Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court’s ruling that the Department of Homeland Security had unlawfully terminated the Temporary Protected Status designation for several hundred thousand Haitians living in the United States. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security in Washington on Feb. 17, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times In a 2–1 split decision issued on March 6, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit denied the Trump administration’s emergency request to suspend a lower court order that had blocked the termination of Haiti’s Temporary Protected Status (TPS). The decision leaves in place protections for about 330,000 Haitian nationals while the underlying legal challenge proceeds. The majority argued that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) failed to prove that it would suffer irreparable harm if the lower court’s order were allowed to stand. The plaintiffs, Haitian TPS recipients who sued to prevent the revocation of the humanitarian immigration status, would face “substantial and well documented harms,” the majority wrote. “As the district court detailed at length, the termination of TPS would ... Continue Reading »

US Home Relistings Hit Record High As Spring Buying Season Kicks Off, And One-Third Are Cheaper Around 45,000 homes that were delisted in 2025 were back on the market in January - marking the highest relisting numbers since 2016 when Redfin began tracking.  Delistings soared in 2025 after sellers began to outnumber buyers, and decided to take their homes off the market to take another bite at the apple this spring. Overall delistings hit a record high of 112,788 in December, while relistings this year represented 3.6% of all homes on the market.  "Many sellers who pulled their homes off the market last year are relisting now in hopes of capitalizing on spring homebuying season," Redfin Austin, Texas, agent Andrew Vallejo said in the report. The company's senior economist, Asad Khan noted that while the spring is usually good when it comes to potential buyers, they may still be able to negotiate. "Some sellers will be more flexible on price when they relist since they’ve already been burned once," said Asad, adding "Buyers shouldn’t be shy about asking for concessions. Even if the list price is high on paper, the seller may be open to negotiating." Meanwhile, one-third of the homes reslisted in January ... Continue Reading »

Hungary Detains Ukrainians Transporting Tens Of Millions In Cash & Gold Authored by Thomas Brooke via REMIX, Hungarian authorities have detained seven Ukrainian citizens and seized tens of millions of dollars, euros, and gold that were being transported through the country in armored vehicles, triggering the latest diplomatic dispute between Budapest and Kyiv. Hungary’s National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) confirmed on Friday that criminal proceedings had been launched on suspicion of money laundering following an operation carried out on March 5. Authorities intercepted two armored cash-transport vehicles traveling through Hungary from Austria toward Ukraine. According to the Hungarian authorities, the vehicles were carrying approximately $40 million, €35 million in cash, and 9 kilograms of gold. Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said the case raised serious questions about the movement of large quantities of physical cash through the country. “Since January, a total of $900 million and €420 million in cash has been transported through Hungary, and 146 kilograms of gold bars have also been transported through the country,” he said, as cited by Magyar Hírlap. “We have a number of serious questions about this. First of all, this is a huge amount of cash, ... Continue Reading »

Iran Picks Khamenei's Son As Next Supreme Leader Update (1745ET): As was rumored and widely expected, the son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Mojtaba, will become Iran’s next supreme leader, Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency announced, taking over after his father was killed in an attack by the US and Israel. Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, is the third person to lead the Islamic Republic and the first example of hereditary succession since the overthrow of the Pahlavi monarchy in the 1979 revolution. In other words, it appears that Iran overthrew a monarchy 47 years ago to institute a... monarchy. Iran’s Assembly of Experts elected the country’s next supreme leader in a “decisive vote,” according to Fars. The vote took place hours before the result was made public.  The younger Khamenei was born in the holy city of Mashhad in Iran’s northeast in 1969 as the family’s second-oldest son. He fought briefly in the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war that consolidated his father’s rise to power and became a cleric, studying at Iran’s main religious seminary city of Qom, according to Encyclopedia Britannica. The clip below shows Mojtaba Khamenei announced as Iran’s new Supreme Leader in Tehran’s Vanak Square. WATCH: ... Continue Reading »

Why Nuclear Energy Is More Vital Than Ever As geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have escalated into direct conflict involving Iran, the global energy market is once again reminded of its precarious dependence on critical chokepoints. Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz slowed to a crawl amid threats and attacks, while QatarEnergy halted LNG production following strikes on its facilities. Oil prices jumped… *BRENT OIL SURGES 13% TO $82 A BARREL AT OPEN AFTER IRAN STRIKES https://t.co/yD07qFkNk4 — zerohedge (@zerohedge) March 1, 2026 ...and European natural gas benchmarks surged by as much as 45-50% in a single day. *EUROPE GAS PRICES SURGE 50% AFTER QATARI LNG PRODUCTION HALTS https://t.co/NZImdHqf6A — zerohedge (@zerohedge) March 2, 2026 For economies reliant on imported fossil fuels, it’s a stark warning. In contrast, nuclear power plants around the world continue to hum along largely unaffected, chugging steadily forward while fossil markets panic. With fuel assemblies stockpiled for one to two years or more of operation, nuclear facilities don’t rely on daily tanker shipments or volatile global supply chains. Their high capacity factors provide consistent baseload power regardless of weather, politics, or the status of distant straits. This resilience stands in sharp ... Continue Reading »

Rep. Darrell Issa Ends Reelection Bid After California Redistricting Authored by Bill Pan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) said he will not seek reelection in his southern California district, which had been redrawn to favor Democrats in last year’s redistricting. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) speaks at a hearing on oversight of the Federal Trade Commission in Washington on July 13, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times On March 6, the longtime congressman announced, shortly after the candidate filing deadline passed, that he would retire at the end of his term. “This decision has been on my mind for a while, and I didn’t make it lightly,” Issa said in a statement announcing the end of his reelection bid. Issa said he had built a strong campaign operation, enjoyed broad support, and believed polling showed he could win. But after roughly a quarter-century in Congress and another quarter-century in business, he said it was time “for a new chapter and new challenges.” “First, we built the right campaign infrastructure, support has been overwhelming—including from President [Donald] Trump—and our polling was unmistakable: We would win this race. But after a quarter-century in Congress—and ... Continue Reading »

India To US: We Don't Need Permission To Buy Russian Oil India has really been walking a careful geopolitical tight-rope, wanting keep relations on good terms with the Trump administration, but also wanting to defend its energy sovereignty and decision-making. On Saturday the government issued a somewhat surprisingly feisty statement, in terms of its tone, after the United States just granted a sanctions waiver that allows for Russian oil shipments currently stranded at sea to be unloaded to Indian buyers. India's Press Information Bureau wants the world to know New Delhi was never dependent on "a short-term waiver" to buy Russian oil. This is clearly a bit of a loud brush-off to Washington, and Moscow is certainly going to welcome it: "India has never depended on permission from any country to buy Russian oil," the government said in a statement. And further, as the AFP also reports, the New Delhi statement reminded the West: "India is still importing Russian oil even in February 2026, and Russia is still India’s largest crude oil supplier." via MR online Meanwhile in Washington US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has clearly indicated the Trump administration is considering lifting sanctions on more Russian ... Continue Reading »

Kurds Do Not 'Trust' US To Use Them As Proxy Force Against Iran This should be obvious to any observer of Middle East history and US foreign policy over the last half-century, but a new Axios report cited Kurdish officials who say they don't 'trust' the United States, especially in wake of recent reports suggesting the Kurds will be used as proxy ground forces against Iran.  Iraq's Kurds have already made clear they oppose joining the US-Israeli attacks on Iran and warn they could face severe Iranian retaliation without ground or air defense support, Axios reported Saturday. Source: Intrepid Times An earlier CNN report claimed the CIA began working to arm Kurdish forces hostile to the Islamic Republic of Iran after the United States and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury. Initially, President Trump openly voiced support for Kurdish involvement in the conflict but then soon reversed that position on Saturday. "The Kurds must not be the tip of the spear in this conflict," Axios reported, citing a senior official from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), which is the semi-autonomous region in northeastern Iraq. The Iraqi Kurds are "staying neutral" because "there is no clarity" on ... Continue Reading »