Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) on Sunday condemned the Trump administration’s “horrible decision” to lift some sanctions on Russian oil amid the war with Iran. “I think this is a terrible decision, but it’s one of those decisions that comes with the unpredictability of war,” Schiff told NBC News’ Christine Welker. Source: https://thehill.com/business/5785023-schiff-slams-trump-russia-sanctions-lifting/
Formula 1 has canceled next month’s grand prix races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia due to the ongoing conflict with Iran, the sport’s governing body confirmed on Saturday. Officials said in a statement ahead of the Shanghai Chinese Grand Prix that the decision was made after “careful evaluation.” Source: https://thehill.com/policy/international/5784725-middle-east-conflict-f1-cancellation/
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Global oil markets recorded their biggest price swings in history this week after the US-Israeli war on Iran blocked the flow of Middle Eastern crude through the Strait of Hormuz. The narrow waterway south of Iran is one of the world’s most important trade arteries, through which one-fifth of the world’s oil and marine gas
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said “there will be more casualties” in the ongoing U.S. campaign against Iran, adding, “So far, seven U.S. troops have been killed in combat.” “The president was right to say there would be casualties. These things don’t happen without casualties,” Hegseth said in an interview aired on the 19th. Source:
Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mike Mullen said he was concerned about the possibility of a continuation of the U.S. conflict in Iran, where seven U.S. service members have been killed as of Sunday. “We have friends and allies. We have a great global economy. Source: https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5774160-iran-us-escalation-concerns/
Conflict in the Middle East is disrupting shipping across the region, including the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes. Maritime traffic through the strait, a narrow waterway linking the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, has been effectively closed since the offensive against Iran began. Some ships have been diverted
Former CIA Director John Brennan said Monday that the Trump administration is “making things up” to justify military action against Iran. “But what we’ve seen over the last few days has been a devastating attack on Iran,” Brennan said on MS NOW’s “The Weeknight.” “And the Iranian government, the Iranian regime is not relenting at
As conflict in the Middle East continues to escalate, we want to hear how people living, working or traveling in the region have been affected. If you are in the area or have been affected in any other way, please contact us. We’d love to hear from you, but please keep in mind that your
Tehran-Iran will respond proportionally to recent attacks on tankers in the Red Sea, but first it will investigate who is behind the incident, a government spokesman said. Iranian media said Friday that an explosion of 60 miles from Saudi Arabian port city, Jeddah, caused the country's oil company's tanker to strike a terrorist attack. Iran's