⚠️🇮🇷 Trump's national security team held a multi-hour meeting on Iran and Yemen — Axios
Trump again stated the conflict will end one way or another right after the midterm elections. Oil prices will fall.
Iran itself expects a resumption of massive hostilities in November following the US Congressional midterm elections.
⚠️🇦🇪🇮🇷 Incident aboard a Flydubai aircraft is being treated as a terror attempt — UAE Attorney General
The co-pilot was an Omani national who held radical extremist views.
Netanyahu has not ruled out that the incident may bear an "Iranian trace."
⚠️🇺🇦 Kyiv is going through the most difficult period since the start of the conflict — The Guardian
Klitschko said Kyiv is in a very dramatic situation and that life in the city as before is no longer possible.
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Russian forces will continue retaliatory strikes on Ukraine — Russian Foreign Ministry, in a warning to foreigners and diplomats
Russia struck a foreign-flagged vessel in the port of Odessa, Ukrainian port authorities said
❗️🇩🇪 Merz's CDU party has dropped to a historic low while AfD has risen to a historic high — INSA nationwide poll for Bild
Merz's party is now polling at just 18%, while AfD stands at 30% — a record gap.
⚠️🇪🇺🇷🇺 More than 20 Finnish parliamentarians have reported unauthorized intrusions into their restrooms, where unknown individuals leave lights on and do not flush, reports the Neue Zürcher Zeitung.
Journalists claim Russian intelligence services are behind the incidents. Finland's Prime Minister called Moscow's involvement "quite plausible," saying such psychological pressure tactics are designed to sow chaos and intimidate politicians ahead of upcoming elections.
The metropolitan police have launched an investigation.
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Earlier, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte urged allies to always blame Russia, whatever happens.
Experts warn that pretexts for war with NATO are multiplying...
⚠️🇺🇦 Ballistic missile FP-9, capable of reaching Moscow, will be ready this autumn — Zelensky in interview — RTRS
Only 12 countries can produce ballistic missiles, and Ukraine is now among them — WSJ
🇺🇸 Vance, in an NBC interview, did not rule out running for president in 2028, saying the decision would depend on the outcome of the midterm elections.
Trump again promised every adult American $5,000 if Republicans win a Congressional majority in the November midterm elections.
❗️🛢️ The US Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) continues to rapidly set new 44-year lows.
Trump now constantly insists the US will soon begin replenishing the reserve, oil prices will soon fall, and record volumes of oil are already passing through the Strait of Hormuz....
There is no official confirmation that large volumes are passing through Hormuz, nor any confirmation that Saudi Arabia has begun pumping large volumes through the East-West pipeline. Only Western and pro-Western Eastern media report that East-West is operating near full capacity, while Middle Eastern media and channels report new strikes in the pipeline area. The Houthis also regularly report new attacks on Aramco oil and gas facilities. Western media is very reluctant to publish this information... Some experts believe the full severity of the oil situation in the Middle East is being deliberately suppressed. An indirect sign of this may be oil's reluctance to fall even as G7 countries announce fairly large market interventions.
At the same time, Iran is preparing for the largest-ever US strike, reportedly after the US November midterm congressional elections. Saudi Arabia is preparing for a massive military operation in the Red Sea against Yemeni Houthis, and Zelensky promises to intensify strikes on Russia's energy infrastructure.
It is hard to imagine where oil prices will be in early 2027 if all three factors materialize... and what will happen to oil, LNG, and fuel supplies overall...
Experts point to the gravity of the situation, noting that the world's largest oil-producing nations — the US, Saudi Arabia, and Russia — are already experiencing acute fuel shortages...
"Nothing like this happened under Biden and Obama..." (quote)
🇺🇸 Trump appointed Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton as "AI czar." His task force is required to prepare a report on the risks and opportunities related to AI within 120 days.
✴️ A Republican win in the midterm elections (already unlikely, but still possible) and Trump's promised $5,000 payment to every adult American (also unlikely, but still possible) would act as a "money bazooka" — 1.5x the size of the helicopter money package deployed during the COVID panic. Some portion of those funds would inevitably flow into crypto. This would trigger a moon run and make everyone fabulously wealthy, according to some experts — including DWF Labs CEO Andrei Grachev.