Experts suggest that a blockade by Trump could be leading Iran to sell oil in the Gulf.

Tensions escalate as US and Iran engage in conflict in the Strait of Hormuz, blockade persists With Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino at the forefront, coverage focuses on the escalating U.S.-Iran tensions in the Strait of Hormuz. This includes recent U.S. airstrikes on tankers attempting to navigate the Iranian blockade. While President Trump has referred […]
Iran Claims Ceasefire Violated Following U.S. Actions, IRGC Set to Launch Attacks

US-Iran Tensions Escalate Amid Self-Defense Claims A representative from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) accused the United States on Friday of conducting what they termed a “self-defense attack” to safeguard U.S. interests in the region. They claimed this action caused “significant damage” in retaliation. The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), which oversees military operations in […]
ACHE MAN: Iran Conflict Takes Unfortunate Turn For Trump In Financial Markets

Understanding Wall Street’s Response to Trump’s Policies One of the notable memes during President Trump’s second term is “TACO,” which stands for Trump Always Chickens Out. In April 2025, on Liberation Day, investors on Wall Street initiated what they call a TACO transaction. Essentially, they bought stock whenever the market dipped due to Trump’s announcement […]
Trump cautions Iran about the consequences if a deal to end the war is not achieved, along with other major news.

Morning Briefing Top News 1. President Trump warns Iran will face “tremendous pain” if they don’t finalize a nuclear deal. 2. Locked box in California reveals unopened ballots. 3. The Nancy Guthrie case raises intriguing questions regarding a theory linked to Mexico. Additional Updates Assassination Defense — A significant ruling is anticipated in the long-running […]
Kent states US intelligence officials concurred prior to the war that Iran was not pursuing nuclear development.

Joe Kent’s Insights on U.S. Intel and the Iran War Joe Kent, who previously led the National Counterterrorism Center, expressed concerns on X regarding the U.S. intelligence community’s stance before the war with Iran. He stated that prior to the conflict’s onset, intelligence agencies, including the CIA, had reached a consensus that Iran was not […]
Trump states the Iran conflict is finished, but a tougher challenge might be starting now.

Update on U.S.-Iran Hostilities: A Ceased Conflict or Continuing Struggle? On May 1, President Donald Trump notified Congressional leaders that hostilities with Iran have officially ended. This declaration came right on schedule, as required by law. The ceasefire declared on April 7 is still in effect, and notably, there haven’t been any confrontations between U.S. […]
Rep Tom Barrett parts ways with Trump on Iran conflict during challenging re-election campaign

KT McFarland Discusses Iran Nuclear Deal and China’s Influence Former National Security Adviser KT McFarland offered her insights on the U.S. peace initiative with Iran. She underscored Iran’s history of disregarding agreements and emphasized the importance of “immediate inspections” in any nuclear arrangement. Additionally, McFarland pointed out China’s keen interest in Iranian oil and its […]
Joe Rogan believes Trump might use UFO revelations to divert attention from the conflict in Iran.

Trump May Use UFO Disclosure as a Distraction, Says Joe Rogan On a recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, podcaster Joe Rogan discussed with Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) the possibility that President Donald Trump might soon reveal classified information regarding unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs), commonly referred to as UFOs. Rogan suggested this disclosure could […]
USD/JPY rebounds from 155.00 as optimism about Iran diminishes, NFP Friday approaches

The dollar/yen climbed to nearly 156.90 on Thursday, reflecting a roughly 0.4% increase following a drop to 155.04 on Wednesday, the lowest it had been since early February. This decline breached the peak set in late April and the subsequent consolidation around 160.70, which resulted in a string of strong bearish candlesticks until the pair […]
US conducts ‘self-defense’ attacks in Iran following targeting of Navy destroyers, official maintains cease-fire remains in effect: report

On Thursday, the U.S. military executed a series of defensive strikes against Iranian ports. This came after Iran reportedly carried out an unprovoked attack on a U.S. Navy ship navigating the Strait of Hormuz, according to officials. The U.S. Central Command reported that the action was a response to intercepting three missile destroyers in the […]