🇺🇸❗🇮🇷 US President Trump's PROJECT FREEDOM was a bust for a reason, Saudi Arabia rejected the use of its airbases and airspaces.
CNN reported that out of the 1,600 stuck in the Strait of Hormuz, 'only two ships were guided through'.
The strongest military in the world managed two ships through the Strait of Hormuz.
CNN reported that out of the 1,600 stuck in the Strait of Hormuz, 'only two ships were guided through'.
The strongest military in the world managed two ships through the Strait of Hormuz.
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🇫🇷 France rules out lifting Iran sanctions while Hormuz blocked
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot ruled out on Thursday lifting any international sanctions on Iran as long as the Strait of Hormuz remained blocked.
Barrot told France’s RTL radio that Iran, “or at least the Iranian regime,” was seeking sanctions relief from the United States in return for steps on its nuclear program.
“But it is out of the question that the slightest sanction could be lifted as long as a strait like Hormuz is blocked,” he said.
Report by Iran International
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot ruled out on Thursday lifting any international sanctions on Iran as long as the Strait of Hormuz remained blocked.
Barrot told France’s RTL radio that Iran, “or at least the Iranian regime,” was seeking sanctions relief from the United States in return for steps on its nuclear program.
“But it is out of the question that the slightest sanction could be lifted as long as a strait like Hormuz is blocked,” he said.
Report by Iran International
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🇷🇺 Russian drone hits Latvian oil storage facility.
Luckily the storage tanks were empty.
Luckily the storage tanks were empty.
🇮🇷❗ Due to a US naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran is facing a severe oil storage crisis and may be forced to shut down oil wells permanently before June 2026.
Recent reports indicate that storage is expected to fill in 40–45 days, prompting fears of "irreversible" damage to, and the abandonment of, older wells.
Recent reports indicate that storage is expected to fill in 40–45 days, prompting fears of "irreversible" damage to, and the abandonment of, older wells.
🇮🇷⚡❗ Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian says he met recently with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, state media reports, offering a first public account of him meeting Khamenei after the latter suffered severe wounds at the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran.
Khamenei has not been seen in public or in any video statements since he took on the role following the killing of his father in an Israeli airstrike in February.
The meeting was marked by a “humble and deeply cordial” atmosphere, Pezeshkian is reported as saying.
- Times of Israel
Khamenei has not been seen in public or in any video statements since he took on the role following the killing of his father in an Israeli airstrike in February.
The meeting was marked by a “humble and deeply cordial” atmosphere, Pezeshkian is reported as saying.
- Times of Israel
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🇷🇺❗⚡ Russia’s 81st Victory Day Parade Goes Hardware-Free Amid Ukraine War
Moscow’s iconic May 9 Victory Day parade will take place without tanks, missiles or armored vehicles for the first time in nearly two decades.
Citing the “current operational situation,” the Defense Ministry has scrapped the traditional heavy equipment column, a hallmark of Kremlin military displays.
Foot soldiers and an aerial flyover will remain. The scaled-back event on the 81st anniversary of Soviet victory over Nazi Germany underscores the strain of the Ukraine conflict, with much equipment committed to the front and heightened fears of Ukrainian strikes on the capital.
A symbolic shift for Russia's signature spectacle.
Moscow’s iconic May 9 Victory Day parade will take place without tanks, missiles or armored vehicles for the first time in nearly two decades.
Citing the “current operational situation,” the Defense Ministry has scrapped the traditional heavy equipment column, a hallmark of Kremlin military displays.
Foot soldiers and an aerial flyover will remain. The scaled-back event on the 81st anniversary of Soviet victory over Nazi Germany underscores the strain of the Ukraine conflict, with much equipment committed to the front and heightened fears of Ukrainian strikes on the capital.
A symbolic shift for Russia's signature spectacle.
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Pope Leo XIV welcomed US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to the Vatican, Thursday.
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🇨🇳 ⚡ In a stunning move amid a continued purge of its military, China on Thursday gave two former defense ministers suspended death sentences for corruption.
Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu were both convicted of bribery and given the death penalty with a two-year reprieve by the country’s military court, according to state media. The court announced that the two former generals’ sentences will be commuted to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole after two years.
Wei, 72, served as defense minister from 2018 to 2023. Li, 68, succeeded Wei and held the position for less than eight months in 2023. Both men were placed under investigation by the military’s anti-graft arm in 2023.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has taken his purge of the armed forces to the very top, most recently targeting his highest-ranked general with the removal in January of Zhang Youxia, who outranked Wei and Li and once oversaw the military’s day-to-day operations.
Xi’s shake-up has cut across a wide swath of China’s 2 million-strong People’s Liberation Army (PLA) –– with more than 100 officers potentially ousted since 2022.
Via CNN | 📸 Getty Images
Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu were both convicted of bribery and given the death penalty with a two-year reprieve by the country’s military court, according to state media. The court announced that the two former generals’ sentences will be commuted to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole after two years.
Wei, 72, served as defense minister from 2018 to 2023. Li, 68, succeeded Wei and held the position for less than eight months in 2023. Both men were placed under investigation by the military’s anti-graft arm in 2023.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has taken his purge of the armed forces to the very top, most recently targeting his highest-ranked general with the removal in January of Zhang Youxia, who outranked Wei and Li and once oversaw the military’s day-to-day operations.
Xi’s shake-up has cut across a wide swath of China’s 2 million-strong People’s Liberation Army (PLA) –– with more than 100 officers potentially ousted since 2022.
Via CNN | 📸 Getty Images
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🇺🇸⚡ World Health Organization (WHO)
There are now 7 confirmed hantavirus cases, including 3 deaths and 1 person critically ill, per WHO
Hantavirus was first discovered on MV Hondius during a 2026 expedition cruise. Originally linked to Patagonia excursions, the outbreak infected seven people and caused three deaths. Authorities monitored the ship near Cape Verde, investigating rare person-to-person transmission of the Andes strain while implementing strict isolation protocols to protect global health.
There are now 7 confirmed hantavirus cases, including 3 deaths and 1 person critically ill, per WHO
Hantavirus was first discovered on MV Hondius during a 2026 expedition cruise. Originally linked to Patagonia excursions, the outbreak infected seven people and caused three deaths. Authorities monitored the ship near Cape Verde, investigating rare person-to-person transmission of the Andes strain while implementing strict isolation protocols to protect global health.
🇺🇸⚡ Texas Congressman Joaquin Castrot request US government to stop playing blind eye to Israeli nuclear capabilities.
Wants everything revealed.
"For nearly six decades the U.S. has voluntarily remained in the dark on Israel's nuclear capabilities," he says
'THE AMBIGUITY ENDS NOW," he vows
He continued, 'There is too much at stake to accept ignorance. We are at war alongside Israel against Iran without knowing what their red lines are for using a nuclear weapon'
I led a group of 30 lawmakers to demand an end to the ambiguity.
Wants everything revealed.
"For nearly six decades the U.S. has voluntarily remained in the dark on Israel's nuclear capabilities," he says
'THE AMBIGUITY ENDS NOW," he vows
He continued, 'There is too much at stake to accept ignorance. We are at war alongside Israel against Iran without knowing what their red lines are for using a nuclear weapon'
I led a group of 30 lawmakers to demand an end to the ambiguity.
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🍆 🍑 ONLYFANS has a new Owner after founder's death
Yekaterina Chudnovsky has taken control of the business behind OnlyFans following the death of billionaire owner Leonid Radvinsky from cancer earlier this year.
Chudnovsky, 42, now owns at least 75% of shares and voting rights to OnlyFans’ parent company Fenix, as well as the right to appoint and remove a majority of Fenix's board, according to the filing.
A Northwestern undergrad and DePaul law graduate, Chudnovsky has spent her career outside the OnlyFans operation, though a source close to the couple previously told Forbes she was Radvinsky’s “de facto business partner.”
She is a corporate lawyer at a privately held tech firm, sits on the boards of Elicio Therapeutics and Immix Biopharma and serves as an adviser to the Rare Cancer Research Foundation, according to her bios on those organizations' websites.
Yekaterina Chudnovsky has taken control of the business behind OnlyFans following the death of billionaire owner Leonid Radvinsky from cancer earlier this year.
Chudnovsky, 42, now owns at least 75% of shares and voting rights to OnlyFans’ parent company Fenix, as well as the right to appoint and remove a majority of Fenix's board, according to the filing.
A Northwestern undergrad and DePaul law graduate, Chudnovsky has spent her career outside the OnlyFans operation, though a source close to the couple previously told Forbes she was Radvinsky’s “de facto business partner.”
She is a corporate lawyer at a privately held tech firm, sits on the boards of Elicio Therapeutics and Immix Biopharma and serves as an adviser to the Rare Cancer Research Foundation, according to her bios on those organizations' websites.
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