Iran’s Bombshell: Israelis Made Attack on Mecca, Not the Houthis

Iran has challenged Saudi Arabia’s claim that the Houthis tried to target Mecca, warning that responsibility cannot be established simply from the interception of a drone near the holy city. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei condemned any threat to Mecca, Medina or Al-Aqsa but also invoked what Tehran describes as previous “false flag” operations aimed … Read more

Graham Russia Iran act waits for a signature. Top five oil buyers face up to 100% tariffs

House 262-159 Wednesday. Breakdown in one Indian desk: 203 Republicans, 58 Democrats, one Independent yes. Seven Republicans and 152 Democrats no. Senate already 86-11 in August. Named for the late Lindsey Graham. On Trump’s desk. Must tariff “up to 100 percent” goods from countries that, in the prior year, were among the five largest importers … Read more

Dem TIED in Florida Senate Race

During any election cycle, there are a lot of headlines that declare a “SHOCK POLL,” but the latest survey on the Florida Senate race has truly earned the title. Florida State Rep. Angie Nixon (D) wasn’t supposed to win her primary against Alex Vindman, who outspent her by over tenfold and had national name recognition. … Read more

Zelensky strikes Russian Kursk nuke power plant with a drone

This, combined with strikes on Russian refineries, will be the catalyst for WWIII. Iranian situation will be but a sidenote. JUST NOW: A drone struck the cooling tower of a reactor unit at Russia’s Kursk nuclear power plant, the IAEA confirmed. pic.twitter.com/igEUO6Yw2Q — WORLD NEWS (@_MAGA_NEWS_) September 18, 2026 The IAEA has been informed that … Read more

Steve Eisman of The Big Short is absolutely correct here, they’re trying to convince the government to bail out the trillions wasted on attempting to achieve AI

Steve Eisman of The Big Short is absolutely correct here, they're trying to convince the government to bail out the trillions wasted on attempting to achieve AI Now they know it's impossible and the lending has run dry. Sam Altman is a sociopath and LLMs only do what you tell… https://t.co/HnKo7zHBPx — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) September … Read more

Putin puts Nestlé and Auchan Russia units under temporary administration. L.E.V. Management takes the keys

Decree published Sept. 17. Kremlin talking Friday. Peskov: firms sit in “unfriendly” countries that he says are most active in the war and tied to attacks on Russian infrastructure. Peskov again. This is external management. “No other decisions have been made so far.” Workers were also cited. Recipient. L.E.V. Management. Registered 2024. Little public profile. … Read more

Fuel Protests Erupt! Midwest Preps for DIESEL CRISES After Refinery Disruption, Gas Stations Run Dry

A major refinery in the US Midwest went offline this week after a power outage, adding to global refining disruptions as US diesel prices reach record highs. Exxon Mobil shut its 275,000-barrel-a-day Joliet refinery in Illinois on Sunday after a power failure triggered the facility’s safety flare, Reuters reported. A Thursday filing also disclosed that … Read more

Iran Say Strait Closed until Trump Removed from Office

A senior Iranian political adviser said on Thursday that Iranian forces would not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were removed from power. Mohammad-Bagher Zolghadr said the continuing closure represented the beginning of Iran’s response to those responsible for the war against the country. Iranian … Read more

Is he a RINO Rove, and is he still relevant?

Karl Rove announces he will vote Democrat in fiery rebuke of GOP: ‘I’ll have no part of it’ Veteran GOP strategist Karl Rove on Wednesday published a scorching condemnation of the Republican Party, announcing in a Wall Street Journal editorial that he will vote Democratic in the Texas Railroad Commission race over “bigoted” Republican candidate … Read more

U.S. Markets to begin trading 23 hours a day, Monday-Friday, beginning on December 6

One hour to eat, no time to sleep. That’s real progress! https://t.co/x6ORekIbYQ — Barchart (@Barchart) September 18, 2026 The weekly cycle will kick off Sunday at 9 p.m. ET and run continuously, minus the nightly maintenance window, through Friday at 8 p.m. ET. A new “Night Session” covers the stretch from 9 p.m. to 4 … Read more

Japan is fucked… it can’t seriously fight inflation… We all don’t own enough hard assets for when this happens.

Japan is fucked… it can't seriously fight inflation. Its interest expenses have more than doubled over the last 4 years… Fighting inflation through interest rate hikes will blow up interest expenses even further. The current average yield on Japan's debt is ~1%…… pic.twitter.com/UmPBHt5VFP — Lukas Ekwueme (@ekwufinance) September 17, 2026

Iran shoots down two U.S. drones.

It is unclear where in the region the remotely piloted aircraft were brought down or which MQ-1 variant was involved. The U.S. military has fielded two principal MQ-1 variants: the Predator, which became a fixture of U.S. operations in Iraq and Afghanistan before the Air Force retired it in 2018, and the Gray Eagle, a … Read more

Macron calls a G7 energy session. Poland joins Europe’s anti ballistic group the same day

Macron Friday after an Elysée crisis meeting. G7 on energy in the coming weeks. Coordination on stocks. Possible release of strategic reserves. He meets Mark Carney Sunday on French trade in petroleum products and LNG. He will talk to the Commission chief on EU gas storage and price structure. Russia hybrid file in the same … Read more

10-year Treasury having its worst run in over 100 years! China’s holdings fall to 2008 low…

‘The higher that yields go — for at least new money — it becomes more enticing to think about putting money into bonds,’ one strategist notes Investors are hoping that a historically bad stretch for the bond market will end at some point. Yet in 2026, they aren’t all avoiding bonds entirely while waiting for … Read more

IRGC says it hit tanker Trend today. UKMTO logs a projectile. Crew said safe

IRNA Friday. Guard struck Togo flagged tanker Trend. Called the transit “illegal.” Fire. Then detained, Tehran says. Splash247. Ship 7,119 dwt. UKMTO. Incident 16 nautical miles northeast of Khasab, Oman. Crew safe. No spill. Separate UKMTO note. Tanker hit by an “unknown projectile.” Fire out. AP could not prove the two reports are the same … Read more