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Please consider listening to it and encouraging others to do so too. (Click on Book Cover) World & Nation Iran’s economy will have 'nothing' left 'within two weeks,' Scott Bessent warns Iran’s beleaguered economy will soon have “nothing to trade” in about two weeks after it makes its final oil deliveries, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claimed. Bessent assessed that the Islamic Republic is becoming desperate to make a deal because of its collapsing economy, hastened by Operation Economic Outcast, and warned that its problems will get dramatically worse in two weeks. “I am confident, given that there’s only 15 million more barrels of Iranian oil on the water, that Iran will have nothing left to trade for anything,” Bessent told Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures.” “Probably within the next two weeks, they are going to make their final deliveries of oil to China, and then they will have nothing,” Bessent added. “It is an empty set. And I believe that they are feeling the pressure here, and that’s why they want a deal.” Motorcycle patrols swarm Iranian cities, checkpoints rise as regime braces for unrest Checkpoints, motorcycle patrols and plainclothes agents spread across major cities amid unrest over compulsory hijab rules Iranian security forces have stepped up their presence in Tehran and other cities, with motorcycle patrols, checkpoints and forces positioned across major urban areas as authorities brace for possible unrest, multiple sources inside Iran told Fox News Digital. The security buildup comes as university students have returned to the streets in Tehran, protesting compulsory hijab rules, rising education costs and political repression, videos published on Iran International show. Sources inside Iran confirmed to Fox News Digital that motorcycle units have been operating across Tehran and other cities during events surrounding Iran’s annual "Sacred Defense Week," while members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Basij and law enforcement have been positioned at major squares and other locations. Iran's Revolutionary Guards woo US voters with open letter Iran's Revolutionary Guards, whose power and influence have expanded since the US and Israel pursued war against Iran, have appealed to US midterm voters to reject President Donald Trump's policies and accept an offer of peaceful coexistence. The assertions were made on Tuesday in a 25-page open letter addressed to the American people, urging them to oppose US support for Israel and foreign wars and arguing that Iran and the US could coexist if US policy changed. The letter accused Trump of concealing the peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear programme, which Israel in particular sees as an existential threat, and the effectiveness of Tehran's blockade of Gulf oil. Rubio Says UK Airbase Incident Involved Foreign State Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the "hands of a foreign actor" were involved in an incident in which five men were arrested on suspected explosives and terrorism offenses near a British airbase used by U.S. forces to strike Iran. British police declared a major incident at the RAF Fairford base in western England following the arrests early on Sunday, and the government held a national emergency meeting. However the police released the five on bail on Monday, but said the investigation was not over and they were examining whether individuals acting for a foreign state were involved.
Sickening new texts in ‘Cornell 7’ group chat revealed: ‘Shop still open?’ . A Cornell University frat brother asked if the “shop [was] still open” in reference to the female student who was allegedly drugged and raped in an hourslong gang assault in their Ithaca house, according to sickening newly obtained messages. The message was sent in a Snapchat group chain between members of the Phi Chi fraternity on the night the student, referred to in court papers only as “Jane Doe,” claimed she was plied with drugs and sexually assaulted by seven students in October 2024. “Shop still open?” read the text, obtained by CBS New York. “Yea,” another frat bro flippantly responded. Wells Fargo fires ‘Cornell 7’ frat bro accused of raping, drugging former student after probe is reopened
Lurid new details in alleged Cornell gang rape exposed by DA as he battles ‘threatening’ phone calls Inside Operation Blackout: Patel reveals global scam ‘cities’ targeting your parents’ life savings The global campaign targets sprawling scam compounds across Southeast Asia, the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa FBI Director Kash Patel says the bureau is expanding its global hunt for sprawling scam compounds that prey heavily on Americans, telling Fox News Digital that Operation Blackout has seized roughly $17 billion tied to the schemes. "At 71 years old, I'm old enough to know that people my age are certainly often targeted because of our unfamiliarity with certain new technologies. Thanks so much for looking out for us," one victim told the FBI. "I watched my grandmother lose her life savings to scammers and I would love to see them all be put away," said another victim. Operation Blackout is the FBI’s global campaign to identify, disrupt and dismantle foreign scam compounds targeting Americans, combining overseas raids and asset seizures with efforts to cut off the networks’ communications, rescue trafficked workers and return stolen money to victims. Senate Republicans rip ‘dirtbag’ Jack Smith over Trump investigations: ‘You make me want to throw up in my mouth’ Former special counsel Jack Smith squared off with Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee who accused him Tuesday of illegally targeting President Trump and GOP lawmakers. In the most stunning moment of the hearing, Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) claimed Smith had perjured himself by denying that he had coordinated his case against the 45th president with Atlanta District Attorney Fani Willis — only for Schmitt to be embarrassed by one of his Democratic colleagues. “What would you say if I had a series of text messages from your team that said you were in Atlanta at a [Golden State Warriors]-Hawks game on February 3, 2024, the day after Willis and [her top prosecutor, Nathan] Wade announced their affair?” Schmitt asked. Riley Gaines' lawsuit vs NCAA dismissed by Biden-appointed judge, appeal planned Gaines and the Independent Council on Women's Sports plan to appeal the ruling to the 11th Circuit A federal judge dismissed Riley Gaines’ lawsuit against the NCAA on Monday after concluding that the evidence did not establish the NCAA as a recipient of federal financial assistance subject to Title IX. Gaines and the Independent Council on Women’s Sports (ICONS) plan to appeal. Gaines and more than a dozen other current and former female college athletes filed the lawsuit in March 2024, alleging the NCAA violated their Title IX rights by adopting and enforcing policies that permitted biological males to compete in women’s events and use women’s locker rooms. The plaintiffs have 30 days to file a notice of appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, Sen. Hawley: Hold AI Companies Accountable Artificial intelligence companies should be held responsible for the actions of their technology, according to Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo. Hawley, writing in a Washington Post opinion piece Tuesday, said he is introducing legislation that would allow companies to face civil and potentially criminal liability when their AI agents cause harm because of reckless design or inadequate safeguards. Hawley said users also should be held responsible when they recklessly deploy AI agents. "We shouldn’t accept" arguments that companies cannot be responsible because increasingly autonomous AI agents can act beyond their direct control, Hawley wrote. Lindsay Clancy lawyer stunningly suggests no evidence mom killed her kids in wild U-turn after mistrial Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer asked, “Where is the evidence” that the Massachusetts mother of three strangled her kids – an apparent flip from the defense strategy at trial that she was psychotic at the time. Defense lawyer Kevin Reddington asked a judge to find the 36-year-old Duxbury, Massachusetts, mom not guilty on three counts of first-degree murder following a six-week trial that ended with a deadlocked jury earlier this month. “Where is the evidence that she did this?” Reddington asked. Lindsay Clancy prosecutors ask for gag order ‘to prevent carnival atmosphere’ after Kevin Reddington’s ‘disturbing’ comments
Lindsay Clancy court hearing live updates: Killer mom won’t face retrial for a shockingly long time — if at all Hegseth to double cuts to generals, admirals in major Pentagon shakeup War secretary's State of the Force address doubles last year's 10% reduction target, with changes due by Jan 1, 2027 Secretary of War Pete Hegseth testifies before the Senate on the administration's military funding requests. War Secretary Pete Hegseth will announce plans to reduce by 20% the number of positions reserved for generals and admirals during his State of the Force address on Wednesday. Hegseth approved reduction plans for the Army, Navy, Air Force and the military's joint pool earlier this month, according to memos seen by Fox News Digital. The services were directed to implement the plans and complete the reductions by Jan. 1, 2027. Russia Offering US Recruits $26,000 Bonus to Fight Ukraine Russia is offering American recruits a $26,000 signing bonus and $2,000 a month to fight in Ukraine, as Ukrainian officials say at least 18 Americans have joined the Russian military. The recruitment drive comes as Russia struggles to replace its battlefield losses, The New York Post reported Monday. Many foreign recruits are sent to the front lines, where Ukrainian drones, soldiers, and artillery make survival difficult. Vance Ally Sen. Schmitt Emerges as 2028 VP Prospect Fresh 2028 intrigue is building around Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., whose increasingly close relationship with Vice President JD Vance has put the first-term senator on the radar as a potential future running mate, Axios reported on Tuesday. Schmitt, 51, the former Missouri attorney general who now serves as vice chair of the Joint Economic Committee, is viewed by Vance as trustworthy, intelligent, and articulate, according to the outlet. The outlet said Schmitt is emerging as a potential vice-presidential prospect should Vance seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2028. President Trump and the American military have beaten Iran The price of oil will reflect that in the coming weeks and months By Hugh Hewitt
"Iran’s regime has lost control of the Strait of Hormuz," Swiss energy analyst and investor Alexander Stahel declared in his Monday morning investment letter "The Commodity Compass." Stahel followed up his assertion with a 1,200-word description (excluding maps and charts) of how the operation that he describes as "the Hormuz shuttle" got stood up and is now running massive quantities of oil out of the Arabian/Persian Gulf to an oil-thirsty world. First, the United Arab Emirates and then its neighbors developed an enormous system to shuttle oil out of the Gulf via a new shipping channel which hugs the Omani coast and which is patrolled and protected by the United States military. Central Command isn’t replicating the destroyer-heavy escort system of decades past when Iran threatened the Strait, but its new tactics are effective and the September decline in the price of oil demonstrated that, as October’s anticipated decline will as well. Trump’s Iran strategy is working — the ayatollah suffers as oil flows again By Zineb Riboua
For months, analysts have debated whether President Donald Trump’s campaign against Iran was working. Tehran’s propaganda has tried to turn high oil prices and slow negotiations into evidence of US weakness. The reality is less flattering for the regime and its military, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps: Trump has forced them into a prolonged cold-hot war that drains their finances, strains their regional network and strips away their leverage. Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has moved back toward pre-war levels — and Iran’s domestic deterioration is increasingly difficult to dismiss. Iran’s rial fell to roughly 2.2 million to the dollar in September, from about 958,000 a year earlier. |
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