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 My son has narrated the last book I wrote. Please consider listening to it and encouraging others to do so too. (Click HERE) World & Nation Energy Sec. Wright Warns Oil Surge Until Shipping Resumes  Oil prices are likely to hit their peak "in the next few weeks" once ship traffic resumes through the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Monday. Prices are expected to continue rising until "meaningful" ship traffic resumes through the strait, Wright told the Semafor World Economy Forum in Washington, despite previous comments he made that oil prices would likely come down soon. "We're going to see energy prices high — and maybe even rising — until we get meaningful ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz," Wright said. "That'll probably hit the peak oil price at that time. That's probably sometime in the next few weeks." Fresh Iran talks could begin this week as US continues blockade on ports  The U.S. and Iran have "all the ingredients of a deal" but have yet to come to a final agreement, a senior U.S. official told Fox News' Bill Hemmer on Tuesday. "A lot is happening today and tomorrow. We have all the ingredients of a deal, but it's not all there yet," the official told Hemmer. The official added that President Donald Trump's blockade on Iranian ports has Tehran "really fearful" and more open to making a deal. Saudis Urge US to End Blockade  Saudi Arabia is pressing the Trump administration to drop its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and return to the negotiating table, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. There have been growing concerns that the escalating conflict could destabilize global energy markets and the regional economy. Officials fear Iran could retaliate by targeting the Red Sea, particularly the Bab el-Mandeb, putting Saudi oil exports at risk. The U.S. blockade is intended to pressure Iran's economy after Tehran shut the strait, disrupting about 13 million barrels of daily oil exports and driving prices above $100 per barrel.
New Eric Swalwell victim speaks out for first time, reveals moment that shook her to her core  A young woman who alleges disgraced Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) once tried to lure her to a hotel room after sending her pervy messages on Snapchat says she constantly thinks about how she dodged a bullet — saying the close call left her shaken to the core. Breaking her silence for the first time, Annika Albrecht told CBS News on Tuesday that the married congressmen started interacting with her soon after she met him on a class trip in college. She claimed Swalwell, who initially started chatting to her under the guise of a professional mentorship, quickly asked for her Snapchat. Eventually, she alleged, the messages crossed the line to “sexually inappropriate” before he hit her with the hotel invite. Billionaire details Eric Swalwell’s final days holed up inside his $26M mansion — and brutal eviction
Kash Patel trolls Eric Swalwell with FBI sitdown invite as Dems deny knowing disgraced rep lived ‘double life’ Eric Swalwell victims reveal powerful reason why they’re speaking out now: ‘He thought he was untouchable’ Iran-linked ships transit through Strait of Hormuz — in defiance of President Trump’s blockade  At least four Iran-linked ships, including a Chinese tanker, were seen transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday — nearly 24 hours after President Trump’s blockage went into effect, tracking data shows. Two of the ships — Christianna and Elpis — had visited Iranian ports despite the US military vowing to block shipping traffic in and out of them, according to MarineTraffic data. Meanwhile, the Rich Starry and Murlikishan tankers, which are both under US sanctions for Iran-related trade, also sailed through the critical oil chokepoint overnight. The Rich Starry, which is owned by a Chinese shipping company, initially appeared to halt its journey ahead of the blockade deadline Monday but reversed course several hours later and exited the waterway, the New York Times reported. Fed Nominee Warsh Files Financial Disclosure; Confirmation Hearing Set  Kevin Warsh, the former Federal Reserve governor chosen by President Donald Trump to run the central bank, has submitted financial disclosures that are required for his nomination to advance through the Senate. His hearing is reportedly set for April 21. Warsh's 69-page disclosure was filed overnight with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, detailing his income and holdings including two investments listed as worth more than $50 million each in the Juggernaut Fund LP, and $10.2 million in consulting fees from the investment office of Wall Street giant Stanley Druckenmiller.
Netanyahu Slams Europe's 'Moral Weakness'  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday scolded Europe for failing "to defend civilization from barbarism" and credited Israel and the United States with "defending the entire world" against Iran. Speaking during a prerecorded Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony at Yad Vashem, Netanyahu delivered a sharp rebuke of European leadership, warning that the continent has grown morally weak in the face of rising threats from Iran and its proxies, The Times of Israel reported. "Europe today is afflicted by deep moral weakness," Netanyahu said, accusing the region of "losing control of its identity, of its values, of its responsibility to defend civilization against barbarism." He added that Israel, by contrast, understands "the clear moral distinction between good and evil," particularly in moments requiring decisive action.
Germany, Ukraine Sign Defense Deal, MoU on Reconstruction  Germany and Ukraine signed a cooperation deal on defense and a Memorandum of Understanding to support the reconstruction of Ukraine and the recovery of its industry, hit by the war with Russia, the German chancellery said on Tuesday. The signing took place during a visit by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Berlin, part of wider German-Ukrainian government consultations.
The US-Iran negotiations in Islamabad became Reykjavík 2.0 President Trump had the measure of the mullahs and sent Vice President Vance to tell them so By Hugh Hewitt
From the moment the talks between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran commenced in Islamabad, Pakistan on Saturday, only one of three results could follow: Munich, 1938 with the U.S. appeasing Iran; Reykjavík, 1986 with diplomatic deadlock; or Appomattox, 1865 with the exhausted and broken Iranians surrendering to the reality of hard power. Turns out it was Reykjavík 2.0 with Vice President JD Vance instead of President Reagan exiting the meetings looking stone-faced and irritated as he announced an end to the talks and the departure of the United States delegation. A blockade of all shipping from all Iranian ports commenced Monday at 10 AM pursuant to President Trump’s order to the U.S. Navy. The Navy has already commenced mine-clearing operations in the international waters in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday — during the talks. Quite a signal, that. President Trump has indicated that renewed strikes on the teetering Islamic Republic of Iran are possible as well. Israel continues to pummel Hezbollah, Iran’s proxy in Lebanon. How Trump’s Strait of Hormuz blockade puts Iran’s military on the ropes By Mark Toth and Jonathan Sweet
Team Iran, perhaps fatally, miscalculated in Islamabad last weekend. Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf believed he could play out the clock and give a battered Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps breathing room to regroup. Ghalibaf naively bet that Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz –– and the 25% of the global oil traffic that flows through it daily –– would afford the IRGC a badly needed reprieve. But Vice President JD Vance quickly disabused the IRGC hardliners of that notion. Team USA didn’t fly 7,500 miles to negotiate, but to demand the Islamic Republic’s unconditional surrender. Iran refused. |
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