Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmail Baghaei took to X on Monday to denounce the United States after President Donald Trump threatened to bomb his country, warning of “consequences” if Washington resorts to force. “An open threat of bombing by a Head of State against Iran is a shocking affront to the very essence of International Peace …
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French oil company Etablissements Maurel et Prom S.A., better known as Maruel & Prom and M&P, confirmed on Monday that the United States Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) revoked the licence given to the company to operate in Venezuela, effective May 27. “M&P is currently assessing the implications of this decision in …
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The prices of most precious metals surged on Monday, with gold hitting a fresh all-time high, as market participants sought refuge in the safe-haven asset amid fears that US President Donald Trump’s proposed trade measures would escalate international trade tensions. He intends to announce a fresh set of reciprocal tariffs on April 2. Furthermore, Trump pledged …
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Trumps latest comments came during a interview with NBC News on Saturday evening. During the interview, Trump threatened “bombing” and “secondary tariffs” on Iran if the country did not make a deal with the U.S. to ensure it did not develop a nuclear weapon. “If they don’t make a deal,” Trump said about Iran, …
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he was “very angry” and “pissed off” when Russian President Vladimir Putin criticized the credibility of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s leadership, adding that the comments were “not going in the right location.” Agence France-Presse reported that Putin on Friday called for a transitional government to be put in place in …
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Suspected U.S. airstrikes pounded Yemen overnight into Saturday, reportedly killing at least one person as the American military acknowledged earlier bombing a major military site in the heart of Sanaa controlled by the Houthi rebels. The full extent of the damage and possible casualties wasn’t immediately clear. The attacks followed …
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United States President Donald Trump stated today that Iran remains “very high” on his list of priorities. He disclosed that he recently sent a letter to the country’s supreme leader, warning of stark choices ahead. “You will have to make a decision,” Trump stated, saying that Washington and Tehran “can talk, or very bad things …
As you know we have been Shorting the shit out of this latest mania Major cryptocurrencies experienced declines on Friday, with Bitcoin sliding under $84,000, as market participants reacted to an unexpectedly strong inflation gauge reading alongside concerns over the recent trade measures announced by US President Donald Trump. The core Personal Consumption Expenditures Price …
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Long-term inflation views rise to 32-year high of 4.1% University of Michigan sentiment index at 57 after 64.7 Consumers expect prices to rise at an annual rate of 4.1% over the next five to 10 years. US consumer sentiment tumbled this month to a more than two-year low and long-term inflation expectations jumped to a …
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Mike Huckabee, President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to Israel, attempted to distance himself Tuesday from his past controversial statements about the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian people, pledging on Capitol Hill to “carry out the president’s priorities, not mine.” “I am not here to articulate or defend my own …