TWO AMIGOS, TWO DESPERADOS Facing Close elections • NICK GUARINO • OCTOBER 16, 2026 1. THE STRAIT IS THE STORY The most consequential stretch of water in the world may soon become the stage for the most consequential political gamble since D Day. My prediction is simple: Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu may seek to …
Netanyahu said to have spoken with Rubio about Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday about the situation regarding Iran, Israeli Channel 12 reported. Israeli security officials were quoted as saying that “action” against Iran is a “realistic scenario” if Tehran “doesn’t come to its senses.” In addition, Western countries allegedly detected that Iran is …
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Trump to drop its largest non-nuclear bomb on Iran
Trump feels the heat with election right around the corner. At the Commander in Chief’s request, the United States military has developed new strike plans that include potentially using the largest non-nuclear bomb in the US arsenal against Iranian energy infrastructure and nuclear facilities, CNN reported, citing multiple US officials familiar with the discussions. The …
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Silver sinks 5% as woes about Fed policy grow
The price of white metal tumbled as much as 5% on Wednesday as a hotter-than-expected inflation report dimmed investors’ appetite for safe-haven assets and raised prospects for an October rate hike. The annual consumer inflation jumped to 3.7% last month, with the rising costs of fuel and oil driving the increase. Silver plunged 5.19% to sell …
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A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED
Netanyahu, Trump said to discuss renewed war on Iran. Both face hotly contested elections. And both are in trouble from the liberal commie assault on our freedoms and way of life. Pacifists will get you killed. Sorry but it’s an ugly cruel war out there and you got to have armies and fight wars …
S. Arabia confirms 12 killed in Riyadh airport strike…. Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabia Raise Risk of Wider War
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) confirmed that 12 people were killed and another 309 were injured in a Houthi strike on the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday. In addition to four Saudi nationals, two Bangladeshi nationals, and one American, Syrian, Egyptian, Jordanian, Palestinian, and Sudanese citizens lost their lives in …
BREAD, CIRCUSES, AND DIESEL FUEL
SPECIAL REPORT ON THE ELECTIONS THE GREAT ELECTION-YEAR DIESEL FUEL SHOW AND $5000 CHECKS An opinion editorial by Nick Guarino | October 11, 2026 1. THE ROMAN FORMULA RETURNS Two thousand years ago, Roman rulers learned that a restless public could be distracted with free bread and sporting events they fought in the …
Iran to ‘punish’ ships that cooperate with US….. UK reports vessel struck off UAE coast…. Zelensky: Ukraine struck two Russian oil refineries
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Friday that vessels owned by companies that “cooperate” with the United States will be “punished,” including through sanctions. It stressed that the measure could include “routes it considers unauthorized,” extending beyond the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iran International. The IRGC added that it targeted a liquefied …
THE WAITING GAME
Trump’s election pause, Iran’s endurance, and the oil shock that refuses to go away By Nick Guarino | Opinion & Analysis | October 9, 2026 1. A promise with an expiration date Is President Donald Trump’s pledge not to attack Iran before the November 3 midterm elections a genuine opening for …
Ukraine hits Russia’s oil refinery in Siberia
The Ukrainian General Staff of the Armed Forces confirmed its attack on an oil refinery in Siberia on Thursday. The Omsk refinery is one of the “most powerful oil refining enterprises in Russia,” the General Staff noted, stressing that the facility processes more than 21 million tons of oil per year. More to come… …
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