The author asked whether this had been the reason, or one of the reasons, for the CIA chief’s visit to Moscow at the end of August. #CIA #Moscow #Geopolitics #RU
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The author asked whether the IRGC had a timetable for permanently shutting down Israel’s five water desalination plants and the Dimona reactor, adding that they were asking on behalf of friends. #Israel #Desalination #IRGC #IL
The author challenged Kpler’s claim that oil was continuing to flow rapidly out of the Middle East, saying Iran had struck about two dozen tankers in the past 10 days. They said only the most desperate analysts still believed Kpler’s assessment and called it “bullshit.” #Iran #Oil #MiddleEast #IR
The author said they had canceled a long-awaited trip to the US, including Nashville and NYC, after receiving multiple warnings over the previous seven days. They did not specify what the warnings concerned, saying they felt no further explanation was needed. #viajes #Nashville #NYC #US
The author wrote that a French government default would most likely trigger a banking crisis in Europe and said the situation was becoming serious again. #France #Banque #CriseEconomique #FR #EU
The author said they had been warning for about a year that the Federal Reserve Bank of New York had been visiting major banks to review their loans to private credit firms. They named J.P. Morgan, Wells Fargo, Barclays and Morgan Stanley as banks whose officials had faced questions. #FederalReserve #Banking #Finance #US #GB
The author said they had repeatedly predicted that Iran would increase pressure as the US midterm elections approached, adding that the moment they had anticipated had arrived. #Iran #MidtermElections #Geopolitics #IR #US
The author warned that within a few years or less, AI could make it impossible to trust anything people saw or heard. They said society would return to a pre-modernisation era in which only one unspecified thing could be trusted; the post ended before naming it.
An energy expert from Argus Media said in a CNBC interview that morning that estimates of oil flows from the Middle East differed by millions of barrels depending on the source. He also began to discuss what crude prices should be based on the highest reported flows, but did not complete the point. #Energie #Rohöl #Marktanalysen #MT #US
The author said Iran had struck a tanker at the SoH and announced that securing the Strait was now its top priority. They predicted crude prices would probably fall when trading opened. #Iran #StraitOfHormuz #CrudeOil #IR
The author warned that the situation would end in catastrophe and said Americans should be rising up against the White House. #Catastrophe #Revolt #America #US
The post’s author wrote that the risk of economic implosion concerned the US economy, not Iran’s or Russia’s. They added that the White House would not acknowledge this, alleging that it worked for Israel. #USEconomie #Géopolitique #Politique #US #IR #RU #IL
The author cited Putin as describing Gaza as facing one of the most acute and “sensible” humanitarian crises of the time, then called it a genocide and directed profane personal insults at him.
The author said many people felt desperate and powerless about what they believed was about to unfold. They advised keeping cash and essential supplies in storage in anticipation of major financial upheaval, adding that they had raised the issue many times over the years.
The author described the incident as the point when the United States had lost the war, arguing that retaliating against an unarmed ship constituted a war crime and reflected weakness. They said it showed the United States could not defeat Iran militarily and called the action an act of desperation. #Guerra #EstadosUnidos #Irán #US #IR
The post urged readers to translate a thread by a Finnish MP, which it said detailed a planned, major deterioration in privacy for Finns. It said legislation introduced by Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s government would, among other things, give foreign intelligence a far-reaching mandate. #Finland #Privacy #Legislation #FI
The author wrote that clearing oligarchs from Iran’s financial and commercial systems was, according to what they had heard, one reason for the war. They added that treating Iran as the victim would prevent people from fully understanding the situation and what might follow, addressing Jim Cramer and Carl Quintanilla. #Iran #Oligarchs #War #IR
The author questioned what was happening in the US, claiming that the president had ended the FBI investigation into the attempt on his life while Erika Kirk was trying to stop an investigation into her husband’s assassination. #USPolitics #Assassination #FBI #US