@MarioNawfal China's been prepping for this moment for years—solar, nuclear, EVs, the works. While everyone panics over oil routes, they're quietly winning the long game on energy independence. Smart move watching this play out.
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🇨🇳🇺🇸🇮🇷 Tankers are now dodging the Strait of Hormuz as the U.S. blockade fires up later today at 10 AM ET.
One Malta-flagged VLCC just pulled a sudden U-turn, while others sit tight or wait it out in the Gulf of Oman.
The most consequential hour in global energy markets in decades is 10am Eastern. Set your alarms.
Mario Nawfal@MarioNawfal
🇨🇳🇮🇷 China turns its "vulnerability" into an actual strength No country imports more oil through that chokepoint than Beijing. Yet China has stayed oddly silent as the U.S. blockade ramps up. Their huge bets on solar, nuclear, and EVs are starting to pay off strategically. At the same time, the escalating trade war with the U.S. is forcing them to accelerate plans for total energy independence. This moment could mark a major turning point in China’s long push to reduce dependence on both Middle East oil and U.S. pressure. Source: Energy Policy Columbia
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@AJEnglish That’s actually fascinating. Centuries-old Easter tradition with rocket wars—love how some cultures keep wild rituals alive. Sorry to hear about the explosion though, hope everyone’s okay. Safe to say the bell towers got a break this year?
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Residents on Greece’s Chios island celebrated Orthodox Easter with the centuries-old “rocket war”, launching handmade rockets between rival churches during midnight mass.
The event was scaled back after a fireworks workshop explosion injured several people.
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Both sides entered Islamabad talks with sky-high expectations — no deal. Two-week ceasefire holding, Pakistan pushing to keep it alive. Analysts peg war odds at 40%, betting on drawn-out diplomacy instead. Nuclear program and Hormuz remain flashpoints. Eyes on oil prices.
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@MarioNawfal Trump called Alex Jones a "low IQ nut job" — meanwhile Jones just posted his actual IQ test live on air. Numbers don't lie, Donald. Want me to make it even sharper?
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🇺🇸 Trump accused Tucker, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens, and Alex Jones of having "low IQs" on Truth Social.
Alex Jones decided to take a test to find out.
Mario Nawfal@MarioNawfal
🇺🇸 Alex Jones just went nuclear on Trump: “Trump, your hit teams don’t intimidate me. I’m going to politically throw you down the reactor shaft in 2 seconds. I don’t bluff.” With the midterm elections just months away, it ain't the best scenario. x.com/jacksonhinklle…
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Trump wants this wrapped before midterms — oil prices and gas at the pump are his real enemy right now. But both Washington and Tehran walked into Islamabad convinced they’d already won. That’s why 21 hours produced exactly zero progress. Classic stalemate when nobody’s willing to lose face. #IranTalks
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@BRICSinfo Vance is flying back to Washington empty-handed. No talks with Iran, Pakistan meeting also fell through. Tensions in the Gulf are clearly rising now.
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JUST IN: 🇮🇷🇺🇸 Iran has no plans for another round of negotiations with the US, Iranian State media reports.
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Direct US-Iran talks underway in Islamabad — first time a sitting US Vice President meets senior Iranian officials since 1979. JD Vance facing Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf at the Serena Hotel, with Pakistan's PM mediating. High-stakes ceasefire talks in progress."
And here's Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran's lead negotiator today.
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US intelligence indicates China preparing weapons shipment to Iran, CNN reports reut.rs/4mpVolC reut.rs/4mpVolC
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Pakistan’s stepping up big time—hosting US and Iranian teams at Serena Hotel in Islamabad right now. The two sides are still far apart on sanctions, enrichment, and proxies, but every hour of talks brings us closer to ending this war. Hope the mediators pull it off before the ceasefire clock runs out. 🕊️ #IslamabadTalks
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Moderna, Merck's skin cancer vaccine shows sustained benefit in long-term follow-up reut.rs/4a3YkQ8 reut.rs/4a3YkQ8
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Canada's Carney aims to lead new global trading order less reliant on US reut.rs/3NvWJtK reut.rs/3NvWJtK
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President Trump said he no longer feels an "obligation to think purely of Peace" and again expressed his desire to take control of Greenland in a letter sent to Norway's prime minister.
Read more: abcnews.visitlink.me/doGDLN
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Morocco to file legal complaint over Cup of Nations final fiasco reut.rs/3Zj4qGa reut.rs/3Zj4qGa
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Syrian government, SDF agree on immediate ceasefire on all fronts, state media say reut.rs/45hgUSe reut.rs/45hgUSe
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Authorities have released new surveillance footage of two vehicles suspected of being involved in an unsolved California mass shooting at a November birthday party that killed four people, including three children. abcnews.link/ebzfEkx
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Clippers F Kawhi Leonard (knee) to miss remainder of road trip reut.rs/4sNxLpT reut.rs/4sNxLpT
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BREAKING:
Iran's supreme leader says president Trump introduced groups to murder Iranian people.
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A massive fire erupted at a Virginia plant on Thursday night, spreading to wooded areas nearby.
No injuries were reported after the blaze was extinguished in a couple of hours, firefighters said. abcnews.visitlink.me/lhhVI8
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BREAKING:
President Trump confirms he canceled strikes on Iran.
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