Rex Dwight

I’ve got a pretty diverse readership and listenership that was pretty divided on going into Iran that is now pretty united it seems like it was a waste of lives, time, and resources.

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💢 REPORT | What’s New in Hormuz 🔸As a two-week ceasefire takes hold, Iran is asserting formal control over the Strait of Hormuz — requiring oil tankers to pay tolls in Bitcoin and submit cargo details before passage, the Financial Times reports. 🔸Hamid Hosseini, a spokesperson for Iran’s Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Products Exporters’ Union, said tankers must email cargo details, after which Iran sets a $1-per-barrel toll payable in cryptocurrency to avoid sanctions tracing. Empty tankers may pass freely. 🔸“Iran is not in a rush” to process vessels, he added. Tankers in the Gulf have also received radio warnings they could face military strikes without prior Iranian approval: “If any vessels try to transit without permission, they will be destroyed,” according to a recording shared with the FT. 🔸A senior Iranian official told Reuters the strait could reopen Thursday or Friday ahead of talks in Pakistan, though access would remain limited and coordinated with Iran’s military. 🔸Oman said it will not enforce tolls, citing international maritime obligations — contradicting earlier reporting from the Associated Press that the framework may allow both Iran and Oman to charge transit fees, with Iran directing revenue toward reconstruction. 🔸Asked about the tolls, President Donald Trump told ABC News a joint system was under consideration with the United States: “We’re thinking of doing it as a joint venture… It’s a beautiful thing.” 🔸Meanwhile, as Israel continued bombing Lebanon hours after the ceasefire announcement, Emma Murphy of ITV News reported a senior Iranian government figure is in contact with Pakistan demanding Israel be held to the deal, stressing Lebanon was explicitly included. “Lebanon was part of it as it was stated in the tweet of the Pakistani PM,” the official said. Murphy added that sources close to Hezbollah are warning the Strait of Hormuz will not reopen if Israeli attacks continue, underscoring the stakes: “The whole deal rests on the Strait reopening.” 🔸Separately, Fars News Agency reported a security source said Tehran is preparing “deterrent operations” against Israeli military positions following continued violations in Lebanon. The source added there is a growing view in Tehran that either Washington cannot restrain Netanyahu or has granted him freedom of action. 🔸MarineTraffic data shows early signs of vessel movement returning as a new, tightly controlled regime begins to take shape in the Strait. Iranian state broadcaster IRIB said the first ship has already transited since the ceasefire.

📌 Iran may withdraw from the ceasefire if Israeli attacks on Lebanon continue, a source told Tasnim News Agency. The source said the U.S.-backed deal included halting attacks “on all fronts,” including Lebanon, and accused Israel of violating it. Iran’s armed forces are now identifying targets for a possible response, warning that if Washington cannot restrain Israel, Tehran “will act with force.”

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⚡️ 87 KILLED, 722 INJURED in preliminary toll from Israeli bombings across Lebanon today Dozens feared trapped under rubble as rescue operations continue

This Jewish doctor says that white births falling below 50% is a “historic milestone.”

Iranian state media reports the passage of oil tankers through the Straight of Hormuz has been stopped after Israeli strikes in Lebanon.