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Approximately 32,000 vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz in 2023. Assuming similar volume, a notional $2M toll per vessel would net Iran ~$64B annually. That is nearly double Iran’s total revenue of $34B from oil exports in 2024.

Vance blames all Hungary's economic problems on foreign interference (Brussels and Zelensky, not Orban's 16 year looting binge).

Policymakers need to realize that the hospital cost shift theory is a myth. The myth: low government rates lead to high commercial prices. It doesn't make any sense theoretically. And the evidence shows that government and commercial prices move in the same direction.

Trump's war on Iran has reminded me of Putin's war on Ukraine in so many ways, not least of which is this one: a cadre of advisors being too scared to tell the President what they really think, only to be horrified when he unleashes what they should've stopped him from doing.

NY Times: "The Iranian 10-point proposal includes a lifting of all sanctions — placed on Iran by every American administration since the George W. Bush administration"

More outrageous conduct from CNN. Fake news is bad enough for the country, but pushing out a hoax headline in such a sensitive national security moment as this requires accountability. Iran put out an official statement that simply cannot be squared with the one CNN's false headline attributes to them. Time for change at CNN.

What’s the most LA movie ever?

More outrageous conduct from CNN. Fake news is bad enough for the country, but pushing out a hoax headline in such a sensitive national security moment as this requires accountability. Iran put out an official statement that simply cannot be squared with the one CNN's false headline attributes to them. Time for change at CNN.