AndrewCorbley(WorldatLarge)

WaL has previously reported that major new tin sources in Morocco and Tasmania have been bought out by China, while potential Tier-1 assets in Canada lie derelict, and others in the UK are far from production. worldatlarge.news/2026/04/08/opt…

worldatlarge.news/2026/04/03/750… One example of obfuscation is that 15 US soldiers were injured in an Iranian missile attack on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia last Friday, and that these were not included in a statement by CENTCOM some days later.

The predicted supply deficit of tin, measured by credit risk management group Coface, is estimated to be 0.5% this year—a small decline that could be offset if new sources come online. worldatlarge.news/2026/04/01/lik…

The Houthis will know that there is little to no chance that the IDF, now engaged in a substantial ground war in Lebanon and daily air raids into Iran, will spare the time, munitions, and fuel to cross the whole of Saudi Arabia to retaliate. worldatlarge.news/2026/03/30/the…

worldatlarge.news/2026/03/27/ano… $10 trillion in damages may sound like a lot, but it pales in comparison to economic growth driven by cheap energy.

worldatlarge.news/2026/03/25/wil… With so many square miles of territory across Eurasia in need of Patriot, SM-3, and THAAD interceptors for protection, Ukraine may be the last one in line to get them.

worldatlarge.news/2026/03/23/did… Iranian media reported that Trump backed down because of Iran's warning of reciprocal attacks, and that the Foreign Ministry stated "Trump’s comments aim at reducing energy prices and buy time to implement his military plans".

Beijing has set an honest and low growth rate expectation for 2026 that its chief officials say reflects targeted growth "where conditions allow it". worldatlarge.news/2026/03/20/chi…

worldatlarge.news/2026/03/18/us-… The decision comes after several years of legal battles from representatives of mostly dual US citizens who felt it was extortionary and disproportionate.

worldatlarge.news/2026/03/16/cal… After 16 days, Sect. Hegseth has delivered a word salad composed of one part tough guy general act, one part Call of Duty-style military romanticism, and one part of what sounds to be sheer psychopathy.

worldatlarge.news/2026/03/13/inv… Since the beginning of the year, tin has seen the sharpest price increase among these non-ferrous metals, rising 70% year-on-year, to $50,000 per tonne. In fact, over a 5-year period, tin has been the best-performing base metal.

@EricLDaugh The President and Sec. Def. have said the entire Iranian navy has been destroyed, and then a few days later, CENTOM says another 10 ships have been sunk. This has gone on for two weeks. Also, almost all the ships have been unmanned and moored. Extremely poor propaganda

🚨 JUST IN: CENTCOM Commander Admiral Brad Cooper reveals the US military has officially obliterated the LAST of the four Soleimani class warships — "That's an entire class of Iranian ships now out of the fight!" "We had strike waves nearly EVERY HOUR from different locations and directions going into Iran!" "I'd characterize our strikes as being unpredictable, dynamic, and decisive." "Since the first 24 hours of this campaign, Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks have dropped drastically, but it's worth pointing out that Iranian forces continue to deliberately target innocent civilians in Gulf countries while hiding behind their own people as they launch attacks from highly populated cities in Iran." "Our space superiority has been a critical enabler to this fight. Unseen by the world, the Space Force is doing two things. First, they're degrading Iranian capability, and second, they're helping to protect American forces."

Not all can be said yet to be directly related to Washington's attack on Iran, but the timing makes it a compelling explanation. worldatlarge.news/2026/03/11/sur…

worldatlarge.news/2026/03/09/03-… This is the Big One: country number 7 on General Wesley Clark's 7 countries in 5 years memo, the one that for decades saw the worst elements of American foreign policy chafe against the rigid realism held by members of the military brass who knew better.

The Committee of the Red Crescent has recorded air and missile strikes on 104 separate civilian buildings, including 14 medical facilities, while the WHO claimed 13, and the Iranian state said 11. worldatlarge.news/2026/03/05/isr…

worldatlarge.news/2026/03/02/ass… Whenever missiles and bullets start flying in the Middle East, all eyes are on the oil sector, but in the background, when markets opened in Asia Monday morning, there was another commodity squarely in investors minds.

worldatlarge.news/2026/03/01/rar… MP Materials, (MP) the operator of a neodymium and praseodymium mine in California, surged on the NYSE to over $100 per share in October, before sliding a slope of hope down to $50 in the same month.

worldatlarge.news/2026/02/25/rad… Embedding non-harmful radioactive isotopes into the horns of rhinos renders them impossible to traffic across borders due to existing infrastructure in place at seaports and airports to prevent nuclear proliferation and terrorism.

Speculators will be curious whether New Delhi will take the lead on advancing the organization's long-discussed potential to disrupt the current Western-dominated international order. worldatlarge.news/2026/02/23/in-…

worldatlarge.news/2026/02/18/con… if signed into law, the bill would order the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to do their utmost to exclude China from 6 key international institutions if the President determines "China's actions threaten Taiwan..."