Iranian-backed Houthis have launched an offensive along the Red Sea coast which has yielded significant gains. The rebels have entered the coastal city of Mocha and conducted an amphibious landing operation at the Hanish Islands.
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A twitter refugee. Unlike Kurt Schlichter I have a GWOT. Polisci, Vols, Patriots. Use to be an Engineer now I’m an Armor Officer Non Sibi Sed Patriae - Not for self, but for country - Cicero
“.. The market has priced Hormuz for 7 months. It has not priced losing the Red Sea too.” - The Merchant’s News
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At more than $216 per barrel, US diesel futures are now at their highest level in history. We just busted through the prior record set at the height of the 2022 crisis.
NESTLE: ".. Each and every supplier of ours will have some increase in costs. .. Some of them will come to us and we will have to mitigate them (the costs), making sure consumers come along if we have to increase prices." @reuters.com www.reuters.com/business/ret...
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In a cosmic sort of way, reading American analysis of the Iran War is darkly hilarious. “Iran is shooting at the navy blockading them during a war. What does it mean?”
The Iran-backed Houthi militants have taken control of the Yemeni Red Sea city of Mocha, closing in on the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait, three Yemeni government sources told Reuters on Thursday. This comes amid an escalation in fighting with Saudi-backed forces.-Reuters
2014: Don't worry, the Saudis and UAE will sort these "Houthis" real quick 2026: The Houthis have conducted an amphibious assault
Faytuks Network@faytuksnetwork.bsky.social · 22h agoA military source told AFP that the Houthis have seized Zuqar Island in the southern Red Sea "after rocket attacks and a ground assault carried out using boats transporting fighters." The island lies near the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a key global shipping route linking Asia to Europe via the Red Sea.
🔴 BREAKING - Middle East live: Houthis close in on Bab el-Mandeb as Brent barrel price soars to over $106
Middle East live: Houthis close in on Bab el-Mandeb as Brent barrel price soars to over $106
Iran-aligned Houthis on Thursday gained further leverage over the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, one of the world's most important shipping routes. Meanwhile, price for Brent crude oil soared more than 5 percent…
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US diesel now fetching more than $200 per barrel. Highest print of the Hormuz crisis thus far, only two days closed at the height of the April 2022 crisis closed higher.
Oil keeps going up, waiting for the Truth Social about how bad Iran wants a deal…
MAXXED OUT at $9.999!! GasBuddy data showing 5 stations in California that have hit the limit and are selling diesel at the dispensers highest possible price: $9.999/gal
“.. Traders are implying almost three Fed rate hikes ahead, with 2-year Treasury yields 66bp above the current fed funds rate. That's the biggest differential since 2022, during the post-pandemic rate-hiking cycle.” @bloomberg.com
* FRENCH FOOTBALL FEDERATION WITHDRAWS SUPPORT FOR FIFA PRESIDENT GIANNI INFANTINO AMID GOVERNANCE ISSUES, FFF PRESIDENT SAYS @reuters.com
Pete Golding has coached four games in his career. He has the same number of wins over ranked opponents (3) as Northwestern, Nebraska, Rutgers, Maryland and Virginia Tech combined since 2021 (73 games).
“.. The Atlanta Fed calculates that as of May, a household would need income of $124,674 a year to afford a median-priced home … that is 45% more than the median household makes.” - Schwab
Perhaps if the PRC, via Iran, steals anduril garbage we can also set them back a few years
H I Sutton@covertshores.bsky.social · 3d agoBREAKING: Underwater Drone Captured By Iran Matches American Anduril Model www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
“.. The top seven creditors are all players, including Bryson DeChambeau and Dustin Johnson. LIV estimates that in total there are between 1,000 and 5,000 creditors.” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/sports/golf/...
2029?!?!?
Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · yesterdayThree-byline alert: 🚨 Vance, Rubio “and others have discussed with the president that Tehran could continue to resist U.S. pressure under the blockade and other military tactics, potentially extending the conflict past Inauguration Day in January 2029 ..” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/world/middle...
Patriot PAC-3 MSEs cost $5 million each. We burned $300 million in missile interceptors in an hour. An F-15E adjusted for inflation costs $90 million each. We blew through a cool $1 billion in an hour fighting a war that’s not a war; which we have no actual plan on how to fight or exit out of.
Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social · yesterdayEight US F-15 fighter jets, one A-10 were damaged in last night’s Iranian attacks on Jordan’s Muwaffaq Air Base US military in Jordan used more than 30 Patriot missiles to defend against the Iranian attacks.-CBS News
Every captain asked to navigate the Strait of Hormuz
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