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Hormuz Standoff Escalates: US Military Aids Gulf Oil 'Shuttle' Exports, Iran Threatens UAE Digital Infrastructure
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has designated as strike targets the oil shuttle transport system established by US Central Command to help Gulf states export oil via a southern corridor through Omani waters. Senior Iranian security officials have threatened to attack US-linked data centers, submarine cables, and artificial intelligence facilities in the UAE and around the Strait of Hormuz. Disrupted transport and surging freight rates are passing the costs of the war on to consumers world
Truth Era Newsroom · 1 viewsRiyadh Airport Shutdown Extended; Houthis Claim Responsibility for Attacks; Gulf Shipping Hit by Another Drone Strike
Saudi civil aviation authorities extended the shutdown of Riyadh International Airport until further notice; Yemen's Houthi armed forces claimed responsibility for a series of attacks, with weekend strikes killing at least 12 people and injuring hundreds more. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations organization formally classified a drone strike on an oil tanker near Oman's Sohar anchorage as an attack; Saudi and Iranian foreign ministers spoke by phone to discuss de-escalation.
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsTrump unilaterally announces Russia-Ukraine 'energy ceasefire' and discloses US-Russia diesel deal: Zelensky says still waiting for details, Russia declines to comment
US President Trump abruptly announced over the weekend that Ukraine and Russia had agreed to an 'energy ceasefire,' while simultaneously disclosing a major diesel supply agreement with Russia. However, the Ukrainian side said it had not yet received details of the deal, and the Russian side offered no comment. Following the announcement, oil prices briefly fell before quickly rebounding, and the market widely questioned the effectiveness of the deal. With the Middle East conflict continuing to e
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsThe Strait of Hormuz: Trading Lives for Money — How the US-Iran Standoff Is Shifting the Cost of War onto Indian and Filipino Seafarers
According to United Nations International Maritime Organization data, at least 24 seafarers have been killed in 100 confirmed incidents since the outbreak of hostilities. The shipping industry is using monthly pay six times the peacetime rate and "danger bonuses" to lure seafarers into sailing, while, according to unions, threatening to replace those who refuse and forcing them to pay their own repatriation costs. The mutual blockades of the Strait of Hormuz imposed by the United States and Iran
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsUAE Prosecutors Charge Omani First Officer With Plot to Crash Aircraft Into Ben-Gurion International Airport; Security Screening at State-Owned Airline Completely Failed
On October 9, the UAE Attorney General said that Hamam al-Hammami, a 29-year-old Omani first officer on a flydubai flight, intended to seize control of the aircraft and crash it into the passenger terminal of Israel's Ben-Gurion International Airport, reportedly inspired by the September 11 attacks. Most of the 174 passengers on board were Israeli. The flight made an emergency landing at Saudi Arabia's Tabuk Airport after the first officer attacked the Indian captain with an emergency axe. Prose
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsUS Military Sinks Iranian Oil Tankers: A War Already Underway and the Energy Gamble of Western Hegemony
The US military's destruction of five Iranian oil tankers in the Persian Gulf constitutes a de facto act of war, pushing the Strait of Hormuz to the brink of full-scale conflict. This military escalation cannot contain regional tensions; instead, it comes at the expense of global energy security and the livelihoods of ordinary people, exposing the double standards and hegemonic logic of Western policy toward Iran.
Truth Era Newsroom · 32 viewsU.S. Military's Sustained Strikes on Iranian Oil Tankers Reshape Gulf Landscape, Global Energy Lifelines Bear Chain Impacts
According to NPR, U.S. Central Command announced on September 8 that it had destroyed five Iranian oil tankers near the Gulf of Oman and Iran's Kharg Island. Iran retaliated by attacking a U.S. Air Force base in Jordan. The conflict has pushed Brent crude prices back above $100 per barrel. Gulf Arab states, whose territory hosting U.S. forces has become a target of attack, are beginning to seek closer defense relationships with external powers. The Pentagon has not disclosed details of base dama
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