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Iran has deployed at least a dozen Maham-3 and Maham-7 naval mines into the Strait of Hormuz -US officials to CBS

Both types are capable mines equipped with magnetic and acoustic sensors fused to hundreds of pounds of explosives.

I went like fifty minutes and a reply before I noticed that I posted a humorous bullshit comment meant for this mega in the news thread goddammit

whatever it is you cook

saute some garlic and onions with that sucker

Short positions in Brent crude oil futures by producers, merchants, processors, and commercial users are up to a record $193 billion.

These are the companies that physically produce, refine, trade, and consume oil, from major producers and refineries to shipping firms and industrial users.

Short positions have DOUBLED since the start of the year.

By comparison, the 2022 energy crisis peak was ~$155 billion.

By selling futures contracts at today's prices, producers are agreeing to sell their future oil at ~$100+ per barrel, even if the market price falls by the time they actually pump it.

This guarantees their revenue regardless of where prices go next, protecting their margins when prices normalize.

Oil producers are seeing unprecedented profitability.

MEMPHIS ABC 7 catches a DEEP SIGH from Stephen Miller as Trump peddles his ever-changing justifications about Iran

"Charlie Kirk's mentor?" His mentor in what? Racism? Media grifting? Or like... idk math?

dammit thanks

🚨 BREAKING: Iran speaker named in Axios report says “no negotiations” taking place with U.S. in fresh posts

Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf – identified in Axios reporting as a key figure in alleged backchannel talks – said moments ago on X that “no negotiations with America have taken place,” directly contradicting President Donald Trump.

🔸 Axios reported an Israeli official said Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were engaging with Ghalibaf, with mediators exploring a possible meeting in Islamabad

🔸 Trump said talks occurred on Sunday and would continue “probably by phone,” with a potential in-person meeting later

🔸 Ghalibaf wrote: “No negotiations with America have taken place. Fake news is intended to manipulate financial and oil markets and to escape the quagmire in which America and Israel are trapped.”

🔸 He added: “Our people demand the complete and humiliating punishment of the aggressors”

🔸 “All Iranian officials stand firmly behind their supreme leader and people until this goal is achieved,” he said

sounds like things are great