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Trump Advisers Push for Iran Diplomacy Amid Fears of Political Backlash

President Trump signaled a potential turning point in the conflict with Iran this week, telling reporters on Monday that the war could be over “very soon.” Despite his public optimism that the military is “way ahead of schedule,” a growing circle of advisers is privately urging the president to secure an “exit ramp” to avoid […]

Opec+ Slashes Output by Up to 6.9 Million Barrels as Hormuz Blockade Bites

Opec+ producers, including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Iraq, have slashed crude output by an estimated 6.2 to 6.9 million barrels per day (b/d) as a near-total halt in tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz severs their primary export route amid escalating conflict. The latest estimates follow a report from Argus Media. Saudi Arabia, […]

Trump Declares Iran War ‘Pretty Much Complete’ as Stock Markets Rally

President Donald Trump declared on Monday that the war against Iran is nearing its end, signaling a rapid conclusion to the conflict. Speaking to CBS News, Trump stated, ‘I think the war is very complete, pretty much,’ in remarks that spurred an immediate uptick in U.S. stock market indices. Trump elaborated on the state of […]

US Treasury Issues License to Unlock Venezuelan Gold Exports

The US Treasury Department formally authorized Venezuelan gold exports to American markets Friday, issuing a limited license that clears the legal path for the Minerven–Trafigura deal brokered earlier in the week. The Office of Foreign Assets Control published the authorization, permitting Minerven and its subsidiaries to export, transport, and sell gold to the US under […]

Regime Change? Iran Just Doubled Down With Mojtaba Khamenei

Iran’s Assembly of Experts named Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s third supreme leader on March 8, 2026, installing the 56-year-old son of the assassinated Ayatollah Ali Khamenei just eight days into the US-Israeli military campaign aimed at toppling the Islamic Republic. The 88-member clerical body announced the selection in a “decisive vote,” with the Islamic […]

Can Historic Silver Data Turn Into a New Mine? | Rob Macdonald – Equity Metals

Rob Macdonald, VP of Exploration at Equity Metals (TSXV: EQTY), joined us at the Red Cloud Pre-PDAC 2026 Mining Showcase to walk through the company’s near-term catalysts at the Silver Queen project in central British Columbia. Equity is currently drilling at Silver Queen with the goal of updating the project’s mineral resource in the coming […]

BC Tribunal Rules Snowstorm Not An “Act Of God” In Tim Hortons Delivery Case

A BC tribunal ruled that a 2022 snowstorm did not excuse a late food shipment to two Vancouver Island Tim Hortons locations, dismissing Clark Reefer Lines’ claim after finding the carrier failed to prove the weather event met the legal threshold for an “Act of God.” The dispute centered on four unpaid invoices tied to […]

Analysis Points To US In Iran School Blast Killing At Least 165, Children

Evidence is converging on a US strike as the most likely cause of the Feb. 28 explosion at an Iranian school in Minab, contradicting President Donald Trump’s public claim that Iran was responsible. The latest development is a three-second video circulated by Iran’s semiofficial Mehr news agency and analyzed by Bellingcat. Researcher Trevor Ball geolocated […]

Japan Moves to Tap Oil Reserves as Iran War Shuts the Strait of Hormuz

Japan directed a national oil storage facility to prepare for a possible crude release on Sunday, signaling that Tokyo may act unilaterally to cushion the blow of a Middle East war that has effectively closed the world’s most critical oil shipping lane. An opposition lawmaker revealed that the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy had […]

Hormuz Disruption Risks Record 9 Million bpd Oil Loss By Month-End

The Strait of Hormuz traffic freeze is now translating into what analysts describe as the “largest daily oil production disruption on record,” with regional output at risk of falling by more than 4 million barrels per day by Friday and around 9 million bpd by the end of the month, equivalent to nearly 10% of […]