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Secret tanker crossings are keeping oil prices from soaring through the Strait of Hormuz
Satellite imagery shows dozens of tankers switching off transponders daily as producers reroute supply through pipelines and reserves, while Washington shifts to sustained pressure on Iran, pushing crude toward $100 amid Gulf attacks this week
Vindication for Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou as he wins a long battle over easyJet ownership
They say revenge is a dish best served cold. For a true knight like easyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, such a modest emotion might hold little appeal, but there is another feeling entirely: vindication. And vindicated is surely how he feels, watching events unfold in favour of the most famous of his business ventures, easyJet. […]
FT: Iran considers strikes on U.S. targets in Europe, with Cyprus and Bulgaria in the “Crosshairs”
Tehran has even considered attacks on undersea cables in the Strait of Hormuz — “If the U.S. goes too far, the war could reach Europe,” says a source close to the regime
Mecca alliance between Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan creates new challenges for Greek foreign policy
Greek diplomacy faces mounting pressure as Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan deepen ties, Riyadh weighs new US security guarantees, and Athens works to protect the East Med Act and IMEC corridor amid Israel's regional isolation
USS Abraham Lincoln crew pushed to breaking point after 9 months at sea: Sailors try to jump overboard
Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao has told anxious relatives that USS Theodore Roosevelt will eventually take over from the Lincoln, though officials still cannot publicly say when the exhausted, under-supplied crew will finally head home
The U.S. Embassy in Israel issued a security warning for U.S. citizens
The US embassy in Jerusalem has urged Americans in Israel to remain vigilant amid rising Middle East tensions, warning of a complex security environment, unpredictable escalation, and possible flight cancellations or travel disruptions across the region
