Summary

Iran rejects US plan but says diplomacy continues (indirectly, apparently) - White House, Pentagon reviewing options for 'final blow' as Trump tells Iranians 'get serious' about talks. Hegseth: we'll "negotiate through bombs". Trump asserts Iran is begging for a deal.

Trump touts "present" of several tankers allowed by Tehran through Strait, while at the same time warning Tehran of 'no turning back' if it doesn't negotiate. Cabinet meeting hails 'successes' while saying war to 'end soon', confirms 15-point plan delivered via Pakistanis.

Iranian hardliners ramp up call to get nuclear weapons, Reuters reports. Israel says it has killed Alireza Tangsiri, commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps navy.

Iran "laying Traps" & "building up defenses" on Kharg Island; NYT report says 13 US regional bases largely 'uninhabitable' in wake of Iran ballistic missile retaliation on Gulf.

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Turkey Dumped 58 Tons Of Gold After Iran War Started, Slamming Price

There has been much speculation about the mystery seller(s) that sent gold sliding into a bear market from its January high: was it a sovereign seeking to plug holes in their budget from the recent surge in oil, a "market maker" trying to spark stop loss liquidations, or just retail investors taking profit after one of the best years in history for the precious metal?

Today we learned the identity of at least one of the sellers: Turkey’s central bank sold and swapped about 60 tons of gold, worth more than $8 billion, or more than 10% of the country's total holdings, in two weeks after the start of the war in Iran, adding to the sharp downward pressure on bullion prices.

Turkish gold reserves showed a decline of 6 tons in the week of March 13 and another 52.4 tons in the week of March 20, marking a sharp drawdown in reserves, according to the latest data published by the central bank. While the composition of the sales is unclear, some of that was sold outright, while the majority was used to secure foreign exchange or liras via swap agreements, according to Bloomberg. It’s not uncommon for central banks to sell spot gold and simultaneously agree to buy it back in the future via swap agreements, effectively a gold-collateralized USD loan, which grants the country cheap dollar funding using the precious metal as collateral.

https://www.zerohedge.com/precious-metals/turkey-dumped-58-tons-gold-after-iran-war-started

26 March 2026

17:46 GMT

Pezeshkian has thanked Russia for its support, saying messages from President Vladimir Putin and the Russian people are a “source of encouragement” in these “historic days.” In a post on X, published in Russian, he said Iran’s resistance has transformed regional relations and that “from now on, the security of West Asia will be ensured by the countries of the region.”

Moscow has condemned the US‑Israeli bombing campaign against Iran as a “premeditated and unprovoked act of aggression.” In a call with Pezeshkian in early March, Putin described the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as a “cynical violation” of morality and international law.

17:37 GMT

Israel used US-made white phosphorus munitions in Lebanon attack – WaPoREAD MORE: Israel used US-made white phosphorus munitions in Lebanon attack – WaPo

Israeli forces have carried out artillery shelling using phosphorus munitions against several towns in southern Lebanon, state‑run National News Agency has claimed. The strikes reportedly hit areas facing Israeli troop movements, including Deir Seryan, Qantara, Yohmor al‑Shaqif, Zawtar, Froun, Ghandoorieh and Borj Qalaouiye, with no immediate information on casualties or damage.

International law prohibits the use of incendiary weapons such as white phosphorus against civilians or in populated areas.

17:09 GMT

Any lasting ceasefire would require an end to “aggression and terror,” concrete guarantees against a repeat of war, full compensation for damages, and respect for Iran’s legal authority in the Strait of Hormuz to safeguard international maritime security, according to Kazem Jalali, Iran’s ambassador to Russia.

In a post on X, Jalali said Iran would continue to exercise its “inherent right” to self-defense until the source of threats is completely removed, adding that a stable truce depends on meeting these conditions.

16:56 GMT

Asked by reporters whether his Friday deadline still stands for Iran to accept a US proposal or face strikes on its power plants, Trump said, “I don’t know yet.” He previously threatened to “obliterate” Iran’s power network if it did not reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but later announced a five-day delay in strikes, citing “very good and productive” talks. Iranian officials have accused Trump of trying to push energy prices down and buy time.

16:43 GMT

The IDF says it has carried out a “series of strikes” against sites allegedly linked to the IRGC and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon and around the Syrian city of Homs. In a post on X, the military said the targets included “military infrastructure” and operational facilities belonging to the groups.

https://twitter.com/i/status/2037205919528804600

16:37 GMT

Trump backs down from strikes on Iran’s power network: What we know so farREAD MORE: Trump backs down from strikes on Iran’s power network: What we know so far

Asked whether the US is considering taking control of Iran’s oil, Trump replied that he “wouldn’t talk about it,” but added that “it’s an option,” suggesting Washington has not ruled out moves against the country’s energy sector.

16:25 GMT

Trump has claimed that Iran sent him “eight big boats of oil” as a “present,” saying Tehran later “apologized for something they said and sent two more boats.” Addressing US envoy Steve Witkoff, who he has tasked with talks on Iran, Trump joked: “I hope I haven’t screwed up your negotiation.”

15:57 GMT

The Iranian military spokesman has urged Gulf states to expel US forces from their bases, warning that otherwise, “we will cause more damage.”

Tehran “does not want the blood of Muslims to be spilled for no reason,” he said.

15:43 GMT

There are “strong signs” Iran could be convinced to make a peace deal, US envoy Steve Witkoff has told a cabinet meeting.

”We will see where things lead, and if we can convince Iran that this is the inflection point with no good alternatives for them, other than more death and destruction,” Witkoff said, pinning the blame on Iran for “stalling talks” and rejecting US negotiation requests.

15:29 GMT

Trump claims Iran is “begging to make a deal” to stop the war. Speaking at the White House, the US President said that he is unsure if he is willing to agree to a ceasefire, stating that “we are absolutely obliterating Iran.”

Putin Issues Some Frank Thoughts On 'Unpredictable' Iran War

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday delivered some rare, wide-ranging and frank commentary on the US-Israeli war against Iran.

He compared the war and the Hormuz Strait closure, and subsequent impact on global energy, to the massive widescale impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. But he also stated that outcomes to the war are at this point too hard to predict.

The conflict, Putin explained, is now resulting in significant damage to international logistics, production and supply chains while putting intense pressure on hydrocarbon, metals and fertilizer companies - according to a translation in Reuters.

"The consequences of the conflict in the Middle East are still difficult to accurately predict," Putin said before a conference of business leaders in Moscow. "It seems to me that those who are involved in the conflict cannot predict anything themselves, but for us it is even more difficult," he observed.

"However, there are already estimates that they can be compared with the coronavirus epidemic," Putin said. "Let me remind you that it has dramatically slowed down the development of all regions and continents, without exception."

There are reports circulating that earlier this week Putin highlighted the West's double standard when it comes to Ukraine, in comparison to raging Iran war, which is about to reach its first month.

In refence to the Western allies, Putin stated: "They signed all sorts of letters at the start of the Ukraine conflict. Yet these lovers of the epistolary arts haven't written anything about the current tragic events."

Putin's spokesman has meanwhile on Thursday addressed many of what he called "lies" related to Moscow's role in the Iran war.

"There are so many lies being spread by the media… Do not pay attention to them," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters in response to an AFP question on Russia supplying Tehran with drones.

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/putin-issues-some-frank-thoughts-unpredictable-iran-war

'13 US Bases Uninhabitable': Pentagon Admits Much Of Iran War Overseen By Personnel 'Working Remotely'

The New York Times really buried the lede in a fresh report entitled "Iran’s Attacks Force US Troops to Work Remotely." With the report noting that before the Iran war started the Pentagon had some 40,000 troops in the region, we are told that many have been widely dispersed due to the Iranian retaliatory bombing campaign on the Gulf, even as far as Europe, and must 'work remotely'.

Somehow readers expect they are about to read a story mainly about how troops are now confined to hotels and office spaces throughout the region: "So now much of the land-based military is, in essence, fighting the war while working remotely, with the exception of fighter pilots and crews operating and maintaining warplanes and conducting strikes," NY Times writes.

But then several paragraphs in comes a huge confirmation of what many analysts suspected was the case over the course of the last weeks of expanding war: "Many of the 13 military bases in the region used by American troops are all but uninhabitable, with the ones in Kuwait, which is next door to Iran, suffering perhaps the most damage." This is based on statements by unnamed US defense officials who admit they've had to scramble to find 'alternative' housing and office solutions for personnel.

The revelation comes on the heels of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) having earlier warned that if American troops are 'stationed' in hotels or civilian office complexes, then those hotels and locations effectively become targets.

"We are forced to identify and target the Americans," the IRGC intelligence arm earlier stated, according to state Tasnim. "Therefore, it is better not to shelter them in hotels and to stay away from their locations," the ominous message added, while calling on local Muslims to report on the American "hiding places".

The Times report meanwhile suggests that the US saw earlier fatalities and casualties (CENTCOM figures say 13 dead and some 300 injuries thus far) in part due to lack of preparedness for such a robust Iranian ballistic missile retaliation on US regional bases.

The report goes so far as to say the situation is already worse than that of prior Iraq and Afghan wars in terms of danger to 'front line' bases and exposure to enemy fire:

While Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan and the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, for example, were often targeted in suicide bombings and other attacks, neither the Taliban nor Iraqi militias possessed the kind of ballistic missile capability that Iran has.

During the war in Iraq in particular, the United States built up its bases there and in Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Now, the war in Iran has made all of those bases vulnerable — to the point where service members can’t really live or work there for extended periods, military officials said.

https://www.zerohedge.com/military/13-us-bases-uninhabitable-pentagon-admits-much-iran-war-overseen-personnel-working

US Postal Service Plans 8% Fuel Surcharge As Iran War Raises Transport Costs

The U.S. Postal Service is seeking permission to impose a fuel surcharge on parcel products for the first time ever to cover soaring transportation costs for gasoline and diesel fuel, which have jumped more than 30% since the invasion of Iran by the United States and Israel nearly a month ago.

The quasi-private agency on Wednesday sought permission from the Postal Regulatory Commission for a time-limited price adjustment on parcel shipments because of rapidly changing market prices for fuel and other transportation costs. It would be the first time in its history that the Postal Service has applied a fuel fee, a common practice with private carriers like DHL, FedEx and UPS.

Postal officials note that the surcharge is intended to help offset a variety of transportation costs, including fuel, trucking rates, vehicle maintenance, and pass-through costs, such as insurance, from contract motor carriers.

The Postal Service also said that the temporary surcharge would help it transition to a permanent mechanism for imposing surcharges on competitive products to support its universal service obligation in a more financially sustainable way. Last fiscal year, the USPS lost $9 billion, with an operating loss of about $2.7 billion.

The 8% planned price change, which was approved by the Governors of the Postal Service on Tuesday, would affect base postage prices Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, USPS Ground Advantage, and Parcel Select. The price change is scheduled to go into effect on April 26 and remain in place through Jan. 17, 2027. At that time, the Postal Service can determine if a different long-term approach is needed.

Nearly all USPS delivery vans run on gasoline, which has jumped about $1 in price to nearly $4 per gallon in less than a month. The organization also uses diesel fuel for large trucks that move mail and packages long distances to distribution centers.

The big parcel carriers have standard fuel surcharge mechanisms that automatically update each week as the price of fuel changes. Instead of constantly adjusting base transportation rates, the carriers use fuel surcharges as a flexible pricing mechanism tied to external fuel indexes. Their fuel surcharges currently range from about 21% to 34% of the base transportation rate, depending on mode and import/export status.

UPS on March 9 imposed another 1% increase to its fuel surcharge table for domestic shipping. It is the carrier’s third fuel surcharge increase this year. UPS and FedEx have also introduced temporary fees for shipments between the U.S. and Middle East.

The Postal Service said its fee is less than one-third of what its competitors charge for fuel alone. “So even with this change, the Postal Service continues to offer great value in shipping with some of the lowest rates in the industrialized world,” the USPS said in a news release.

The Postal Regulatory Commission will review the proposed price change before it is scheduled to take effect.

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/postal-service-plans-8-fuel-surcharge-as-iran-war-raises-transport-costs

Most powerful energy crisis in human history is looming – Putin envoy

The EU and the UK are unprepared and face deindustrialization after rejecting Russian oil and gas, Kirill Dmitriev has said

The world is heading toward the most severe energy crisis in history and Europe is unprepared, Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev has said. The warning comes as the escalating conflict in the Middle East has driven volatility in global energy markets.

Speaking on Thursday, Dmitriev – who heads the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and is President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy for investment and economic cooperation – said he earlier predicted that oil would exceed $100 a barrel if a conflict like this broke out.

“Back then, no one believed,” he said, adding that some market participants are now discussing the possibility of prices rising to $150 or even $200.

“We see that the most severe energy crisis in the history of mankind is approaching. Neither the EU nor the UK is at all prepared for it,” Dmitriev said on the sidelines of the RDIF congress. Brussels and London “shot themselves in the foot” by rejecting Russian oil and gas, and the consequences of this are only beginning to emerge, he added.

Dmitriev warned that the EU faces deindustrialization, and that “big problems” await the UK, arguing that this the result of choices made by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and other “Russophobic politicians.”

Western governments will eventually be forced to seek renewed access to Russian energy, he said.

Oil and gas prices have spiked since the escalation of the Middle East conflict, triggered by the US-Israeli strikes on Iran and subsequent Iranian retaliatory attacks across the region, which have led to the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz to Western shipping.

The strait normally carries around a fifth of the world’s daily oil supply, and the IEA has warned that disruptions could last months or years. European gas prices have risen by around 70% since March 1; Brent crude has topped $110 per barrel, prompting Washington to ease the sanctions on Russian oil.

The EU was already grappling with the fallout from its decision to cut energy ties with Russia following the escalation of the Ukraine conflict, as well as the costs of its green transition policies.

https://www.rt.com/news/636290-eu-uk-energy-crisis/

BlackRock CEO does U-turn on Iran war optimism

Just weeks earlier, Larry Fink expressed hope for a “neutralized Iran,” framing the conflict as a good investment opportunity

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink has warned of an impending global recession if the US-Israeli war on Iran drags on and oil prices remain above $100 a barrel. The stark prediction comes just weeks after Fink framed the conflict as a good long-term investment opportunity.

In a wide-ranging interview with the BBC this week, Fink said oil prices could stay above $100 per barrel for years if Iran “remains a threat,” potentially hitting $150 and sparking “a probably stark and steep recession.”

He described two scenarios for the conflict – one in which Iran is “accepted again by the international community,” allowing oil to fall below pre-war levels, and another in which tensions persist, leading to sustained high energy costs with “profound implications” for the global economy.

However, earlier this month, Fink, whose company holds significant stakes in major US defense contractors, struck a markedly different tone. During an appearance on Fox News, he dismissed the notion of a prolonged war, predicting that oil would “revert back to where it was and maybe even lower” once the conflict ends.

“If the outcome of the war is a neutralized Iran, and they are allowed to be selling oil products into the market again, there’s a great probability that oil is gonna be below $50,” he said, urging investors against pulling out of volatile markets, stating he had been telling people to “buy more” and framing it as a “good long-term opportunity.”

Meanwhile, major investment firms have already started positioning themselves for potential post-war reconstruction deals. Admiral James Stavridis, a former NATO supreme allied commander now at investment giant Carlyle, told Semafor this week that investors are already mapping out opportunities in Iran and other conflict zones.

Recalling the reconstruction of South Korea in the mid-20th century after the Korean War, Stavridis stated that “that could be [Iran], that could be Cuba, that could be Venezuela, that could be Ukraine. Those are investment opportunities that ought to be taken very seriously.”

The unprovoked US-Israeli attack on Iran has caused chaos in the energy market, limiting the availability of oil and gas and pushing Brent crude prices to as high as $120 a barrel this month.

https://www.rt.com/news/636269-blackrock-fink-iran-war/

Trump Shares Report on Alleged Ukrainian Plot to Fund Biden Campaign.

President Donald J. Trump shared a report about an alleged Ukrainian plot to funnel money to former President Joe Biden on Thursday, based on intercepted communications involving Ukrainian officials that outlined a scheme to redirect U.S. taxpayer funds designated for clean energy projects in Ukraine. The money was reportedly intended to bolster then-President Joe Biden’s 2024 re-election campaign and the Democratic National Committee (DNC).Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has directed USAID to examine its records to establish whether the plan was put into action and whether a criminal referral to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is appropriate. Officials indicated that the intercepted messages are not believed to be Russian disinformation and that no comprehensive investigation appears to have taken place during the Biden presidency.

The declassified document summarizes raw U.S. intelligence intercepts dating from late 2022. It described an arrangement in which American taxpayer dollars routed through USAID’s office in Kiev would be disguised as support for an infrastructure project in Ukraine. About 90 percent of the funds were allegedly slated to be siphoned off to the DNC and Biden’s campaign, with U.S. subcontractors brought in to mask the transfers.

The episode also revives earlier accusations surrounding Hunter Biden and Burisma, a Ukrainian energy firm. Hunter Biden’s seat on Burisma’s board and the payments made to the Biden family have been the focus of Republican-led probes.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky continues to face scrutiny amid persistent corruption allegations.

https://thenationalpulse.com/2026/03/26/trump-shares-report-on-alleged-ukrainian-plot-to-fund-biden-campaign/

Predators Targeting Girls as Young as 11 at Vape Shops, Mini-Marts.

Senior British politicians are demanding an immediate inquiry into claims of child sexual exploitation connected to mini-marts and vape stores across the West Midlands. The push follows repeated warnings from a municipal government employee about children as young as 11 being put at risk of abuse.

West Midlands Police originally insisted there was “no evidence” to back the allegations, but after revisiting the information, they said it was being “actioned appropriately.” This echoes Britain’s notorious grooming gangs scandal, in which police forces across the country initially resisted investigating Pakistani Muslims preying on white children, acting only after significant media coverage.

Intelligence updates issued between 2019 and 2024 highlighted concerns that youngsters were being targeted for exploitation after being offered drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes at these premises. One former employee at a mini-mart in the area described being sexually assaulted by another worker, stating, “I screamed and ran out of the shop.” She added that she had been harassed and propositioned for sex on multiple occasions by staff at different locations.

Reform Party Shadow Home Secretary Zia Yusuf called the reports “sickening,” and said West Midlands Police’s initial dismissal of the concerns amounted to a “complete collapse of duty.”

Mini-marts and vape shops are known hubs of criminality in Britain, with an investigation late last year spanning locations from Dundee, Scotland, to south Devon, England, revealing that a Kurdish organized crime network was allowing migrants to illegally operate premises generating profits from black market cigarettes and vapes, some of them sold to children.

https://thenationalpulse.com/2026/03/26/police-urged-to-investigate-predators-targeting-girls-as-young-as-11-at-vape-shops-mini-marts/

Joe Kent Says FBI Director Kash Patel Blocked Further Investigation Into Charlie Kirk Murder Case

Former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Joe Kent said Monday that FBI Director Kash Patel ordered investigators to stop working on Charlie Kirk’s murder case.

In an interview with The Daily Caller, Kent said federal authorities curtailed his team’s investigative efforts, pointing to a top-down decision that halted further inquiry. He said the FBI imposed the restriction following direct orders from Patel.

“You said that you were stopped from investigating this. Who specifically stopped you?” Daily Caller’s Editor-in-Chief Amber Duke asked Kent. “And did that come specifically from Director Patel?”

“It did. Yeah, it was part of a discussion that he and I had back and forth, and then, ultimately, that was the decision that was made,” Kent said.

https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1lKQRvgBdVnGE

The Stealing of America: You’re Not a Citizen—You’re a Revenue Stream for the Power Elite

The government has turned everyday life into a revenue stream—funding endless wars, bloated agencies, surveillance systems, and profit-driven policing… all on your dime.

“There is no art which one government sooner learns of another than that of draining money from the pockets of the people.”—Adam Smith, Wealth of Nations

You’re not imagining it.

Everything costs more. Everything is monitored.

Everything feels like it’s designed to take—from your wallet, your time, your freedom.

That’s because it is.

The government has turned everyday life into a revenue stream—funding endless wars, bloated agencies, surveillance systems, and profit-driven policing… all on your dime.

You’re not just paying taxes. You’re paying to be watched. Paying to be policed. Paying to be controlled.

This isn’t government. It’s a business model.

By now, it has become painfully clear that the only economic plan being advanced by the Trump administration is the kind that enriches the oligarchy at the expense of everyone else.

If the government’s newly dubbed “war on waste,” headed by Vice President J.D. Vance, is anything like its deceptively futile past efforts to drain the swamp and use DOGE to cut spending that is inefficient, we should expect to see corruption, graft and waste rise while vital programs that benefit the taxpayer get slashed.

The level of self-serving corruption, indulgence and excess by the elite ruling class while Americans struggle to make ends meet is off the charts.

Under President Trump, his gilding of the White House has coincided with the dawn of a new self-serving age of indulgence for the American oligarchy. As Debbie Millman writes for the New York Times: “Trump is showing the world that his presidency is a royal court where a select few are invited to pledge their allegiance… Trump is refashioning the presidential residence into a palace; our democracy is now a members-only club.”

This is Donald Trump’s “let them eat cake” moment.

Tens of millions in one year alone for the president’s weekend golf trips while government agencies are dismantled and tens of thousands of federal workers have their jobs slashed. According to the web tracker “Did Trump Golf Today?” Trump has spent 23.5% of his presidency golfing at an estimated cost of $141 million to the taxpayer.

An extra $200 billion in additional defense funding so Pete Hegseth can make a game out of war with Iran. More than $16 billion was spent in the first 12 days of Trump’s war on Iran. That does not include the rising cost of gas and consumer goods or the long-term costs of supporting those injured in the war.

$1 billion to a French company to not develop two wind projects off the coasts of North Carolina and New York.

$14 billion in oil revenue to Iran to fund its war with the U.S.

$22 million in one month on lobsters and ribeye steak so the Defense Department wouldn’t have to risk losing some of their taxpayer-funded budget. $1.8 million for musical instruments, including a “$98,329 Steinway & Sons grand piano for the Air Force chief of staff’s home, a $26,000 violin, and a $21,750 custom handmade flute from the luxury Japanese brand Muramatsu.”

$400 million for a 90,000-square-foot ballroom to which most taxpayers will never be invited.

$75 - $150 million to turn a public golf course into a championship-level golf course in the nation’s capital.

$100 million for a 250-foot “Arc de Trump” next to Arlington National Cemetery.

At least $60 million for a UFC event on the White House South Lawn to commemorate Donald Trump’s 80th birthday.

While members of Trump’s inner circle dine on lobster and filet mignon, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggests that Americans struggling with the high cost of beef instead buy and eat “cheap cuts” like liver.

Meanwhile, the rest of the country is left to absorb a higher cost of living driven by Trump’s tariffs, inflation, and economic policies that punish the many to benefit the few.

https://thefreethoughtproject.com/government-corruption/the-stealing-of-america-youre-not-a-citizen-youre-a-revenue-stream-for-the-power-elite

WATCH: Maryland Homeowner Goes Viral After Hiring Roofing Crew Employing Illegals, Calling ICE on Them as They Finished the Job — Six Workers Detained on Her Roof

https://twitter.com/i/status/2037145329116537316

The Philippines has declared a national energy emergency amid the uncertainty in global energy markets.

It’s more exposed to surging oil prices and tightening fuel supply because of the Iran war compared to its Southeast Asian peers. @haslindatv explains http://bloom.bg/4c4pS99

https://twitter.com/i/status/2036694698610368623

https://www.antiwar.com/

Why?

They were Jews?

The Charlie Kirk Library

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Iran does not trust Steve Witkoff or Jared Kushner, wants to negotiate with J.D. Vance

Iran wants to negotiate with Vance, not Witkoff or Kushner

Tehran passed word through back-channels that it doesn’t trust Witkoff or Kushner.

Can you blame them?

These were the two guys sitting across the table from Iranian diplomats in Geneva days before the war started, shaking hands and talking peace while the U.S. and Israel quietly moved strike assets into position.

Iran walked out of those talks and into a bombing campaign.

That kind of betrayal doesn’t get forgotten.

Vance is different in their eyes.

The vice president who was described as “less enthusiastic” about the war is now the person the enemy specifically wants at the table.

Iran sees what everyone else sees: Vance built his career opposing exactly this kind of conflict, and that makes him the most credible American to deliver a deal both sides can live with.

Trump says everyone on his team is involved.

But Iran just told him which card to play, and it happens to be the one that signals Washington is serious about ending this rather than running the same playbook that got them bombed last time.

https://twitter.com/i/status/2036592629098693039

Private Credit Goes From Bad To Worse! Apollo Just Gave Investors Only 45% Of Requested Withdrawals. BlackRock, Morgan Stanley, And Blue Owl Are Doing The Same Thing. Moody’s Just Downgraded A Massive Private Credit Fund!

Wall Street crisis spreads as shadow bank blocks withdrawal

Apollo and BlackRock Cap Withdrawals — $1.8 Trillion Private Credit Market Under Real Stress

Apollo Global Management capped investor redemptions at one of its largest non-traded private credit funds, Apollo Debt Solutions.

According to a shareholder letter, it capped redemptions at 5% of outstanding shares after investors sought to withdraw roughly 11.2%. The move follows similar restrictions at other private credit funds in recent weeks, deepening concerns across the $1.8 trillion private credit market.

Apollo’s $25 billion private credit fund received withdrawal requests of 11.2% this quarter and honored less than half of them, capped at 5%. BlackRock did the same with its $26 billion fund, Blue Owl replaced withdrawal requests with IOUs entirely, and Morgan Stanley got hit with 10.9% redemption requests.

This is now happening simultaneously across the entire $1.8 trillion private credit industry. The structural problem is simple: these funds hold illiquid corporate loans that can’t be quickly sold, so when everyone wants out at once, the math doesn’t work.

Fortune is calling it a $265 billion meltdown. Whether this is a manageable liquidity event or the leading edge of something larger is the question nobody can answer yet.

https://citizenwatchreport.com/private-credit-goes-from-bad-to-worse-apollo-just-gave-investors-only-45-of-requested-withdrawals-blackrock-morgan-stanley-and-blue-owl-are-doing-the-same-thing-moodys-just-downgraded-a/

Saudi Arabia denies the NYT story.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman just told Trump: Keep slamming Iran, this is our historic opportunity to reshape the Middle East and crush their regime.

The region is taking sides, and they’re not ambiguous.

Source: NYT

What Saudi officials said:

The report is false and mischaracterized.

The Kingdom is not pushing the U.S. to prolong or escalate the war.

Their position remains de‑escalation, stability, and avoiding regional collapse.

They accuse outside actors (including Israel) of distorting their stance.

https://mmnews.tv/saudi-arabia-rejects-nyt-claim-on-iran-war-push/

This is less about one report and more about a full on narrative fight, where each side is trying to define who wants escalation and who doesn’t

https://citizenwatchreport.com/saudi-arabia-denies-the-nyt-story/

California Achieves $1M Per Unit Homeless Housing

If only we spent more money on the homeless, we could fix the problem.

Like the one minute mile, they said it couldn’t be done. But if anyone can do it, Los Angeles can. The city that never stops spending taxpayer money on the social problems that it manufactures has been trying for a while to break the one million mark to create apartments for drug addicted mentally ill bums. Or, in wokespeak, the ‘homeless’ or better yet ‘unhoused’.

If only we spent more money on the homeless, they insist, we could fix the social problem.

Back in 2018, I noted that after billions in tax hikes and bond issues, “the homeless housing being approved costs an average at $479,000 per unit. Two run at $650,000.”

Of course it just kept rising. “Two years later, the cost of an average unit hit $531,000, with some apartments going up to $746,000. Unable to build apartments for less than the cost of a mansion, Los Angeles launched a pilot program to build 8×8 aluminum sheds for the homeless for only $130,000 each. The homeless had been setting up their own tent encampments for free. So the city launched a pilot program to have the government set up tents for the homeless for only $2,600 per tent.”

And rising some more. “By 2020, the average cost of apartments for the homeless was at $531,000 and by 2022, a city audit found that one project was running to $837,000 for each unit. An audit blamed “a lot of consultants”.

Now, Los Angeles has done it, just in time for the Olympics, it’s broken the million mark.

Los Angeles homeless people are being put up in brand new apartments in ritzy neighborhoods that cost taxpayers up to $1.5 million per room, the California Post can reveal. The records show that In West Hollywood, the 20-room Holloway Motel was bought and overhauled for roughly $22 million, or about $1.05 million per unit.

Congratulations to California which has spent billions of dollars on fixing ‘homelessness’ by giving junkies units for the cost of mansions in the rest of the country.

LA’s 2025 homeless count stood at 43,695. Its homeless count was at 41,980 in 2022.

(Note: LAHSA, the agency responsible for the homeless count, is being shuttered because no one can account where the money went.)

Let’s see if we can break the $2 million barrier next.

https://www.frontpagemag.com/california-achieves-1m-per-unit-homeless-housing/

🚨 LIVE NOW IN OCCUPIED PALESTINE:

Palestinian: "I have documents this is my house."

Ben Gvir: "I don’t care. Leave in 2 hours or die."

https://twitter.com/i/status/2036909049732632844

600 attacks on Israel in past 24 hours, doubling prior peak

Hezbollah's spike in attacks on Israel and IDF forces is likely not sustainable, but could be part of an effort to coerce Israel and the US into a ceasefire on all fronts.

Hezbollah has fired over 600 times on Israel and IDF troops in the last 24 hours, around double its prior high of around 300 aerial threats during the 2023-2024 conflict between the sides, IDF sources have confirmed.

The vast majority of the rockets, mortars, and drones were launched at IDF forces holding positions in or seeking to advance within southern Lebanon.

This major spike in Hezbollah attacks, up from a general average of around 100 attacks per day during the current war, occurred in the shadow of a possible end to the Israel-Iran war.

IDF Northern Command Chief Maj. Gen. Rafi Milo also announced on Thursday night that the IDF has now killed around 750 Hezbollah fighters since the start of the current conflict, jumping from just 500 a few days ago.

Despite increased expectations of such a potential ceasefire, Israel has made noises that it may wish to continue pummeling Hezbollah with airstrikes, as well as to continue its invasion of southern Lebanon.

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-891265

Turkish Tanker Carrying Russian Oil Attacked As Ukraine And UK Ramp Up Energy War

A foreign-flagged, Turkish-operated crude oil tanker was targeted on March 26 in the Black Sea near the shores of the city of Istanbul, Turkey’s transport minister said, adding that no casualties were reported among the crew.

Abdulkadir Uraloglu told broadcaster Kanal 24 that the attack occurred in the early morning hours, identifying the tanker as the Altura.

Ship-tracking and ‌Refinitiv AIS data showed the Altura left the Russian port of Novorossiysk with about one million barrels of crude ​oil prior to the attack. The tanker is sanctioned by the European Union and the United Kingdom.

“I can say that a foreign-flagged ship operated by a Turkish company, which had loaded crude oil from Russia, reported an explosion in its engine room after midnight to our emergency call center,” the minister said in a televised interview.

“We believe that the engine room was specifically targeted. We think the attack was not carried out by a drone, but by an unmanned surface vehicle at water level,” he added

The minister noted that “all 27 crew were safe,” adding that the coastguard had been dispatched to the tanker, which was about 33 kilometers from the Bosphorus, a ​key commodities-shipping channel linking the Black Sea with the Marmara and ‌Mediterranean.

https://southfront.press/turkish-tanker-carrying-russian-oil-attacked-as-ukraine-and-uk-ramp-up-energy-war/

No it doesn't because the government can track everyone but allows pedos to prosper

Combatting child sexual exploitation depends on Online Service Providers' ability to report CSAM

Statement by Europol's Executive Director Catherine De Bolle

The current rise of the amount of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) online is a major concern. It is Europol’s top priority to protect children and to combat child sexual exploitation being nurtured online. I am therefore deeply concerned about the potential operational impact of any legal gaps at EU level affecting the detection and reporting of CSAM by online service providers.

The removal of the current legal basis enabling voluntary detection by online platforms could have far-reaching implications for safeguarding children.

Last year alone, Europol processed around 1.1 million of so-called CyberTips, originating from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC), of relevance to 24 European countries. CyberTips contain multiple entities (files, videos, photos etc.) supporting criminal investigation efforts into child sexual abuse online.

If the current legal basis for voluntary detection by online platforms were to be removed, this is expected to result in a serious reduction of CyberTip referrals. This would undermine the capability to detect relevant investigative leads on CSAM, which in turn will severely impair the EU’s security interests of identifying victims and safeguarding children.

From a law enforcement perspective, enabling online service providers to continue detecting and reporting suspected CSAM to the competent authorities is vital for the protection of children.

Catherine De Bolle

Executive Director Europol

Iran Hits Israel’s Water Supply With Missiles — Four Million People With Nothing to Drink

Two minutes ago Iranian missiles struck Israel’s national water infrastructure. The Mekorot facilities that supply drinking water to four million people in the Tel Aviv metropolitan area. The pumping stations are down.

The desalination infrastructure has sustained direct impact. The pipeline network is not functioning. And the Israeli government has not told the four million people whose taps are running dry right now that what is happening this morning is not a temporary technical fault.

https://youtu.be/cRbua6x6O3o

https://vtforeignpolicy.com/2026/03/iran-hits-israels-water-supply-with-missiles-four-million-people-with-nothing-to-drink/

OPEN LETTER: “The Australian people suffer while the Government supports everyone but the Australian people.”

OPEN LETTER

RE: National Security Risk: CRIMES ACT 1958, SECT 9A — 18 U.S. Code § 2381

March 25, 2026,

Good Morning,

The Australian people suffer while the Government supports everyone but the Australian PEOPLE.

Not following the simple recommendations below will make it clear to all parties that the Australian Government is not being run for the PEOPLE of Australia, the living Men, Women and Children. But we already know that!

The Country is being run by foreign interests who are fleecing Australian’s and replacing them, largely with Indians. This is TREASON and I warned the Government 5 years ago in writing so YOU are KNOWINGLY committing TREASON by supporting this.

Further to my previous emails wherein I provide detailed evidence of prior criminal code violations, laws of war violations, as well as continuing crimes against humanity and crimes against children by the state and its foreign controllers.

HUGE NATIONAL SECURITY VIOLATION

As stated in my last email Israeli Military Intelligence runs all Australia’s data security through CheckPoint. CheckPoint is run by a Talpiot graduate and IDF military intelligence Unit 8200 team leader. That means they can hack anyone, listen to anyone, blackmail anyone and cut off Australia’s critical infrastructure, water, electricity and internet and send the country into chaos at will. This is the real operation Epstein and his Rothschild masters were setting up. GIVING AID AND COMFORT TO THE ENEMY IS TREASON.

https://www.checkpoint.com/about-us/leadership/

https://www.justice.gov/epstein

https://securitybrief.com.au/story/check-point-infinity-gains-irap-clearance-for-government-use

https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/how-to-engage-us-subsite/files/2023-2030-australian-cyber-security-strategy/Check-Point-Software-Technologies-Submission.pdf

Rothschild controls the Australian Political charade via the Lowy institute and the executive service see the links below:

https://www.lowyinstitute.org/about/funding-support

The MANUFACTURED emerging fuel crisis / NATIONAL SECURITY RISK:

Australia produces around 20% of its own fuel CURRENTLY so suggesting we will run out is deliberate fraud used to scare the masses.

https://www.energy.gov.au/news/australian-petroleum-statistics-january-2026

The Prime Ministers office has stated we have 30 days of fuel left.

https://minister.dcceew.gov.au/bowen/transcripts/press-conference-canberra-act-3

The simple course of action is to get all our oil people together and start retrofitting our old oil rigs and start drilling our own oil, I’m sure we have the skills and expertise to get this moving within 4 weeks. Also we could massively increase production at the existing operations.

We have 100’s of years worth of oil in the ground.

Will you do this?

https://www.ga.gov.au/aecr2025/oil

Which of the recipients of this email will show some courage and get this question into the mainstream?

Failure to do so will show everyone, even those claiming to be anti two party monopoly will stay quiet to keep their cash cow going!

Australia’s leader are cowards and criminals.

Regards

Craig Cannock

Semper Supra