Houthis? Saudis?

 #BabElMandab #Houthis #Saudis #escalation

Math "magic" from the US Secretary of Energy: how many barrels are moving? At what price?

 #StraitOfHormuz #GulfOfOman #ShipToShip #DarkFleet #MoU

Sal talks to Sam Mandani (sp?), founder of Tanker Trackers

BRIEF mention of US escorts. Convoys timed when satellites don't see.

MAYBE get to 85% of prewar average

Iran has lowered oil production to match domestic consumption

Last week two Saudi tankers hit by Iran; Admiral Cooper ordered attacks on 3 tankers

Centcom has hit 12 tankers, 5 of them Iranian

Stephen Rosenberg: Russian media 9-8-2026

 #Russia #Economy #FuelCrisis

RantWoman PROMISES to attempt more content about the latest round of Witkoff Kuchner attempts at diplomacy. The BIGGEST deal: visiting KYIV as well as Moscow.

In the meantime, please enjoy these snippets from the Russian press and consider subscribing yourself.

Vlad Vexler on Germany, AFD, challenges for democracy in general

 #AFD Democracy

RantWoman is no Germany expert, but German dependence on fuel from Russia has long weighed heavily on European politics

Russian Media on the latest visitation by Witkoff and Kuchner

 #Russia #Ukraine

Ukraine Has Found the Weakness Russia Can’t Fix | David Petraeus

Ships getting attacked.

 #Iran #PersianGulf #GulfOfOman #DarkFleet #StraitOfHormuz

Iran Targets Aircraft Carrier - US Strikes Back

Whistleblower report on ICE outrageously cutting corners in hiring.

 #ICE #Thugs