France and Norway Sign Defense Pact in Paris to Deepen Military Ties

🤝 PARIS — France-Norway pact signed as US strips NATO assets away. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Bilateral defense deals are filling the gap US asset cuts just opened. France brings nuclear deterrence and carrier reach; Norway brings Arctic flank and intelligence depth. Neither replaces US commitments, but the pact signals capitals are building parallel structures without waiting for NATO consensus. Rome and Warsaw are watching who signs next.

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US Removes Syria from State Sponsors of Terrorism List

🏛️ DAMASCUS — Syria off the terror list while IDF forces still operate on its soil. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Removal unlocks sanctions relief and international banking for Damascus — leverage Washington now holds over Syrian behavior. It rewards Damascus's pivot toward Israeli security talks publicly. For Tehran, losing Syria as a listed

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Netanyahu Says Iran Attempted to Assassinate His Son

🎯 TEHRAN — If true, Iran just gave Netanyahu a personal pretext for anything. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: A failed hit on Netanyahu's family transforms conflict from strategic to personal — handing the PM domestic cover for any escalation. Israeli publics rally hard around direct family threats. Iran denying it changes nothing; Netanyahu

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US to Warn Nations: Cut Iran Ties or Lose Dollar Access

💵 DOLLAR — The threat isn't sanctions. It's expulsion from the financial system itself. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Threatening dollar exclusion goes beyond OFAC listings — it targets correspondent banking, sovereign reserves, and trade settlement for any country that refuses to choose. This is the enforcement mechanism behind Bessent's

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Bessent Launches "Economic D-Day" Iran Sanctions Package

💣 SANCTIONS — The declaration was made Sunday. The weapon drops today. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Bessent's FT op-ed was the warning; today's package is the execution. Markets, Beijing, and Tehran all knew this was coming — the question is secondary sanctions scope. If Chinese refiners are named, Beijing must

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US Removes Syria from State Sponsors of Terrorism List

Netanyahu Says Iran Attempted to Assassinate His Son

US to Warn Nations: Cut Iran Ties or Lose Dollar Access

Bessent Launches "Economic D-Day" Iran Sanctions Package