IRGC-Navy Strikes Singapore Cargo Ship in Hormuz, IMO Pauses Evacuation

💥 IRGC — Tehran just attacked the deal it signed one week ago. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: WSJ cites two senior US officials: IRGC-Navy hit a Singapore-flagged vessel inside the strait, bridge damaged. IMO has paused its evacuation of queued ships — 35+ vessels now hold. The MOU's safe-passage guarantee is violated by its own signatory, one week in. Washington now has a named state-actor breach to table; Araghchi's negotiating leverage just became a liability.

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UN Condemns Beirut Residential Strike for Violating International Law

🏛️ BEIRUT — A residential strike in Beirut; nobody's explaining the target. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Türk invoking distinction and proportionality activates IHL referral pipelines. With Netanyahu confirmed for UNGA and war criminal framing already live, a UN official on record about Beirut civilians deepens legal exposure. Khamenei flagged Hezbollah hours ago

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Kazakhstan Daily Oil Output Halves After Export Terminal Closure

🛢️ CASPIAN — Kazakhstan just lost half its output with Hormuz already closed. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: CPC terminal at Novorossiysk handles ~1.5 mb/d — roughly 1.5% of global supply. With Hormuz at 13 daily transits and Red Sea degraded, a Kazakhstan halt removes the northern supply buffer keeping Brent below $100.

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Saudi Arabia Said to Weigh Iraq Airstrikes After Abqaiq Facility Strike

💥 ABQAIQ — Saudi retaliation inside Iraq would open a front the US pause can't contain. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Unconfirmed reports cite RSAF strike planning against Iraqi militia targets following a drone hit on Abqaiq — Iran's most sensitive oil node. If accurate, Riyadh acts unilaterally while Washington manages Thursday&

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Fed Unlikely to Hike This Week Despite One-in-Three Market Odds, Oil Volatility Cited

📉 FED — Markets are pricing rate risk the Fed itself won't take this week. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: With Brent swinging 5%+ in single sessions on pause signals and drone strikes, the Fed can't read the inflation trajectory. Hiking into a war premium that could reverse on Thursday is

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UN Condemns Beirut Residential Strike for Violating International Law

Kazakhstan Daily Oil Output Halves After Export Terminal Closure

Saudi Arabia Said to Weigh Iraq Airstrikes After Abqaiq Facility Strike

Fed Unlikely to Hike This Week Despite One-in-Three Market Odds, Oil Volatility Cited