Israel Minister: Gaza Control "Will Only Continue to Grow" Toward 100%

🏛️ GAZA — Cohen's 100% control pledge signals Israel isn't reading the MOU as a ceiling. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: A minister framing Gaza occupation as an expanding trajectory — not temporary posture — directly contradicts the MOU's expectation of Israeli restraint. Cohen hands Tehran a ready-made Doha argument: Washington can't deliver Israeli compliance on any front. It also pressures Arab normalization partners whose domestic politics cannot absorb open-ended annexation rhetoric.

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US Treasury Chief Secretly Calls China to Help End Iran War

🏦 BEIJING — Bessent called Iran "finished," then called Beijing for help. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Bessent's public posture — Iran is finished — was cover, not conviction. Calling Beijing signals Washington doubts the military track can close this. China holds Iran's oil lifeline; its leverage is real. But Beijing&

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Houthi Strike Hits Aramco Tower in Riyadh Financial District

🏭 ARAMCO — The interceptors worked twice. The third hit didn't need to. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: An Aramco tower struck in Riyadh's financial district changes the calculus — this is no longer near-miss deterrence, it's confirmed infrastructure damage in the kingdom's economic core. Saudi danger

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Two Tankers Hit Near Hormuz in One Hour, Crew Evacuated From Burning Vessel

🔥 HORMUZ — Two tankers hit in one hour; the strait just got narrower. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: One vessel on fire northwest of Khasab with crew evacuated; a second struck outbound by unknown projectile — both within 60 minutes. UKMTO's delayed report flag means military held the first incident before disclosure. With

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Houthi Projectile Hits Riyadh Financial District Tower

💥 RIYADH — Interceptors worked twice yesterday. Today one got through. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: A projectile reaching the financial district marks a step beyond envelope intercepts — Houthi launch cadence is outpacing Saudi air defense cycling. Syrian ground deployment hasn't degraded capacity; Iranian resupply is holding. With Aramco exposure already priced and

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US Treasury Chief Secretly Calls China to Help End Iran War

Houthi Strike Hits Aramco Tower in Riyadh Financial District

Two Tankers Hit Near Hormuz in One Hour, Crew Evacuated From Burning Vessel

Houthi Projectile Hits Riyadh Financial District Tower