United States President Donald Trump has claimed that only the US, which does not have sovereign control over the Strait of Hormuz, can impose a toll on vessels traversing the vital waterway. He has rejected the idea that Iran will impose tolls in the aftermath of the ceasefire agreement that many argue is simply a US "surrender."

22 June 2026

Ukraine launched what Russian officials described as the largest drone attack on Moscow since the start of the full-scale war on Thursday, June 18 – striking the Moscow Oil Refinery and causing "oil rain" to fall over parts of the city, according to multiple reports.

22 June 2026

The Ebola virus is still making its way through the Democratic Republic of Congo. SO far, there have been 952 confirmed cases and 247 deaths. There doesn't seem to be an end in sight either. 

21 June 2026

The outgoing United States Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, has claimed that Dr. Anthony Fauci lied under oath during a COVID-19 investigation. Gabbard said that Fauci committed perjury before the US Congress.

20 June 2026

The federal government’s Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program (CICP) has approved a payout for a death related to a COVID-19 vaccine, according to program records. The payment marks the fifth approved claim since the program began accepting applications, officials said. Despite this approval, the program’s overall denial rate for COVID-19 vaccine injury claims has remained above 98%, according to the latest published data from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).

19 June 2026

As if to say to the United States that it has no control over Israel whatsoever, West Jerusalem is continuing to pound Lebanon. The strikes come in spite of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not signed the MoU.

19 June 2026

Those who believe that the global energy crisis is going to be magically solved by a “memorandum of understanding” that is already being violated by both sides are going to be in for a very rude awakening. As you will see below, the Iranians have continued to launch drones at commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. How are shipowners and insurance companies supposed to feel comfortable while this is going on?

19 June 2026

According to the Washington Times from June 10, 2026, the US President Donald Trump brushed off the rising inflation number—i.e., the yearly growth rate of the consumer price index (CPI)—which jumped to 4.2 percent in May from 3.8 percent in April.

18 June 2026

With the details of the signed Memorandum of Understanding still unclear, it does appear, for all intents and purposes, that the United States has lost the war with Iran. That means Pete Hegseth, the first Secretary of War, has lost a war.

18 June 2026

Ukraine launched almost two hundred drones at Moscow. The massive swarm caused reports of fires in the Russian capital, and more than a dozen people have been wounded in the surrounding region. This is one of Kiev’s largest aerial attacks on Russia.

18 June 2026