By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

U.S. authorities are investigating more than $2.6 billion in oil futures shorts that landed within minutes of major announcements tied to the 2026 U.S.-Iran conflict. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has joined the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in a widening inquiry into potential misuse of material non-public information in one of the most liquid and geopolitically sensitive commodity markets on earth, ABC News reports.

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By Jason Ditz – Antiwar.com

Overnight, the Lebanese town of Habboush was targeted in Israeli airstrikes, causing significant damage. In the morning, Israeli artillery was actively shelling the town, causing even more destruction in residential and commercial parts of town. Continue reading “Israel Confirms 500 Strikes Against Lebanon Since ‘Ceasefire’ Went Into Effect”

By Nick Cleveland-Stout – Drop Site News

This evening in Manhattan, “The Great Israeli Real Estate Event” will be advertising land available for sale in Gush Etzion, a cluster of illegal West Bank settlements, while also making legal, tax, and banking services available for those who want to become settlers, according to the event’s publicly listed information. Despite the commercial and internationally illegal nature of the event, it is being hosted at a religious institution, Park East Synagogue on the Upper East Side. Continue reading “Prominent Christian Zionist Group Is Lobbying U.S. Lawmakers on Israel—Without Revealing It’s Funded by Israel”

By Max Blumenthal – The Grayzone

Tapped to advise Steve Witkoff on Iran, Nick Stewart previously condemned dealing with any of Iran’s elected leaders. His presence consolidates military conflict as the Trump administration’s only option.

Continue reading “Trump’s new Iran negotiator is Israel lobbyist who denounced negotiations with Iran”

By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

Summary

  • Axios reports that the White House is nearing a preliminary deal with Iran to end the war, as Trump post appears to offer olive branch.

  • White House says it expects a response to the latest offer within 48 hours.

  • Iran’s initial response via media & national security spox: US demands are unrealistic & do not reflect reality, & Axios report based on too much ‘speculation’.

  • A key caveat of the US offered deal is that Iran would commit to a moratorium on uranium enrichment, & Washington wants a 20-year ban on this.

Continue reading “Iran Spox Blasts ‘Unrealistic’ White House ‘Wish List’ To End War After US Touts ‘Close’ To Deal”