Iran's Own Officials Say Hormuz Blockade Now Costs More Than It Earns
MSM reads the internal Iranian debate as Tehran cracking, but X has argued for weeks that Hormuz remains Iran's last real leverage chip, not a doctrine in retreat.
Yosef Stern
Bureau: Jerusalem
The US Delists Syria as a State Sponsor of Terrorism After 47 Years
Rubio frames the delisting as investment normalization, but the direct beneficiary is Ahmed al-Sharaa, a former rebel commander whose own group was designated a terrorist entity.
Treasury Suspends Iran Sanctions Licenses as Tehran Calls It a Declaration of War
Compliance lawyers read Treasury's license suspensions as a September 8 paperwork deadline; Iran's foreign ministry has called the underlying campaign an act of war.