27 MAR 2026 The phrase “eye stroke” has recently appeared in news reports about a very rare side-effect of weight-loss injections. It’s not a formal medical diagnosis, but a shorthand used to describe a condition in which reduced blood flow damages the optic nerve and causes sudden vision loss. The …
Read More »SECURING THE STRAIT: THE NEED TO RECLAIM THE DISPUTED ISLANDS
26 MAR 2025 Predictably, given that their control over the Strait of Hormuz is their strongest negotiating card, the Iranian regime has ignored President Donald Trump’s demand that they reopen the waterway to international traffic. President Trump says that constructive talks are now underway with Iran, something that Iran denies, …
Read More »TRUMP DELAYS IRAN ENERGY STRIKES AS CONFUSION SWIRLS OVER ‘PRODUCTIVE’ TALKS
25 MAR 2026 President Donald Trump said the US would postpone strikes against Iran’s energy infrastructure after what he called “productive conversations” with the country, in comments that spurred confusion over the participants in the talks and parameters of a deal. Trump told reporters on Monday that he was holding …
Read More »TWO MORE INDIAN LPG SHIPS TRANSIT HORMUZ ALONG IRAN COAS
24 MAR 2026 Additional Indian-flagged vessels carrying liquefied petroleum gas are making their way through the Strait of Hormuz, ship-tracking data show, following a route taken by other ships approved by Iran that hews closely to the country’s coastline. The Jag Vasant and the Pine Gas, two India-flagged very large gas carriers, …
Read More »IRAN SAYS HORMUZ OPEN TO ALL BUT ‘ENEMY-LINKED’ SHIPS
23 MAR 2026 The Strait of Hormuz remains open to all shipping except vessels linked to “Iran’s enemies,” Iranian media reports published on Sunday quoted Iran’s representative to the U.N. maritime agency as saying. Ali Mousavi’s comments came from an interview published on Friday by Chinese news agency Xinhua, before U.S. President …
Read More »TRUMP’S 48-HOUR HORMUZ ULTIMATUM TO IRAN RAISES STAKES IN GULF WAR
22 MAR 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran threatened to escalate their war by attacking energy and desalination facilities in the Gulf, a potential widening of hostilities that could deepen a regional crisis and add to concerns in global markets. Air raid sirens sounded across Israel from the early hours of Sunday morning, warning of …
Read More »