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During an appearance on this week’s broadcast of “CBS Sunday Morning,” Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) put the odds of him running for president at 50% in 2028. The Kentucky U.S. Senator ran as a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016. CBS correspondent Robert Costa said, “There was recently a headline in the Washington Examiner, Rand Paul sounds like he’s running for president.” Paul said, “Yeah, I don’t know yet. So, maybe they know something I don’t know. We’re thinking about it and I would say 50-50. We’ll make a decision after the election, but I’m not going to do it…

The White House press secretary has claimed that public statements are “much different than what’s being communicated to us privately” Talks between the United States and Iran “are continuing and going well,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has insisted, while Israel continues its strikes against Iran.Kazem Jalali, Iran’s ambassador to Russia, has dismissed Trump’s claims that Tehran is negotiating with Washington, calling them “completely false.” In an interview on RT’s ‘Sanchez Effect’ on Monday, he said Iranian officials have repeatedly denied any talks and added that, as some Americans have sarcastically written, US President Donald Trump is “almost sitting…

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Rafael Grossi said on Sunday that Iran’s nuclear program has sustained “enormous damage,” but warned “elements that were not destroyed persist” in the wake of both last summer’s massive U.S. airstrikes and the current war in Iran. Grossi told CNN host Fareed Zakaria that Iran’s nuclear ambitions have suffered major setbacks but have not been completely eliminated. “There was enormous damage, in particular during the 12-Day War last year, at Isfahan, Natanz, and Fordow,” he said, referencing Iran’s three main uranium enrichment sites. Grossi said the month-long Operation Epic Fury has included “targets and…

Jerome Powell Says Higher Oil Prices Won’t Lead to a Fed Hike Jerome Powell did some good today. The Breitbart Business Digest levels a lot of criticism at the soon-to-be-former Federal Reserve chairman. There’s no need to rehearse our criticism of his leadership now. Instead, the chair’s remarks to students at Harvard University on Monday give us an opportunity to praise the chairman. The most important thing Powell said Monday is that the Fed is inclined to look past the energy shock stemming from the war in Iran. He argued that energy disruptions tend to be short-lived and that monetary policy’s…

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The vessel experienced a devastating “laundry fire” during the US-Israeli attack on Iran and is now expected to undergo lengthy repairs The nuclear-powered USS Gerald R. Ford, the most advanced aircraft carrier in the United States Navy and the only vessel in its class, is presently anchored in Croatia’s port of Split for repairs ‌and maintenance. Media reports have indicated the ship is there to stay, since repairs after a major “laundry fire” and prolonged deployment could take between 12 and 14 months.Delivered years behind schedule in May 2017, the Ford was by far the most expensive American warship ever…

Mexico’s Navy Secretariat (Semar) over the weekend announced that the two missing sailboats carrying “humanitarian aid” from Mexico to Cuba were found and have safely arrived in Havana. On Thursday, two sailboats holding nine people — including a three-year-old child — were declared missing at sea after they failed to arrive in Havana on time, prompting a search and rescue operation to find the missing boats and passengers. According to the BBC, the crew is composed of nationals of Poland, France, Cuba, and the United States. The two vessels were allegedly delivering “humanitarian aid” to Cuba as part of the “Nuestra America” convoy, a…

Spain has barred its skies and bases to American bombers after criticizing the Middle East campaign as illegal Spain has shut its airspace to aircraft linked to the US-Israeli war on Iran, deepening a rift with Washington over the month-long conflict sweeping the Middle East.On Monday, Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles said that aircraft taking part in operations against Iran will not be allowed to operate in Spanish airspace, including US jets based in other NATO countries such as the UK or France. Madrid had already barred the use of the jointly operated Rota and Moron de la Frontera bases…

The United Kingdom will not come to the aid of its allies the United States and Israel in Iran, no matter what pressure there is to join and no matter who asks, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said. The British Armed Forces will act to defend itself and British citizens in the Middle East but will never be “dragged in” to the war against Iran, Sir Keir Starmer said. The remarks came in Starmer’s speech launching his Labour party’s local elections campaign for the forthcoming May 7th votes. While geopolitics and foreign war discourse may not seem like traditional…

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Monday the central bank is inclined to look past the energy shock from the war in Iran, noting that supply disruptions have historically been short-lived and that longer-term inflation expectations remain well anchored despite the conflict. Speaking to undergraduate economics students at Harvard University, Powell said the standard central-banking response to energy shocks is to wait them out rather than react with policy changes. He said that despite the sharp rise in oil prices since the outbreak of hostilities, the public’s expectations about inflation over the longer term appear to be “well anchored beyond…