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(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) An Iranian drone attack on a hotel in Bahrain injured at least two US Department of War employees, The Washington Post reported on Monday, citing a State Department diplomatic cable. “Two US DOW personnel were injured,” the cable said. No other details were included in the cable,...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday said that the US launched a war against Iran because Israel was planning to attack, an admission that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu steered the US into the conflict. “It was abundantly clear that if Iran came under attack by...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The pace of central bank gold buying slowed modestly in January in the midst of record-high prices. We also saw the pace of selling pick up steam to kick off the year. On net, central banks globally added five tonnes of gold to their reserves...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) With the United States now in a shooting war with Iran, how might a protracted conflict impact gold prices? The historical pattern since the 1980s suggests that, beyond an initial safe haven bump, a war alone doesn’t seem to significantly impact the trajectory of...

(José Niño, Headline USA) In September 2019, federal prosecutors asked New Mexico to shut down its active investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's desert compound. The state complied. The feds never held up their end of the deal. According to a report by The Albuquerque Journal, former New Mexico Attorney General Hector...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Trump said in an interview with The New York Post on Monday that he won’t rule out sending troops into Iran as the war the US and Israel launched against the Islamic Republic on Saturday morning continues to rage. “I don’t have the yips with respect...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Former US House Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Sunday urged Vice President JD Vance and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard to speak out against the US war against Iran, citing their previous opposition to a conflict with the Islamic Republic. “ and you both need...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Gold is going to become increasingly important as the deglobalization and de-dollarization trend that took off last year continues to gain steam, according to a recent report published by Sprott. What do we mean by “deglobalization?” As Sprott described it, it’s the impact of a...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Indians have a longstanding love affair with gold. Historically, they have preferred to hold physical metal. However, over the last two years, investment in Indian gold ETFs has exploded. Could surging investments into paper gold cut into physical demand? Analysts at Metals Focus don’t...

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Susan Rice's recent anti-Trump threats may have played a key role in Netflix’s failed attempt to buy CNN parent company Warner Bros. Discovery, according to a Friday report. Rice, a current Netflix board member and former Obama-Biden official, came under fire for issuing a threat against companies working with...

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Scandal-laden Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, reportedly gave a generous raise to the late aide he allegedly had an affair with and later burned herself when the relationship was exposed.  Congressional records show Gonzales’s office paid Regina Santos-Aviles thousands in additional pay in 2024, the same year the two allegedly became...

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The Pakistani government owes New York City taxpayers millions in unpaid taxes despite making nearly $150 million through the Roosevelt Hotel by housing illegal aliens.  The Roosevelt Hotel, owned by Pakistani International Airlines, a quasi-state entity, has $13.6 million in overdue property taxes and nearly $1 million in unpaid water bills, according to...