WAR & PEACE"Don" Trump has declared that the U.S. will act as the "Guardian of the Hormuz". He is also proposing to charge a 20% fee on cargo transiting the Strait, and urged Gulf States hosting U.S. bases to reimburse the U.S. for "protection".

MEDIAIndependent journalist Max Blumenthal, co-founder of The Grayzone, had his smartphones detained by U.S. Protection officers upon returning from a reporting assignment in Iran.

MIDDLE EASTThe world has witnessed one of the most widespread expressions of grief in modern times. However, the Swedish Mass Media downplayed the event.

WAR & PEACEThe British freelance journalist and former soldier Mike Jones, known as Foreign Agent Intel, announced that he is in the process of enlisting in the Russian army.

UNITED STATESU.S. Senator Lindsey dies. He was a longtime fixture in American politics known for his hawkish foreign policy views and influential role on the Senate.

BRICS & BRIChinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, is wrapping up a week-long tour of Northern