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Fuel tankers erupt in flames after Iranian boat attacks in GulfThe International Energy Agency warned on Thursday that the world is facing the worst oil supply disruption in history.
Oil prices have surged past $100 a barrel again after more fuel tankers were struck by explosive-laden boats in a suspected Iranian attack this morning.
Two tankers were ablaze in Iraqi waters on Thursday after what appeared to be Iranian strikes, as Iran warned the world should be ready for oil to hit $200 a barrel.
An Iraqi official told state media that its oil ports “have completely stopped operations.” Other countries have moved vessels out of the area as a precaution.
Three crew members are still believed to be trapped on a Thai-flagged bulk carrier hit in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday.
As oil markets felt the impact of the war on global trade, Donald Trump insisted that the US had won the war but didn’t want to have to go back every two years.
“We don’t want to leave early do we?” he said on W..

US drugmaker Eli Lilly has issued a public warning about potential health risks from compounded weight-loss drugs containing vitamin B12 and the active ingredient in its medication, Zepbound. The company stated on Thursday that a previously unidentified impurity, arising during preparation, could pose dangers to consumers.
This alert marks the latest move in Lilly's ongoing efforts against drug compounders, which it accuses of marketing illicit versions of Zepbound and its diabetes treatment, Mounjaro. Both drugs share the same key ingredient, tirzepatide. Lilly has initiated legal proceedings against various compounders, wellness centres, and other entities for selling products claiming to contain tirzepatide.
Conversely, compounders maintain their offerings are legitimate under a specific federal law. This provision permits compounding when patients require tailored medications due to medical concerns, such as the inclusion of vitamins or dosages not available in branded product..

Donald Trump's plans for Iran are “incoherent”, “incomplete”, and are on course to drag his administration into a state of “endless war”, a senior Democrat has warned.
The comments from Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy came after he attended a two-hour briefing on the White House's current aims for the conflict.
In a thread on X, Murphy said that while he was unable to share classified information, the private briefings indicate that Trump is unable to “defend this war in public”, and revealed that the administration is not seeking to destroy Iran's nuclear weapons programme, nor force regime change in the country.
“The war goals DO NOT involve destroying Iran's nuclear weapons program,” Murphy wrote, adding that this was surprising “since Trump says over and over this is a key goal”.
open image in galleryBlack smoke and flames billow over Iranian capital Tehran following strikes on an oil depot in the city (Middle East Images)”But then of course we already know a..

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon apparently isn’t feeling the same affordability struggles as many average Americans, as he approved spending more than $93 billion in September, including on luxury food items and iPads.
A new analysis published by government watchdog Open the Books found that in September — the end of the 2025 fiscal year — Hegseth reportedly burned through cash, including spending $9 million on crab and lobster dinners.
According to Military.com, an increase in military officials eating pricey meals has traditionally been viewed as a sign that something may be brewing — such as President Donald Trump’s war in Iran — though it appears Hegseth has been dining well at the Pentagon since at least last spring.
The spending review found that in the month of September alone, the Defense Department spent $6.9 million in total on lobster tail and $2 million on Alaskan king crab, according to the government watchdog. In 2025, the department also spent more than $7.4..

AI is being increasingly used by the US military – and Project Maven is at its heart.
An investigation by The Independent and conflict monitoring group Airwars has found that Abdul-Rahman al-Rawi, a 20-year-old student, is the first civilian killed in a series of airstrikes that were acknowledged to have been carried out with the assistance of AI.
Weeks after the strikes in Iraq in early February 2024, a senior US official boasted about the use of AI to help identify the targets in these strikes – but US Central Command later said it “did not know” whether AI had been involved.
AI in warfare has become an increasingly pressing issue.
Deadly US attacks across Iran, which have killed hundreds in the past week, are reported to have used Palantir’s Maven Smart System (MSS) to identify targets, a broader AI-enabled warfighting decision support system into which Project Maven is typically integrated.
open image in galleryUS military officials last week said American forces are likely respon..