by Tyler Durden

After the US was essentially forced to conduct a major and rapid draw down of forces from the Gulf and Mideast region in the wake of Iran's 'unexpectedly' large retaliation for Operation Epic Fury, it seems all that Washington is left to do is arm regional allies to the teeth and wish them the best.

By Phoenix Capital Research

On September 10 and 11, drones launched from Maysan province in southern Iraq hit pumping stations on Saudi Arabia’s East-West crude oil pipeline near Riyadh and Medina. Saudi Arabia shut the pipeline on Friday. Riyadh called it a precaution. Satellite imagery of the station near Al Melba ’ah tells a different story.

Brent spiked to $110, settled at $105, and closed the week up more than 8%. First settle above $100 since May.

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When you listen to the speech that caused all of this, you see just how pathetic Ed Sheeran is in accepting this as offensive pic.twitter.com/bWgJ2FvVLZ

— Tiberius (@tiberiusfiles) September 16, 2026

Four supporting acts, including all scheduled opening acts, quit Ed Sheeran's tour on Tuesday after the rapper Macklemore was removed for pro-Palestinian comments onstage during a recent show.

Hours after Sheeran posted on social media about Macklemore's ouster and attributed the decision to the tour's promoters, Irish acts Aaron Rowe and Beoga, the Danish band Lukas Graham, and Finneas posted on Instagram that they would withdraw from Sheeran's tour.

Posted by Tyler Durden;  Authored by Andrew P. Napolitano via Ron Paul Institute,

A failed war does not end when the drones stop flying. It creates a new danger: A government that refuses to admit defeat and a president who, having failed abroad, seeks muscular victories elsewhere.

The Video US Military Want To Ban: Abby Martin Exposes All @AbbyMartin pic.twitter.com/Zm2aR29re3

— Double Down News (@DoubleDownNews) September 9, 2026

British diplomats condemned Israeli conduct in the occupied West Bank as a pattern of human rights abuses in 2002 – 24 years before London took a tougher stance towards Israel this week.

These decades-old condemnations are contained in UK Foreign Office files written during the administration of former Prime Minister Tony Blair while Israel undertook a brutal 2002 offensive in the occupied West Bank.

by Jason Ditz, antiwar.com

Following weeks of offensives against the Ali al-Taher Ridge, Israeli forces carried out massive underground detonations against what they say were tunnels belonging to Hezbollah. The detonations were said to involve 1,000 tonnes of explosives, and created a detectable earthquake that could be felt as far away as Sidon.