‼️ Iran said it destroyed an advanced U.S. drone over the Strait of Hormuz, while President Trump suggested Washington could take control of Iranian oil under an arrangement similar to its earlier Venezuela deal. Talks in Oman between Iran and Gulf states on potential agreements governing the critical oil-and-gas shipping route have meanwhile been postponed.
‼️ 🇮🇷 Austria denied entry to Iran’s nuclear vice president, Mohammad Eslami, preventing him from addressing the IAEA General Conference in Vienna on Monday following pressure from the Trump administration, according to a US official.
‼️ BREAKING: President Trump has rejected calls for an AI slowdown after CEOs of AI tech titans expressed safety concerns that the technology poses an existential threat, per FT. “We’re leading China in AI … and, frankly, I want to keep it that way, because whoever wins AI, wins,” Trump said. The AI arms race appears to be accelerating.
‼️ 🛢️ BREAKING: The closure of Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline after recent strikes is set to remove 4% of global oil supply if it is not reopened this week, per Reuters. Currently, repair estimates are ranging up to 6 weeks, meaning we are set to lose another ~4 million barrels of daily oil supply