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Pentagon weighs reducing Gulf troop presence as Iran war cost hits $37.5 bn : Report

The Pentagon is weighing whether the United States should maintain a smaller military presence in the Persian Gulf after the Iran war, as per a Washington Post report. The scale of damage to American bases has forced Washington to reconsider a decades-old security posture in the region.

The Times of India · Aug 19

Crude Prices Slightly Lower as Oil Supplies Transit Through the Persian Gulf

September WTI crude oil (CLU26) today is down -0.03 (-0.03%), and September RBOB gasoline (RBU26) is up +0.0219 (+0.69%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are mixed today. Crude prices gave up an early advance today and turned slightly lower on signs that larger-than-expected volumes of crude oil are moving out...

Barchart · Aug 17

Trump Mocked by US Service Members? Message on KC-135 Wing in Persian Gulf Goes Viral

An alleged KC-135 graffiti photo sparks fury online with 'Operation Epstein Fury', Trump, Epstein and Israel references, while questions mount over its authenticity.

International Business Times UK · Aug 17

S&P 500 Eyes Records, Fed Hike Odds Near 51% Before CPI: Stock Market Today

U.S. equities drifted either side of the flatline by midday Tuesday, with the S&P 500 hovering just below the record high it tested at Monday’s close, as diplomatic signals out of the Persian Gulf took the heat out of crude’s rebound and pulled Treasury yields back from multi-decade highs.

Benzinga · Aug 11

Trump Teased a Deal To Open Hormuz 'Tomorrow.' It's Been a Week.

The war with Iran continues to hold up oil flows from the Persian Gulf, even though it was supposed to be finished many times already.

Reason · Aug 10

Over 50 nations, 3 continents: Has World War III already begun?

The world today is so well-connected and interlinked that the petrol in your car costs more because missiles are flying over the Persian Gulf, your online order is delayed because ships are avoiding the Red Sea, and soldiers who learnt to fight Russian drones in Ukraine are now training troops…

The Times of India · Aug 5

Hidden world beneath the Persian Gulf? Scientists say a lost freshwater oasis may have sheltered early humans

New research suggests the Persian Gulf was once a green landscape. Underground aquifers may have fed freshwater springs, creating a habitable refuge. This hidden landscape could have supported early human communities for millennia. As the Ice Age ended, rising sea levels submerged this fertile region. The findings offer a new…

The Economic Times · Aug 4

The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz could lead to an unprecedented global invasion of alien marine species

The increasing number of inactive ships in the Persian Gulf raises serious concerns about environmental hazards for oceans worldwide. The accumulation of marine life on ship hulls threatens to introduce invasive species once shipping routes reopen. This biofouling could potentially trigger an unprecedented marine crisis, particularly impacting ports in India…

The Times of India · Aug 4

Two reported attacks on tankers near Strait of Hormuz

The Strait of Hormuz, which connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea, is one of the world's most crucial oil and gas transit chokepoints, carrying roughly a quarter of the global seaborne oil trade.

Euronews · Aug 1

How Horse Domestication Reshaped Civilization, Warfare, Trade, and Human History

The Moment Everything AcceleratedAround 3500 BCE, on the Pontic-Caspian steppe, the grasslands stretching across what is now Ukraine and Kazakhstan, humans first began riding horses rather than just eating them. The evidence comes from bit wear on the teeth of horses excavated at Dereivka, a site studied extensively by archaeologist…

Times Life · Jul 31