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Pouria Zeraati: Important...

Important/ The IRGC Navy has claimed that the supertanker "EL GAIA" [Panama-flagged] struck a sea mine while passing through the southern section of the Strait of Hormuz. Efforts to contain the fire have failed, and now the entire tanker is burning! CENTCOM has issued a statement saying the IRGC is full of baloney. According to the US military report, the tanker "EL GAIA" was struck by an Iranian missile last month and disabled. This weekend, the regime again targeted the tanker with a drone while it was in Omani coastal waters, and now "one of the countries in the region" is towing the tanker. CENTCOM says the IRGC is lying to block the passage of commercial ships through the strait.

Daniel Lacalle: Spain's illegal immigration debacle...

Spain's illegal immigration debacle. You thought the government was going to solve the massive illegal entry? Think again. Free wifi, subsidies, shelter, and, ultimately, regularization. Pull factor? Naaaah. This is not incompetence; it is a strategy to import dependent and submissive poor to buy votes. https://elespanol.com/espana/politica/20260914/sanchez-anuncia-plazas-migrantes-ceuta-alaba-inteligencia-marruecos-asalto/1003744383548_0.html

Bushra Shaikh: Saudi Arabia is facing a potentially...

Saudi Arabia is facing a potentially prolonged disruption to oil exports to Europe because both routes it has been relying on to bypass Hormuz are now compromised. The East-West pipeline has been attacked, while the Red Sea/Bab el-Mandab is under Houthi threat. The UK may not depend heavily on Saudi crude directly, but oil is a global market. Disrupt Saudi supply and the price shock travels straight to Britain - petrol, diesel, transport, food, inflation and household bills. This is how a war thousands of miles away reaches your wallet.

Liz Webster: Steady on...

🚨 Steady on. Reform cannot simply announce that it is taking the Government to the Supreme Court‼️ First it needs a legally arguable claim and permission for judicial review. It would then need to progress through the courts and obtain permission to appeal. The Supreme Court only considers arguable points of law of general public importance. And if Parliament passes clear primary legislation, the courts generally cannot strike it down. There is no guarantee of a judicial review, let alone a Supreme Court showdown. This is political theatre, not legal analysis.

Andrew Feinstein: Camden Labour led by their candidate...

Camden Labour led by their candidate to be Starmer’s replacement, have done everything possible to continue to financially support those engaged in genocide. The vast majority of Camden residents don’t want our council’s money invested in the machinery of slaughter. This Labour council is morally corrupt. In the Holborn & St.Pancras by-election let’s deliver the message that we reject not only Starmer but everything he stands for, including his complicity in genocide

Pouria Zeraati: Important...

Important/ Despite the IRGC's firings toward ships in the Hormuz [Strait]—the latest of which was fired an hour ago from Sirik—CENTCOM says U.S. forces have rerouted and cleared 101 commercial ships; one more than yesterday's count. The regime is doing everything it can before the elections and on the eve of Khamenei's trip to America to drive up oil prices and convince Trump to return to the agreement. Sensitive days are ahead...

Andrew Bridgen: Iranian leader Mojtaba Khamenai...

Iranian leader Mojtaba Khamenai hit by the double blows of sanctions and a falling London property market? TWO LUXURY KENSINGTON PENTHOUSES LINKED TO KHAMENEI NETWORK PUT UP FOR SALE Two luxury penthouses in London’s exclusive Kensington district, linked by Western authorities to the financial network surrounding Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, have reportedly been placed on the market after Iranian banker Ali Ansari was sanctioned and subsequently defaulted on mortgages secured against the properties. The apartments are at 3a Palace Green, close to Kensington Palace and the Israeli Embassy, and were purchased in 2014 and 2016 for £16.75 million and £19 million respectively, giving a combined purchase price of £35.75 million. One of the properties, a five bedroom duplex extending across approximately 3,944 square feet, is now being offered for just under £12 million. The asking price for the second penthouse has not been publicly disclosed. The properties are registered to Ali Ansari, an Iranian businessman and banker who was sanctioned by the United States Treasury in July 2026. US authorities have accused Ansari of overseeing a global network of companies and assets benefiting Khamenei, his family and other members of Iran’s ruling elite. European authorities have made similar findings, stating that Ansari used a network of companies to acquire substantial assets, including property in Britain and Europe, on behalf of people connected to the Iranian leadership, including Khamenei. Ansari has denied allegations concerning his links to the Iranian leadership. The British Government has also confirmed in Parliament that UK property belonging to Ansari has been frozen following sanctions. The reported sale of the two multimillion pound Kensington properties comes amid continuing scrutiny of Iranian linked wealth held in Britain and the international network of companies, financial interests and high value assets that Western authorities say has operated for the benefit of senior figures within the Iranian leadership. The penthouses are now reportedly heading onto the open market following the mortgage defaults, bringing two of the most valuable London properties connected to Ansari’s sanctioned financial network under renewed scrutiny.

Alex Wickham: EXCLUSIVE...

EXCLUSIVE: Andy Burnham is considering requests from Saudi Arabia for a range of military support to counter attacks from the Houthis, as the UK fears a “catastrophic” economic hit from a new front in the Iran war. The Saudi asks include operational support for its military to repel the Houthis’ push along the Red Sea coast toward the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a key trade chokepoint, and help to defend against strikes on its oil infrastructure, sources tell Bloomberg. Burnham has agreed to send British military advisers to Saudi Arabia in response to the requests, sources say. It’s unclear whether he’s willing to approve the other asks, which haven’t been disclosed by the UK government. The Foreign Office and MoD declined to answer questions. Burnham is facing one of his first major foreign policy and economic dilemmas since he became PM. Britain is determined not to get drawn into the conflict, not least because it didn’t support Trump’s war on Iran. Yet the crisis poses serious challenges ahead of next month’s budget. Burnham has been advised by his officials that if the Houthis take control of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait it will have a “catastrophic” impact on international shipping and provide another hit to the global economy through a further spike in the oil price and inflation, the sources said. The Houthi attacks have sent Brent crude toward $110 a barrel. Gilts extended a drop today as money markets added to bets on Bank of England interest rate rises off the back of inflation fears. Traders now fully price five quarter-point BoE hikes by the end of 2027, an outcome that would badly complicate the PM’s key pledge to reduce the cost-of-living. The Treasury is also worried that the recent escalation is taking place as the OBR prepares its economic and fiscal forecasts for the budget. John Healey had been hoping for a market reprieve during the assessment window. Instead it’s going further in the wrong direction and potentially leaving the chancellor with even more of a fiscal hole. Under Rishi Sunak the UK hit Houthi targets in Yemen to combat disruption in the Red Sea. Under Keir Starmer it deployed Sky Sabre air defences to help Riyadh.
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