In 2018, Chinese researchers no longer traveled to compete in international hacking competitions. Anyone who wanted to do so had to get special permission from the Chinese government. The travel and competition restrictions placed on Chinese hackers were all about building what Jaime calls a cyber army.China really began in earnest to invest in the cyber population in its country. It invested in the tech. It invested in the talent and it became a very concerted focus for the regime.And you are just seeing a ...

I guess if you take away the worst case scenario, that's actually helpful for lower oil prices. A couple of things to consider, though. One, Ali McCrossin RBC said over the weekend that she would caution against that knee jerk reaction that, quote, The worst is behind us.Now, the other factor to consider here, irrespective of the supply issue that may or may not happen with Iran is the demand side. So there's been a lot of stockpiling by China, a lot of stockpiling by other countries within the West as well ...

Look, I will tell you, the past couple of days have been extremely tense, not least that the last hour when there are reports of those airspaces closing up both in Qatar and in the UAE that really suggested that something was about to happen. We heard multiple witnesses report several explosions over house. It wasn't immediately clear what was going on.But of course, now we understand that several missiles were fired towards that alleged aid base. And then the Qatar Foreign Ministry putting out a statement ...

[Music] What's really left of Iran's nuclear program. And could the country still develop a nuclear weapon. President Donald Trump has doubled down on claims that American strikes delivered monumental damage to Iran's three declared nuclear sites.The US used so-called bunker busting bombs to strike deep underground at the heavily fortified uranium enrichment facility at Fordo. Now, satellite imagery does show some damage, but independent analysis is yet to verify the extent. So, what has the latest round of ...

Неспровоцированная абсолютно агрессия против РНА не имеет под собой никаких оснований и никаких оправданий. провёл телефонный разговор и с президентом Соединённых Штатов и с премьер-министром Израиля президентом см تنش الان در حال افزایش هست به خاطر تهاجم بیلیلی که اسرائیل رژیم اسرائیل و بعد خود آمریکا به ایران. ...

Tehran has launched missiles toward a US air base in Qatar, Iran state media report, in response to the US airstrikes on the weekend on Iran’s nuclear sites. Qatar announced the closure of its airspace a short time before news of the strike. ...

Anybody saying they know exactly what's going on with the Iranian nuclear program right now is probably delusional. I think there are massive uncertainties uh in the status of that program. I think the only real certainty we have is that the Iranian regime uh wants to have a nuclear weapon and certainly wants to have one now. And the only way to get to a place as President Trump noted in his in his truth that is to have a new Iranian regime. So, I think anyone who tells you this isn't about regime change is ...

[Music] Every time you stop to refuel, you might wonder why the price at the pump fluctuates so much. Gasoline prices are influenced by several factors, with crude oil being the biggest component, making up nearly 49% of the cost. Distribution and marketing account for 19%.While refining and taxes each make up 16%. Crude oil is affected by economic conditions, geopolitics, supply and demand, and inventories. For the summer of 2025, the US Energy Information Administration predicts a 9% drop from the last ye ...

This is not a surprise. The US has been bracing for and positioning for some kind of retaliation. Well, and Iran has been warning of one scarlet.The important context here is that the chief of staff of Iran's armed forces in a video message earlier today, promised that Iran would be responding to the US attacks on its nuclear sites proportionately and decisively. And perhaps the Wall Street Journal here is indicating that that retaliation may potentially be coming soon, as it were. Iran, according to US off ...

One thing that I want to get a sense from you, Victoria, is this idea that Iran's allies or at least strategic allies, how they respond and what what they do going forward. Beijing, for instance, has not really offered any substantial assistance to Tehran besides rhetorical support. Do you expect that to change.I really don't. Scarlett, That's not typically China's method. I mean, they can't do a ton in the Middle East in terms of force projection.They have no capabilities like what we exercised over Saturd ...