Houthis-Saudis Exchange Fire, Surveillance Streetlights Spread, and Socialism Surges in UK/US Politics
Today's Digest covers US-Iran strikes, Hormuz blockade, Houthis-Saudi escalations, streetlight surveillance upgrades, Germany's Israel denial law, Fabian Society, populism, energy bypasses, Alibaba AI extraction, and Intel's federal stake.
Source: Peak Prosperity
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DW NOTE
Trump announced a 20% levy on cargo transiting the Strait of Hormuz effective today — four and a half months after Iran closed the strait in February. The levy applies to a route that has carried zero commercial traffic since the blockade began. This is either theatrical posturing or an admission that Washington expects the strait to reopen under terms that leave Iranian leverage intact.