“The noose is getting tighter” on Iran amid blockade, Middle East expert says

The White House said more than 100 empty oil tankers are heading to ports in the U.S. to load up on American crude as the U.S. blockade on the Strait of Hormuz continues for a second day. For more, Jon Alterman, the director of the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ Middle East Program, joins … Read more

Unanswered questions on Epstein’s final hours: A “flash of orange,” a Google search, a makeshift noose

In a video analysis included in the Epstein files, an FBI agent noted the “flash” of orange ascending the stairs “could possibly be an inmate escorted up to that Tier.” In that same document, the Justice Department’s Office of the Inspector General also noted a “flash of orange.” But its analysis said inmates were locked … Read more