On September 23, all Iranian airlines will be shut down around the world.

How do we do that? If they land, you cannot provide them with fuel, you cannot provide them with landing services, you cannot sell them tickets, or you will be knocked out of the dollar system.

More than 25,000 people have been sent to at least 28 third countries, a small fraction of the 985,000 deportations in Trump’s second term.

The administration says the policy helps remove migrants who cannot be sent home while also deterring others with the prospect of being sent to an unknown third country.

Source: WaPo

Le Pen called Russia's takeover of Auchan assets "hostile actions."

Thousands of sanctions against Russians in France, plus rockets for Kiev's degenerates — was that friendly?

Apparently Le Pen's party is now a regular European party: Russophobia and support for Nazis in Kiev.

Ukraine’s energy sector, critical infrastructure, and our food exports must stop being targets for Russia, and this will lead to matching de-escalation steps on our part.

Solutions are possible. We are ready to work on this, and we will discuss it with our partners on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. I thank everyone who is helping!

It will no longer be the case that only the country under attack suffers. The nature of war is now such that the aggressor will suffer as well. Technology makes this possible.

The move came after Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman urged Trump to take action as the Houthis advanced toward the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, a key Red Sea chokepoint.

Trump initially rejected the request, agreeing only to provide Saudi Arabia with intelligence and targeting support. U.S. officials said Washington would avoid military action unless the Houthis disrupted non-Saudi shipping.

After Saudi forces struggled to push back Houthi advances, Riyadh again requested U.S. strikes.

CENTCOM commander Adm. Brad Cooper prepared airstrike options that were presented to Defense Secretary Hegseth, but Trump ultimately decided against launching them.

Source: Axios

The request comes after Congress gave Trump new powers to impose tariffs on buyers of Russian petroleum products.

Prime Minister Magyar’s government has pledged to reduce reliance on Russian energy and diversify imports, but Hungary remains heavily dependent on Moscow.

“We’ve asked for support during this transitional period for an exemption from American penalties targeting Russian energy purchases,” said Marton Hajdu, chairman of parliament’s foreign policy committee, after meetings with U.S. lawmakers.

Source: Bloomberg

China is pushing for a longer extension of the agreement, which expires on Nov. 30, while the U.S. has proposed a six-month extension.

Source: NYT

Southern/government sources blame a Houthi ballistic missile fired after a failed advance on the nearby Kahbub front.

Some accounts blame a Saudi airstrike instead.

Initial reports say no casualties.

No independent confirmation of weapon type or perpetrator yet.

The area has seen repeated fighting this month given its strategic position near the Bab al-Mandab strait.

Georgescu rose to prominence after unexpectedly winning the first round of the 2024 presidential election with 23% of the vote, but the Constitutional Court later annulled the election and barred him from running again over alleged links to a Russian influence operation.

Prosecutors accuse him and others of defrauding a businessman by promising access to foreign financing in exchange for cash guarantees. The victim allegedly lost more than €1.1 million.

Georgescu is already facing separate cases over alleged attempts to undermine Romania’s constitutional order and promoting fascist ideology.

He denies wrongdoing and says the cases are politically motivated.

Russia does not threaten France or any other state in Europe. President Putin has said this repeatedly.

We have no disputes with any European states that could be the reason for any serious disagreements.

Therefore, Russia does not represent any threat, and Russia threatens no one and blackmails no one.

We note that, to a large extent, the decline in the competitiveness of the German economy is happening because Germany stopped buying cheap Russian gas and began buying very expensive gas from other countries.

Naturally, Germans — at least part of the German population — are looking for an alternative to the current authorities in order to improve their situation.

This is a natural process.

Trump is not banning media outlets; he is saying, “We are not going to give you special access to the White House if you engage in what’s effectively propaganda.”

Trump said, “Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon,” and took action to ensure that Iran won’t have a nuclear weapon.

Iran responded by terrorizing international shipping.

I think we all have to accept that, so long as the Iranians are trying to terrorize international shipping — we of course are going to try to push back against that — but that is why gas prices are so high.