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Iran Warns It Will Expand Attacks in the Region If the US Restarts Airstrikes
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) An Iranian military official said on Sunday that Iran would expand its attacks in the region if the US restarts airstrikes against the Islamic Republic, which have been halted for two days following 13 consecutive nights of the US bombing the country. “I believe that if the Americans once again fall for the…
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Goldman Sachs Picks Up on China’s Secret Gold Reserve Expansion
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Goldman Sachs has picked up on the fact that China is expanding its gold reserves far faster than the official data indicates. This probably comes as a surprise if you only follow mainstream financial news. Goldman is one of the few major financial actors to report on this phenomenon,…
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Chinese Gold Imports Surged to 2-Year High in June
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Chinese gold imports rose to a two-year high in June as lower prices sparked a resurgence in demand. According to the latest customs data, China imported 173 tonnes of gold last month, the highest monthly total since March 2024. That follows gold imports of 151 tonnes in May and…
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Duffeys Dead in Murder-Suicide after Viral Allegations of Touching Teenager
(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) Shawn Duffey allegedly shot himself and his estranged wife Thursday in a murder–suicide that may have been sparked, in part, by her public allegations calling him a pedophile on TikTok. Duffey — not to be confused with Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy, who is blissfully married to Fox News star Rachel Campos–Duffy…
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Outbreak of Diarrhea-Causing Parasite Linked to 4 More States
(Headline USA) Federal health officials on Friday said they have linked cases of a diarrhea-causing parasite tied to shredded lettuce to an additional four states, expanding the scope of the largest U.S. outbreak of cyclospora. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the outbreak first tied to Taco Bell restaurants now includes Illinois, Kansas,…
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NYPD Probing Stabbings as Possible Hate Crimes
(Chris Wade, The Center Square) New York City authorities said the attacks of two people stabbed in separate incidents in the Upper West Side on Thursday are being investigated as possible hate crimes. The New York City Police Department said it arrested Raul Morales, 51, after he stabbed an unidentified Asian male and a Jewish…
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Trump Threatens To Carry Out Biggest Attack Yet on Iran
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Donald Trump has also signaled that he may bomb Picakaxe Mountain, known as Kolang Kouh, where US and Israeli officials have claimed there may be underground nuclear activity, claims Iran has denied. Israeli media reported on Wednesday that the US informed Israel that it intends to escalate its attacks on Iran in…
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Report: Trump Switched Planes at Last Minute to Avoid Iranian Assassination Threat
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The New York Times reported Friday that President Donald Trump made the last-minute decision to switch airplanes when leaving a NATO summit in Turkey earlier this month due to a purported assassination threat coming from Iranian proxy forces. “He had flown into Ankara on the new Qatari-donated Boeing 747-8, which lacks…
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Hegseth Says Not Giving the Pentagon $1.5 Trillion Is the ‘Greatest Threat’ Facing the US
(John Weeks, Antiwar.com) Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, during a Congressional hearing on Tuesday, said a failure to appropriate $1.5 trillion for the Pentagon’s Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) budget constitutes the “greatest threat” to US national security. Hegseth, joined by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, appeared…
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Gold, Silver, and the Coming Monetary Reckoning: Greg Weldon Sees Major Opportunity Ahead
(Money Metals News Service) On a recent episode of the Money Metals Podcast, host Mike Maharrey welcomed veteran market strategist Gregory T. Weldon, publisher of the Global Macro Strategy Report, for a wide-ranging discussion on precious metals, inflation, Federal Reserve policy, artificial intelligence, and global macroeconomic trends. Weldon explained why he has shifted back to a bullish…
