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Uneasiness Persists Over America’s Decision to Use Military Means to Prevent Iran from Developing a Nuclear Weapon
May 4, 2026
The complaints have cited numerous factors and become more prevalent as the conflict stretches into its tenth week. Little thought seems to have been put into devising a plan for how Iran would be governed afterward. Planners of the operation failed to spell out a clear exit strategy. Neither the Congress nor America’s former allies […] More
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Factory Sector Purchasing Manager Surveys Upstaged By Fresh Tensions in the Strait of Hormuz
May 4, 2026
(141) World oil prices spiked anew at the start of this tenth week since the Middle Eastern war began following reports that Iran shot at a U.S. military boats trying to escort a tanker through the Strait of Hormuz. As 08:00 EDT approached, West Texas Intermediate crude is being quoted at $05.55 per barrel, 3.6% […] More
