According to The Wall Street Journal, in this way, Washington wants to try to induce Tehran to strike a deal limiting its nuclear program | The US administration is considering exerting pressure on Tehran by seizing tankers with Iranian oil, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources. ● According to the newspaper, in this way, Washington wants to try to induce Tehran to strike a deal limiting its nuclear program. However, the US has not yet decided to take this step due to concerns about rising oil prices and retaliation from Iran. ● When asked to comment on the possibility of the US taking such a step, a White House official said that President Donald Trump has many options available in the event that talks with Iran fail.

🚩 U.S. Weighs Seizing Tankers Carrying Iranian Oil to Pressure Tehran (The Wall Street Journal)

Steve Kirsch | In the US, the CDC continues to recommend pregnant women in the US get the COVID vaccine. | "In 2023, about 114 children were born per thousand unvaccinated women aged 18–39. Only about 42 children were born to vaccinated women per thousand vaccinated women aged 18–39" Source. In plain English, in 2023 in the Czech Republic (where they keep meticulous safety data), vaccinated women are 66% less likely to give birth compared to unvaccinated women (OR=.=341). That’s a disaster.

An unnamed source was seen telling the agency that the late billionaire paedophile was a Mossad agent | The document, marked by the American agency as a confidential human source (CHS) report, contains intelligence about “improper domestic or foreign influence over the electoral process in the US”, but the source “expanded on several matters”. ● According to the document, the source “shared phone calls between [Harvard law professor Alan] Dershowitz and Epstein during which he/she took notes”. ● The details of the phone call would then be relayed to the Mossad foreign intelligence agency.  ● The informant, who delivered the intelligence on 16 October 2020, alleged that Barak regarded Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a “criminal” and heard a lot of conversations about Epstein before they “became convinced that Epstein was a co-opted Mossad Agent”.

Norwegian Chief of Defense Eirik Kristoffersen has proposed establishing a military hotline between Moscow and Oslo to establish a communication channel to avoid escalation caused by misunderstandings, The Guardian newspaper reported. | Russia and Norway continue to maintain direct contact for search and rescue operations in the Barents Sea, and military representatives from both countries regularly meet at the border, Kristoffersen reportedly added.

■ Surrender canceled. Iran has presented the US with an uncomfortable choice (02/08/26)

Approval rating of select global leaders | U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is fighting for his political life, rejecting calls to resign yesterday as fallout from the Epstein files threatened to bring down the British government. Less than two years after the Labour Party's blowout election victory, Starmer is the most unpopular British prime minister on record, according to The Economist.