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Trump and Xi met in Beijing for the first time in nine years. Microsoft poured $100B into OpenAI and became the supporting actor; Cerebras received $70B on day one. Hormuz entered week six. Cisco cut 4,000. ILLIT hit Billboard No. 1, CORTIS debuted at No. 3, and BTS is confirmed for the World Cup Final halftime stage.

Iran's economy ministry is drafting a plan to collect shipping fees in bitcoin from vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz — a move that reframes sanctions evasion as financial infrastructure.

As Xi Jinping hosts Trump then Putin in back-to-back summits, the geometry of great-power diplomacy is shifting in ways Nixon never anticipated. Here's what the numbers reveal.

Washington and Tehran failed again to agree on terms to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. With 20% of global seaborne oil at stake, every day of deadlock has a price—and consumers are paying it.

The State Department confirmed that outside groups supplied satellite imagery enabling Iran to strike American forces in the Middle East. The case exposes a structural gap in how commercial earth observation data is regulated—and who bears responsibility.

The US launched strikes on Iran after Tehran attacked American destroyers. What triggered the escalation, who stands to lose, and where does this go from here?

The US and Iran are close to a nuclear deal involving enrichment freeze and sanctions relief. Here's what it means for oil prices, energy markets, and your investments.

Trump publicly blamed Iran for attacking an HMM cargo vessel, framing it as the consequence of South Korea skipping the U.S.-led Strait of Hormuz escort mission. The incident puts Seoul's energy security and alliance calculus under pressure.

A closed Hormuz arrives at the kitchen table, Musk vs. Altman puts a trillion dollars on trial, the Big Four bet $650 billion on AI, and Trump sends 25% tariff invoices to long-time allies. K-pop's seventeen-year slave-contract era closes with a standard-contract reform.

An explosion on an HMM cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz has handed Trump a concrete pretext to press South Korea into joining Project Freedom—and Seoul's options are narrowing fast.

Iran has formally proposed reopening the Strait of Hormuz while deferring nuclear talks. Trump says he's unsatisfied but prefers no military action. Here's what's actually at stake.

Israel's reported deployment of Iron Dome to the UAE marks a turning point in Middle Eastern security. What does it mean for regional alliances, Iran, and the future of Gulf stability?