26+ years at @CNBC and @NBCNews / @WSJ alum / Peabody & Emmy winner
Carl Quintanilla
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“.. Trump told aides he’s willing to end the U.S. military campaign against Iran even if the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed .. likely extending Tehran’s firm grip on the waterway and leaving a complex operation to reopen it for a later date.”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/world/middle...
Can they transfer us to the right department. 🤡
“.. setting the stage for Iran to continue to flex its strategic position over one of the world's busiest oil shipping channels ..”
@time.com
time.com/article/2026...
Four-byline alert: 🚨
“.. A broker for Pete Hegseth, the US defence secretary, attempted to make a big investment in major defence companies in the weeks leading up to the US-Israeli attack on Iran, according to three people familiar with the matter.”
www.ft.com/content/744e...
This is called “strategic defeat.” You have ended up in a worse position than before you began, with your adversary, while battered, emerging in a stronger position than before.
“.. The bill, if it becomes law, would:
* Impose a toll system in rials
* Ban passage of US and Israeli vessels through the strait
* Assert Iran’s sovereignty over the strategic waterway”
@bloomberg.com
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