US-Iran talks continue as Strait of Hormuz traffic remains far below normal
Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and the wider Gulf has resumed after last week's effective blockade was lifted, but shipping remains well below normal levels. The latest figures in the supplied material show that the number of vessels passing through the strait is still only a fraction of the pre-conflict daily average of 125. The talks between the United States and Iran are continuing at the same time, with negotiators working toward a final agreement within a 60-day window.The shipping disruption has already had a sharp effect on tanker markets. According to the supplied row, about 100 tankers are... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 24 Jun 2026 09:00 LONDON
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Texas defendants sentenced to decades in prison over Prairieland Detention Center shooting
Eight defendants have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms over a shooting outside the Prairieland Detention Center near Dallas that wounded a police officer during a July 4 demonstration last year. The case has drawn national attention because prosecutors described it as terrorism linked to antifa, while defence lawyers denied those ties. Civil liberties advocates have also raised concerns about the scale of the punishments and the possible effect on protest rights.Benjamin Song, described in court as a former United States Marine reservist, received a 100-year sentence, which prosecutors said was the maximum punishment. Seven other defendants were given terms... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 24 Jun 2026 00:59 LONDON
Fear the Shia, Arm the Sunnis: The Uncomfortable Numbers Behind America’s War Narrative
“When fear is managed carefully enough, a nation can be taught to look away from the blood on the floor and stare instead at the shadow on the wall.” A friend of mine, whose name I will not reveal because he asked me not to, sat across from me over dinner and placed a question on the table that would not leave me alone. He was born into a Muslim Shia background, and for the angle of this article, that detail matters, not because I wish to reduce a man to a sect, but because sect has become one of... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 23 May 2026 08:00 LONDON
