Tag Archives: GCC

THIS is the deal

Posted on June 2, 2026 by borderslynn

Iran no longer communicating with the US until Israel leaves Lebanon, Gaza and all Palestinian territories.

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Friday: Trump says ‘close to a deal’. Monday: Trump says ‘war back on’. Oil prices drop, then surge. Another pattern for money making amongst friends.

Posted on May 24, 2026 by borderslynn

Response from Iran: Then: What happened on May 22? Iran confirms Qatar-hosted talks to end US-Iran war, with Pakistan serving as lead mediator A Qatari negotiating team and Pakistan’s army chief arrived in Tehran on May 22 to push ceasefire … Continue reading →

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Petrodollars to Yuan?

Posted on April 25, 2026 by borderslynn

According to the Wall Street Journal, the UAE’s central bank chief raised the idea of a currency-swap line with Treasury Department and Federal Reserve officials during meetings in Washington, D.C., last week. To be sure, the UAE has plenty of money, including … Continue reading →

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It started with Roosevelt, it ended with Trump: Americans are no longer welcome here

Posted on April 19, 2026 by borderslynn

Franklin D. Roosevelt established a significant relationship with Gulf states, particularly Saudi Arabia, during a historic meeting with King Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud aboard the USS Quincy on February 14, 1945. This meeting laid the groundwork for long-term U.S.-Saudi relations, … Continue reading →

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If I can’t take the toll from oil tanker traffic, they can’t!

Posted on April 12, 2026 by borderslynn

Trump orders a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz: Sweeping the strait: US destroyers transit Hormuz for 1st time since Iran war began US destroyers transited the Strait of Hormuz for the first time since the war began, as Washington … Continue reading →

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Monitoring strikes on Iran by Israeli-US military

Posted on April 6, 2026 by borderslynn

As war crimes mean nothing to President Trump, today, 6th April 2026, Iran resists the ‘deal’ Trump demanded to open the Strait of Hormuz. ‘The entire country could be taken out in one night, and that could be tomorrow’…..Trump said … Continue reading →

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Extremists at war

Posted on March 31, 2026 by borderslynn

Shane Yirak observations on Substack

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Aluminium Smelters with Gulf States under threat

Posted on March 15, 2026 by borderslynn

The biggest aluminum smelter in the world is the Huomei Hongjun Aluminium Smelter located in China, with a production capacity of 1,060,000 tonnes per year. Following it are the Dubai Aluminium Co (Dubal) and Krasnoyarsk Aluminium Works in Russia. Wikipedia gulfbusiness.com Gulf … Continue reading →

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666 Fifth Avenue and debt of the Kushner family in New York

Posted on March 12, 2026 by borderslynn

The following are extracts from Just Security research, By Ryan Goodman and Julia Brooks Published on March 11, 2020 When the Kushner Companies purchased 666 Fifth Avenue in midtown Manhattan in early 2007 for a record-breaking price of $1.8 billion, it was supposed to … Continue reading →

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