This is the Iranians wishlist not the USA's, nor is it confirmation of a genuine agreed MOU. It's merely like an item on the agenda of a board meeting: meaningless until any decisons are agreed and enacted. All these SM generalised 'announcements' ...

Iran's state TV: We have a draft of the initial unofficial framework for the MOU with the US

Always interesting to hear the reasoning of contrarian opinions.

Why the UK’s Economy May Surprise Investors Again

No change and not a new threat. The 'Revolutionaries' have been doing precisely that for well over 4 decades.

Iran threatens to extend conflict ‘beyond the region’ if U.S. and Israel resume attacks

I'd agree to a point.

US Producer Price Index - April 2026

This reaction is not like you: a quick headline response, rather than a longer analytical summary, which goes to show how much of a "surprise" this datapoint is in context. Keep up your good work and I look forward to your deeper analysis.

US Producer Price Index - April 2026

HE doesn't. The uncertainty about continuity and the known unknowns do.

UK: Wes Streeting has told allies that he is preparing to resign and trigger a leadership...

Interesting connection of the dots.

Turkey mulls tapping $135 billion gold reserve for lira defense

My point would be that genuine democracies have a strong correlation with genuine "Freedom of Speech", rather than select FoS. No country is truly free of corruption, lobbying or networking either but there are grades and a spectrum. At least FoS ...

Trump: Many countries will be sending war ships, in conjunction with US, to keep the Hormuz...

Yes, I'd agree with THESE comments of yours. Your points are a sort of flipside axis to my original comment. i.e. (A positive integer x a negative integer) = a negative integer. (A negative integer X a positive integer) also = a negative integer.

Trump: Many countries will be sending war ships, in conjunction with US, to keep the Hormuz...

Either you've missed the point altogther or you recognise the point but find yourself unable to control your emotions, spinning off into totally lateral and unrelated points. I may or may not agree with some of your points made but I'll not comment ...

Trump: Many countries will be sending war ships, in conjunction with US, to keep the Hormuz...

As you have now set my input to "Ignored" that says it all. The fact that you rose to the bait says it all. I hit a nerve clearly. There's little point in engaging with you specifically in a debate. You're too prejudiced and focused on a singular ...

Trump: Many countries will be sending war ships, in conjunction with US, to keep the Hormuz...

I am not getting into a slanging match, which seems the most regular appetite on FF. I was merely making a point about a foundation of this forum. In most war-oriented fora topics opened, one has to trawl through so much prejudiced guff to find any ...

Trump: Many countries will be sending war ships, in conjunction with US, to keep the Hormuz...

At least in a genuine democratic world we have the right to piss-take the 'leaders', whereas such comments in (I/R/PRC/NK)(or many other countries of your choosing) would have pretty dire consequences. It's a point that gets overlooked in FF Fora. ...

Trump: Many countries will be sending war ships, in conjunction with US, to keep the Hormuz...

. I wish I wasn't finding reason for laughter in a theatre of war but I want you to know that your comment certainly made me LOL.

Trump: Many countries will be sending war ships, in conjunction with US, to keep the Hormuz...

A single candle form has more meaning in a longer time frame than in a much shorter one but ONLY in the context of the next same-time-frame candle. If you think about it logically, there is more data, or pips, dictating the structure in the longer ...

What is a hammer candlestick?

I suspect the Marines are not for a land invasion, as such, but targeting the fast small boats of the IRGC which currently are attacking ships in the Strait of Hormuz with relative impunity. Or perhaps a potential seizure of Kharg Island to cut off ...

Trump on Navy escorts through Strait of Hormuz: It will happen soon

Brilliant analysis, as always. You're very reliable for unbiased simple summaries.

The US Employment Situation -- January 2026

, well done!

The US Employment Situation -- January 2026

It was one vote away from being a cut. It'll make the conference a little more interesting. The RoI is expected to show a sharp drop in April due to several one-off reductions so maybe there was some balancing of rune-reading (raising of ...

UK Bank Rate maintained at 3.75% - February 2026 Monetary Policy Summary and Minutes

Then, with respect, that underlines an ignorance, or under-appreciation of both NATO's full scope of hard and soft effects. The opportunity cost of getting that wrong would be larger and potentially catastrophic, both in militaristic and trade ...

Why Trump wants Greenland — and what makes it so important for national security