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26.02.26 - 23:18
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Iran Rushes To Load Oil Onto Ships In Anticipation Of US Strikes (ZeroHedge)
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Iran Rushes To Load Oil Onto Ships In Anticipation Of US Strikes
Via Middle East Eye
Iran is loading almost three times the amount of oil it normally does onto tankers in the Persian Gulf in a sign it is anticipating a US attack that could prevent its oil from hitting the market.
Iranian oil exports from Kharg Island reached nearly 20.1 million barrels between 15 and 20 February, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing Kpler data. That is the equivalent of more than three million barrels per day (bpd) and almost three times the amount loaded over the same dates in January, Bloomberg said. For comparison, Iran's previous three-month average of loadings was 1.54 million bpd.
Oil facilities on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf about 1,250 km south of Tehran, NurPhoto
Kharg Island is home to a massive terminal from which 90 percent of the Islamic Republic's oil is exported. Iran raced to get its oil out of the country and onto ships for export abroad in June 2025, just before the US join...
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26.02.26 - 23:01
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Pentagon draws scrutiny with Anthropic threats, Defense Production Act (The Hill)
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The Pentagon is threatening to use the Defense Production Act (DPA) against Anthropic amid a dispute over the company's restrictions on its AI tools, in a move that many experts say is an unusual use of the measure. The Defense Department (DOD) warned Anthropic on Tuesday that it could invoke the DPA, which gives the......
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