The new program is used by the EU’s 27 countries — except of Ireland and Cyprus — plus Norway, Iceland, Switzerland and Liechtenstein.BRUSSELS (AFP) — Thousands of people were refused entry to the EU and almost 700 identified as “a security threat” since the phasing-in of a new border check system that became fully operational Friday, Brussels said.The so-called Entry/Exit System (EES) replaces passport stamps with a digital registration in a bid to make travel to Europe more efficient and secure, according to the European Commission.More than 52 million crossings were registered since its initial launch in October last year,…
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(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Central bank gold buying has slowed significantly in the last few months. However, analysts at Metals Focus think this is a temporary reaction to current factors and not the beginning of a new trend.Demand from central banks was a key factor driving the gold price up over the last few years. While central bank gold purchases declined to 863.3 tonnes last year, they were still well above the 2010-2021 annual average of 473 tonnes. In fact, 2025 was the fourth-largest expansion of central bank gold reserves on record. The all-time high was set in…
A three-decade-long Finnish study of gender-confused adolescents and young adults, who had been referred to “specialised gender identity services” over three decades, shows an increase in mental illness and psychological distress. Just the News reports that between 1996 and 2019, Finnish researchers tracked all “gender-referred individuals” under 23 years old in Finland and matched them to more than 16,000 controls, according to a study in the Wiley-Blackwell journal Acta Paediatrica. The comprehensive study tracked a group of 2,083 gender-referred individuals and compared them against 16,643 members of a matched population control group, following up for more than 25 years. According…
As few as a dozen ships have navigated the de facto blockade in the Straight of Hormuz, following a ceasefire agreement late Tuesday between the U.S. and Iran in which Tehran is supposed to reopen the key shipping channel, in which 20% of the world’s oil passes. Data from the U.N.’s Trade and Development organization shows that on an average day, prior to the United States’ war wih Iran that began Feb,. 28, 129 vessels would pass through the strait, CBS News reported. The strait is also a primary artery through which liquefied natural gas and petrochemicals pass. In a post…
The White House in March warned staffers against insider amid the ongoing war in Iran, sending an email to staffers reminding of appropriate ethical conduct.The email came amid a string of Polymarket bets related to the Iran war and a number of oil trades that seemed favorably timed relative statements and actions from the White House, The Hill reported. A White House spokesperson confirmed to the outlet that it had sent an email to staff. Insider trading occurs when someone with non-public information makes an investment or sale based on that information. Members of Congress and myriad politicians have long…
The White House Management Office sent out an email on March 24 warning staff against placing well-timed bets on futures markets. White House staffers received an email following well-timed trades on oil and S&P 500 activity, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) first reported. The bets were placed just 15 minutes before the president announced on Truth Social that he would postpone strikes on Iran, the WSJ reported.Three Polymarket accounts recently earned upwards of $600,000 after correctly placing bets on the timing of a cease-fire between the U.S. and Iran in April, according to the outlet. (RELATED: Person Made Hundreds Of…
Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech NASA’s Artemis 2 mission has successfully journeyed around the far side of the Moon and is currently making its long way back to Earth. Just after 8 pm Eastern time today, the Orion spacecraft’s crew module will separate from its service module, which allowed the spacecraft to propel itself through space. Then it’ll slam into the Earth’s atmosphere at full force, at a speed of over 23,000 mph, heating it up to 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit as it slows down enough over the next…
Did Miss America break state laws in Florida by requiring a female to sign a contract that would force her to compete against biological males?PublishedApril 10, 2026 12:02 PM EDT•UpdatedApril 10, 2026 12:02 PM EDTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkFlorida Attorney General James Uthmeier is checking his law books to see if the wokes at Miss America and Miss Florida have violated state laws with a rule where contestants are “forced” to compete against men. In what can be clearly classified as a warning shot to the beauty pageant organizers, Uthmeier took to Twitter on Friday to announce that his team is investigating a contract…
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There has been a coordinated campaign—a hoax operation, really—to create the impression that the Trump administration and especially the Department of War are hostile to Catholicism. Advertisement It’s an odd sort of hoax, given how many prominent members of the Trump administration are Catholics, including the Vice President. The Pentagon summoned the Pope’s ambassador, told him the United States has the military power to do “whatever it wants,” and warned that the Church better take its side.They even invoked the Avignon Papacy, a dark chapter in history when a government used military force to bend…— Shawn Ryan (@ShawnRyan762) April 8, 2026The…
Pope Leo XIV/Photo courtesy of Vatican Media. In a desperate effort to drive a wedge between Catholics and the Trump administration, the fake news circulated a story implying that the Department of War (DOW) threatened the Vatican. According to the initial report in The Free Press and amplified by outlets such as The Daily Beast, Catholic blogs, and social media, the incident allegedly occurred during a closed-door meeting on January 22, 2026, at the Pentagon. The report claims that Under Secretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby (a Catholic and a Trump administration official) and colleagues supposedly summoned the then-Vatican apostolic…
“One of the first things I would do, I believe we need a division on this campus, a division of diversity, equity, and inclusion with leadership that goes all the way to the top with a full staff,” Letlow vowed. “And I believe that having that strong division, having that leadership – if you have a person around the table that is cognizant and fighting for diversity, equity, inclusion before any decision is made for the university, then that’s how you change.” Letlow went on to assert her belief that “unconscious bias” against racial minorities is an affliction that runs…
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) I’ve got a good story for the knuckleheads who run around claiming “gold is useless.” Yes, people really do say that.So, you’ve heard of people looking at the world through rose colored glasses? Well, when astronauts finally walk on the moon again, they’ll be looking through gold-colored visors. Growing up in the 1970s, I wanted to be an astronaut. In fact, I think most kids in my generation had that dream at some point in their childhood. It was the era of the Apollo missions, and news about space travel and moon trips was…
WASHINGTON (AFP) — For decades, the United States has cast itself as the guarantor of stability in the Middle East, allying militarily with Gulf Arab states as well as Israel and brushing aside global rival China’s aspirations for a greater role.The U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran shattered the veneer of a U.S.-led order in the Gulf: Tehran has not been deterred by the U.S. military presence but in fact attacked oil-rich and once proudly safe Arab monarchies because of it.China, at least to some extent, helped to halt the conflict. But paradoxically, Beijing is not taking a victory lap, reflecting what…
Consumer prices rose in March, pushed higher by a sharp increase in gasoline prices. But beneath the headline increase, many prices across the economy moved the other way. The latest Consumer Price Index showed 80 types of consumer goods posting month-to-month declines in March, including groceries, household goods, apparel, medical goods, electronics, communications services, and personal services. The breadth of those declines has expanded in recent months. Roughly 35 percent of detailed consumer price categories fell in January, 37 percent fell in February, and nearly 40 percent fell in March. This suggests that inflation is not heating up but narrowing,…
Six-time convicted felon Hunter Biden is $17 million in debt and has self-deported overseas, according to his former attorneys suing him for unpaid legal bills. Prior to his father’s autopen delivering up a presidential pardon in June of 2024, Hunter was convicted by a federal jury in Delaware on three felony counts: lying to a gun dealer, false statements about his drug abuse on an ATF form, and possessing a firearm while abusing drugs. That was only the beginning of Hunter’s legal problems. In September of 2024, he pled guilty to three felonies involving tax evasion. Before he spent a…
The Vatican publicly rebuked reports depicting officials from President Donald Trump’s Pentagon having had a hostile meeting with a representative from the Catholic Church in January as “completely untrue.” The Holy See Press Office released the statement Friday in Italian after a Monday report from The Free Press claiming the Trump administration had sought to strongarm the Vatican into support for its war with Iran. The outlet reported that an intense meeting between Under Secretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby and then-Vatican ambassador to the U.S. Cardinal Christophe Pierre had allegedly taken place. Colby reportedly thought Pope Leo XIV…
The data offers the first full-year snapshot of how Trump tariffs on China are reshaping global trade — with Europe picking up much of the tab.BRUSSELS (CN) — Europe got its first full-year bill Friday for the 2025 U.S.-China trade war: A 360 billion-euro ($392 billion) deficit with Beijing, up 18% from the year before, as Chinese goods that can no longer reach the American market flooded in instead.The EU imported 559.4 billion euros worth of Chinese goods in 2025 while exporting 199.6 billion euros, leaving a deficit of 359.8 billion euros, according to the EU’s statistics agency, Eurostat. Imports…
An Idaho law on flying Pride flags on government property has drawn mixed reactions in one city, where a workaround to protest the ban saw pride-colored wraps installed on flagpoles instead. Governor Brad Little signed a law banning displays, including Pride flags, on government property, though the Boise City Council had voted in 2025 to make the Pride Flag an “official city flag.” Now Boise city leaders have found a way to “comply” with the law while still supporting the LGBTQ community. “The law was based on the flag and we are using rainbows, so and its not at all…
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Big name Democrats are flooding the airwaves in Virginia to push new gerrymandered congressional maps, while local Republicans are on the ground, deploying a volunteer grassroots effort to block the plan. Virginia Democrats are backing a proposal to redraw the state’s House map, with support from Gov. Abigail Spanberger and former President Barack Obama. If voters approve it on April 21, Virginia’s delegation would flip from a 6-5 Democratic edge to a 10-1 Democratic majority. (RELATED: Virginia Becomes New Battleground In Redistricting War)Democrats have poured millions into the race, but Virginia Republicans tell the Daily Caller they can combat the…
Former University of Kentucky cheerleader Laken Snelling pleaded not guilty Friday to first-degree manslaughter in the death of her newborn son, whose body was found in a trash bag in her closet. Snelling, 22, appeared in a Lexington courtroom dressed in a blue floor-length dress and flanked by her attorneys. She did not speak during the brief hearing. The judge addressed her directly, saying, “Ms. Snelling, you are currently out on a posted bond. Continue to comply with the terms of your bond conditions. No further violations of the law.” A Fayette County grand jury indicted Snelling on March 10…
Failing Starmer was overwhelmingly spurned by British citizens From a landslide victory to an absolute rejection by voters. Failing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer remains one of the western world’s least popular ‘leaders’, despite his efforts to paint himself as a relevant and world-respected head of state. And his poll numbers continue to sink, as we learn today that almost two-thirds of Brits want Starmer to resign immediately. If that was not enough, a similar percentage of voters also want a general election now, according to a new poll. The British people want Starmer out. We are the only party…
Keen eyes spotted a cheeky image that prompted the U.S. Navy to act quickly and scrub the photo from a Pentagon site. Originally posted to the official Defense Visual Information Distribution Service website, a photo showed a sailor wearing a patch on his sleeve that looked like a WWII recruitment poster and said: “Join the Navy — Save the Big Booty Venezuelans.” According to the original image, the sailor in the photo was aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford, working on an EA-18G Growler. ⚡️The Pentagon has deleted an image it posted of an American soldier operating on an EA-18G Growler…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Spring is here, and that can only mean one thing: the return of robot birds. In Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park, rangers and conservationists are once again deploying specially designed robotic decoys of the greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) in a bid to encourage breeding. Although they may not exactly look like the real thing to human park visitors, ecologists hope the robo-birds can convince the region’s dwindling grouse population to start reproducing. . The greater sage-grouse is a prime example of the consequences of…
Vice President JD Vance is headed to Pakistan to lead the U.S. team in negotiations with Iran, a high-stakes assignment amid a fragile ceasefire. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, will also reportedly be traveling with Vance, who is “widely seen as Trump’s heir apparent and the most likely GOP presidential nominee in 2028,” according to The Hill. .@VP departs for Islamabad, Pakistan: “As @POTUS said, if the Iranians are willing to negotiate in good faith, we’re certainly willing to extend the open hand. If they’re going to try to play us, then they’re going…
Pope Leo XIV, in a follow-up to the traditional Easter Sunday Urbi et Orbi (‘To the City and the World’) message, in which he called on world leaders to lay down their weapons, stated on Friday that those who launch bombs are not true Christians. Speaking to bishops from Baghdad, the pope condemned the “blasphemy of war” and said peace comes from the “promotion of coexistence and dialogue,” not bombs. A message that conflicts with the actions and fiery rhetoric coming from President Donald Trump regarding the war on Iran, the world’s leading sponsor of terrorism. “God does not bless…
Last year, a court sided with the Nazi concentration camp memorial that refused to allow a woman wearing a Palestinian scarf to attend an event.BERLIN (AFP) — Pro-Palestinian activists who planned a protest at the Buchenwald concentration camp memorial in Germany will instead rally in the nearby city of Weimar Sunday after a court upheld a police ban on the demonstration.The planned vigil, called by a campaign dubbed “Kufiyas in Buchenwald,” had provoked a sharp debate in Germany, with a number of politicians denouncing the protest as inappropriate.The court in Weimar has now upheld an early decision by officials to…
Reportedly desperate for money, Hunter Biden has challenged President Donald Trump’s eldest sons to a cage match. Biden delivered the challenge in a video that was published to the Instagram account of Channel 5, a media company operated by Andrew Callaghan, an influencer who’s going on “tour” later this year. “Hey guys, Hunter Biden here,” he said in the video published Thursday. “I just got a call from Andrew Callahan. He asked me to come out on the Channel 5 Carnival Tour at the end of the month. I think we start in Phoenix and then we go to San Diego and we…
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has seized enough fentanyl to kill 19 million Americans in 2026 alone, FBI Director Kash Patel revealed in his weekly internal update. The Trump administration has made the drug war one of its top priorities in the second term as the flow of fentanyl quadrupled into American communities under former President Joe Biden’s watch. According to Patel, year to date, the FBI has seized 250 kgs of fentanyl — over 551 lbs. That is enough to kill 19 million Americans. The FBI director also spoke about results of their work against cartels and traffickers…
Former attorney George Conway is getting little sympathy after admitting he blew his children’s inheritance in an effort to keep Donald Trump from being elected president. In a video clip circulating online, the ex-husband of former Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway got emotional as he recalled how he gave nearly $1 million in 2024 to a losing proposition, the Biden Victory Fund. “I was asked by a friend of mine who raises money for Democrats to speak at a big Democratic fundraiser for what was then the Biden Victory Fund,” the Trump-hating co-founder of The Lincoln Project recounted in the interview.…
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Thursday night that the US military would remain near Iran, prepared to take action until an agreement is reached, and that it was ready for its “next conquest,” a warning that comes amid a very shaky ceasefire between the United States and Iran.“All US Ships, Aircraft, and Military Personnel, with additional Ammunition, Weaponry, and anything else that is appropriate and necessary for the lethal prosecution and destruction of an already substantially degraded Enemy, will remain in place in, and around, Iran, until such time as the…
Welcome to Friday at The Masters. Tune into the Masters app, Masters.com, Prime TV, Paramount+ and ESPN for your wall-to-wall coverage!Yes, it seems like a heavy lift. In some ways, it has been for golf fans. Gone are the days of CBS firing up the cameras at 3 p.m., and showing us four straight hours of golf. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Predictably, Augusta National has had to evolve, along with its partners, to this new age of streaming. It’s tricky, because Augusta is famous for shaping the coverage of this event. Sometimes, you wonder if they want you…
Attorney Ty Clevenger identifies HUGE blunder by FBI which he hopes will mandate discovery in Seth Rich case. Someone please get this to FBI Director Kash Patel.Attorney Ty Clevenger has been working on the Seth Rich case for a decade. The Deep State actors running the government continue to stall and defy court orders, and Clevenger continues to demand justice.It is believed that Seth Rich is a pivotal key to the Russia Collusion coup attempt of the first Trump Administration.ADVERTISEMENTThe Deep State DOJ and FBI have gone through extreme efforts to cover up any information they have on Seth Rich. …
Oh, Canada…CANADA.You know, they want so awfully to be taken seriously and included as players on the world stage. For a while, thanks to fond memories of when Canadians had stout hearts, strong backs, and helped carry freedom’s load, they were. Advertisement Things began to slip.I just noticed Fidelito sits like Gavin Newsom.ACK!Taking Canada seriously became more and more difficult as Canada itself became less and less serious a place.Canadian generals cry in public, and over subjects like this.This is Canada’s top military general.She is crying while apologizing for systemic racism and discrimination in their forces.A deeply unserious country.This is…
Former Sen. Ben Sasse gave a powerful testimony on his faith in Jesus Christ as he spoke about facing death after a Stage 4 pancreatic cancer diagnosis. The former Nebraska lawmaker spoke about his terminal cancer diagnosis with Ross Douthat, at one point moving the New York Times columnist to tears. Sasse, who represented Nebraska for eight years, received a diagnosis he called “a death sentence” as he announced the news in December. “Death is terrible. We should never sugarcoat it. It is not how things are meant to be,” Sasse told Douthat in the podcast released Thursday. “But it…
By Michael Gryboski, Editor Friday, April 10, 2026The campus of Baylor University in Waco, Texas. | Baylor University/Morty OrtegaBaylor University has approved a request for an on-campus event featuring progressive activists to be held in response to and on the same day as a Turning Point USA rally.Called “All Our Neighbors,” the event is scheduled for April 22, the same day as a previously approved TPUSA tour stop at the prominent Baptist university in Waco, Texas. “As an academic institution, Baylor University is committed to ensuring open dialogue and the robust exchange of ideas and perspectives,” a spokesperson for Baylor said…
House Speaker Mike Johnson has reportedly made a formal move to eliminate the ability of lawmakers to vote by proxy. Social media reactions came in as reports circulated that Johnson had filed a formal motion with the Committee on Rules and Procedures to end the “Proxy Voting” system that was implemented under Democratic leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many saw the move by Johnson as a direct shot at Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), the 87-year-old who has been in office for more than three decades. “Congresswoman Waters hasn’t been in the House chamber in months,” Johnson reportedly wrote in his brief.…
The U.S. birth rate reached a new record low in 2025, according to provisional Vital Statistics data released this month by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Last year, the U.S. recorded only 53.1 births per 1,000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44), a 1.3% decline from 2024 and a 23% decline from 2007. The decline reflects a social shift as women are choosing to bear children later in life, as well as the combined weight of decades of social changes that undermined the American family. The U.S. birth rate today is so far below historical averages that the total…
San Francisco-born coffee chain Philz Coffee is set to remove “pride” flags from their stores. The change is part of Philz’s effort to create “a more consistent, inclusive experience across all our stores, including removing a variety of flags and other decor,” CEO Mahesh Sadarangani told the San Francisco Chronicle. Sadarangani has served as CEO since 2021. (RELATED: How Come Nobody Is Willing To Say The Obvious About The Modern LGBT Community?) Sadarangani added that Philz’s “longstanding support of the LGBTQIA+ community is unchanged,” according to The San Francisco Chronicle. “This is a change in how our stores look, not in…
Illegal immigrants from Nicaragua, Ecuador and other nations at a door on the border wall waiting to be picked up by the U.S. Border Patrol in El Paso, Texas, on Jan. 4, 2023. Paul Ratje/ReutersU.S. Border Patrol recorded its 11th straight month of zero releases at the southern border in March, according to a statement by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on April 9.“The sustained decline in illegal border crossings and apprehensions—now at levels not seen in over three decades—shows the impact of robust enforcement policies,” the statement reads.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use…
Consumer sentiment plunged in early April to the lowest level in the survey’s seven-decade history, as the Iran conflict weighed heavily on Republican household views of the economy, according to the University of Michigan’s preliminary survey released Friday. The Index of Consumer Sentiment fell to 47.6 from 53.3 in March, a decline of nearly 11 percent. The reading eclipses the previous all-time low of 50.0 set in June 2022 during the post-pandemic inflation surge. The survey window ran from March 24 to April 7, with 98 percent of interviews completed before the April 7 announcement of a temporary cease-fire. The…
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of Iran’s parliament, said in a post on X on Thursday night that “time is running out” for the US and Israel to honor the ceasefire agreement by putting an end to Israel’s attacks on Lebanon.Ghalibaf’s post included the image of text that outlined three parts of Iran’s position regarding Lebanon that warned there would be a response if the Israeli attacks continued: Lebanon and the entire Resistance Axis, as Iran’s allies, form an inseparable part of the ceasefire. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif publicly and clearly stressed the Lebanon issue during…
The Betrayal is Complete: How Trump’s Spiraling Descent Has Shattered MAGA and Hurt America A Desperate, Unhinged Betrayal of His Truest Believers The MAGA movement’s raw political power, which swept Donald Trump back into the White House in 2024, was never solely about the man himself. [1] I was part of that coalition — an advocate for peace, national sovereignty, and the dismantling of a corrupt establishment. But what we are witnessing now is not the leadership we backed. It is the lashing out of a man spiraling into madness, turning with kindergarten-level rage on the very voices who built his movement:…
Introduction I’ve spent years observing the patterns of power — how empires rise, how they sustain themselves on illusions, and how they fall when those illusions shatter. Today, I’m watching what might be one of the most spectacular and self-inflicted downfalls in modern history: the State of Israel. From my perspective, Israel is not a nation in the traditional sense; it is an intelligence construct, a geopolitical puppet whose strings are held by dying empires. Its entire existence has been a precarious balancing act, reliant on the perpetual support of foreign powers, first the British and now the Americans. But…
The TSA has shared traveler data with ICE over 31,000 times since early 2025, leading to more than 800 immigration arrests. This data-sharing represents a significant expansion of a program originally designed for counter-terrorism into routine immigration enforcement. The collaboration intensified during a partial government shutdown when ICE agents were deployed to airports to assist TSA. The policy has drawn sharp criticism from Democrats and immigration advocates, who argue it sows fear and represents mission creep. The Department of Homeland Security defends the practice as a necessary tool for enforcing immigration law under the current administration. In a significant expansion…
New research suggests common dietary proteins like casein (from dairy) and wheat gluten can disarm cholera bacteria, reducing infection levels 100-fold in mice. The proteins work by jamming a syringe-like structure the bacteria uses to attack beneficial gut microbes. This food-based strategy offers a potential alternative to antibiotics, avoiding the risk of creating drug-resistant superbugs. Separately, the over-the-counter medication Pepto-Bismol (bismuth subsalicylate) is a proven, underutilized tool, reducing traveler’s diarrhea risk by 65%. Both findings highlight the growing importance of dietary and simple preventive strategies in combating infectious diseases. In an era of antibiotic resistance and global disease spread, a…
The book “Voices of Courage: Unmasking the Anti-Human Agenda” points out that the anti-human agenda is a long-planned strategy to centralize power, erase national sovereignty and reduce global population through economic, technological and psychological manipulation, led by groups like the Council on Foreign Relations and the World Economic Forum (WEF). The push for transhumanism – merging humans with technology – includes dystopian tools like smart cities, digital IDs, AI governance and CBDCs (Central Bank Digital Currencies) for total financial surveillance and behavior control. Climate change narratives, pandemic treaties and mass migration are used to justify restrictions on food, energy and…
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the launch of a weekly podcast on April 8, 2026, stating the program will focus on “telling the truth, especially when it’s uncomfortable.” Officials confirmed the program, titled “The Kennedy Report,” will be the first podcast hosted by a sitting Cabinet secretary. According to a promotional video released that day, Kennedy said, “For decades now, Americans have been told that we should trust the system. But our children are sicker, chronic disease is exploding, and the answers that we’ve been given aren’t working. Many of us have come to the…
Iran’s Strait of Hormuz mine threat sparks U.S. military response as Trump pushes for reopening Iran has deployed advanced sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint for global oil shipments, escalating tensions with the U.S. and threatening Middle Eastern economies like Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, the U.A.E and Iraq. After a tentative U.S.-Iran truce collapsed within 24 hours, Iran reclosed the Strait, citing Israel’s bombing campaign in Lebanon—potentially baiting a U.S. military response. San Francisco-based Ulysses offers low-cost ($50K/unit) underwater drones capable of detecting and neutralizing mines at depths up to 5,000 feet, providing a scalable alternative…