The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has laid bare AI firms’ dependence on Qatari helium for chipmaking, disrupting supplies to Taiwan and South Korea and exposing the fragile physical foundations underpinning today’s technology industry.

The US has sold two oil tankers seized after its military aggression against Venezuela to Dubai-based Global Marketing Systems for scrap in India, according to Lloyd’s List.

Trump secretly switched from Air Force One to a smaller US military aircraft after leaving last month’s NATO summit, American outlets say.

Colombia's right-wing presidential victory reflects deep internal polarization, says analyst Vijay Prashad, who predicts militarization, pro-US alignment, restored ties with the Israeli regime, and fierce confrontation over Petro's leftist and anti-imperialist legacy.

Iran's FM says the United States and the Israeli regime are the only parties to blame for the insecurity that has come to affect the Strait of Hormuz.

Austrian activist Wilhelm Langthaler says Washington’s shifting Iran rhetoric reflects defeat, arguing pro-Israel influence shapes US policy and calling for mass global solidarity to defend Iran’s sovereignty and challenge imperialism.

An IRGC spokesman says the US deployed its most advanced military technologies, including artificial intelligence, during the recent war against Iran, but ultimately failed to overcome the country’s institutional resilience, ideological cohesion, unity and national resolve.