Latest rumors are that Trump has privately approved attack plans against Iran, but hasn’t given the final go ahead.

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🇨🇳CHINA COMMERCE MINISTRY, RARE EARTH EXPORT CONTROLS: A CERTAIN NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED. TO SPEED UP REVIEW OF RARE EARTH EXPORT LICENSE APPLICATIONS. #CHINA #RAREEARTHS mktnews.com/flashDetail.ht…

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🇪🇺🇺🇸EU Seeks UK-Style Trade Deal with US to Delay Tariff Retaliation The EU is seeking a UK-style trade agreement with the US that would keep some tariffs in place beyond the July 9 deadline, delaying potential retaliation. Michael Clauss, adviser to German Chancellor Friedrich

🇮🇷🇺🇸IRAN'S MILITARY COMMAND KHATAM AL-ANBIYA WARNS U.S. THAT ANY DIRECT INVOLVEMENT WILL EXPAND CONFLICT TO THE REGION AND IMPOSE IRREVERSIBLE BLOWS - TANSIM mktnews.com/flashDetail.ht…

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Today’s tanker ECO spot rates (non scrubber) (d/d): VLCC $54K, -1% Suezmax $35K, +8% Aframax $31K, +3% LR2 $46K, -3% LR1 $37K, -3% MRs $24K, +6% $FRO $NAT $TEN $TRMD $BWET $STNG $TNK $DHT $INSW $ASC $ECO $HAFNI

Capesize index: 25,524 (-3022) FFAs still in steep backwardation. June MTD avg 25,500 $FRO $NAT $TEN $TRMD $BWET $STNG $TNK $DHT $INSW $ASC $ECO $HAFNI

🇪🇺🇺🇸EUROPEAN OFFICIALS INCREASINGLY RESIGNED TO 10% BASELINE RATE ON RECIPROCAL TARIFFS IN ANY US-EU TRADE DEAL, SAY SOURCES FAMILIAR WITH TALKS

Container freight futures opened down last night, but the curve rebounded to end flat. $ZIM $MAERSK

U.S. markets are closed today. Tankers up around 1% in Europe, but $DIS.MI 1% $FRO $HAFNI $OET $TRMD

🇪🇺🇨🇳EU SET TO FOCUS ON BETTER CHINESE RARE EARTH ACCESS AT JULY EU-CHINA SUMMIT, SAY SOURCES FAMILIAR WITH PLANS

🇪🇺🇨🇳EU LEADERS ARE SET TO HAVE SEPARATE MEETINGS WITH CHINESE PRESIDENT XI & PREMIER LI DURING THE JULY 24TH-25TH SUMMIT - SOURCES FAMILIAR WITH THE PLAN.

🔴BREAKING Khatam al-Anbia base, the engineering arm of the terrorist Islamic Republic, has been destroyed by the IDF and 30 of their terrorist commanders have been exterminated. Israel Defense Forces Intelligence Commander: "We killed about 30 of their commanders. Two days ago, we attacked a

I warned you, Canada.

🚨IMPORTANT🚨 Thousands of innocent Iranians (political prisoners, journalists, academics, human rights activists, dual nationals, and foreign citizens accused of espionage or propaganda offenses) are trapped inside Evin Prison by the terrorist Islamic Republic. Free them now!

President Trump will make a decision "within 2 weeks" whether or not he will negotiate with Khamenei... There will be nothing left of the terrorist Islamic Republic by then. Trump never forgot that Khamenei tried to assassinate him. For Trump, it's personal. This is revenge.

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