Day: October 2, 2026

The mission’s security alert says nothing beyond “security concerns,” telling Americans to stay away from the embassy in Brasília and every consulate starting Friday and to call a duty officer if they have an emergency.

Washington doesn’t close every consular door in the biggest country in South America on a hunch, so whatever threat it’s seeing is specific.

Source: U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Brazil / Writer: Daniel

Jim Hanson, the former Green Beret and security analyst, thinks that road can work as long as the hard security red lines hold firm, with economic links doing the work that more missiles haven’t.

The countries living within range of Iranian missiles have run the numbers, and they’re choosing to talk.

Washington should be paying attention to who is cutting deals in its own backyard.

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  Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal)🇺🇸 🇮🇷 Control of the Strait of Hormuz is the one thing Washington won’t trade away, and it’s sinking every round of talks.

Former Green Beret Jim Hanson says no American administration will let a hostile government keep its hand on the valve for a fifth of the world’s oil, and he expects the economic squeeze to bring Tehran around eventually.

That bet runs on patience, and patience gets paid for at American gas pumps every week the strait stays contested.

How long are voters willing to keep covering the bill?

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  —  https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/2105877425221431530

Separately, Yemen’s military said 27 airstrikes targeted Houthi positions and gathering points in Taiz, destroying military vehicles and other assets and killing or wounding Houthi fighters.Open Source Intel (@Osint613)Yemeni Armed Forces spokesman says air force fighters struck 20 Houthi military positions in Taiz province over the past three hours.—  https://x.com/Osint613/status/2105876990582767633