The World Web Times - worldwebtimes.com https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html 🇮🇷🇺🇸 Whatever happened to hitting Iran back harder for every ship it touches?… A US and Israeli strike on Iran could come within weeks Netanyahu reportedly pushed Trump to restart the Iran war on a call last Wednesday, Israeli jets are flying sorties, and three US carriers are converging, while Iran’s six strikes on ships in 24 hours came the same week Washington hit its first ship in over a month. Former Marine and State Department official Matthew Hoh says Washington’s pledge to hit back harder for every ship Iran touched has gone silent, because tit-for-tat is a game Tehran sets the terms of: “There’s going to be no real penetration of Iranian airspace. We haven’t seen that since ar Lebanese Actor Mario Bassil Supports Peace Agreement with Israel: It Is Better Than the Destruction of Your Country and Death of Your People; Can You Imagine Resorts and Fully Booked Hotels from Turkey All the Way to Egypt? Faytuks Network: U.S. Army says representatives of eight countries, Albania, Canada, Croatia, Egypt, Japan, Kuwait, Morocco and Panama, signed statements of intent to participate in its UAS/cUAS marketplace. FBI Arrests OpenAI Employee on Suspicion of Eavesdropping ‘You Know Who He Fights For’: JD Vance Heaps Praise Onto Ken Paxton Ahead Of Midterms 10pm ET, October 13 | The latest headlines from NPR CNBC-TV18: #FBI arrests #OpenAI engineer accused of hiding recording device in conference room LIVE: President Trump holds midterm rally in Alaska A correspondent for a Japanese newspaper has been detained for allegedly spying, the first arrest of a foreign reporter in Russia since the release of The Wall Street Journal’s Evan Gershkovich in 2024 https://ft.trib.al/o6RYKsN LIVE: President Trump holds midterm rally in Alaska Trump Defends Russian Diesel Deal With Putin as More Lawmakers Join Bipartisan Opposition Campaign 🔴 OpenAI’s HQ ‘bugged by Saudi national’ Read more ⬇️ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/10/13/openai-bugged-by-saudi-national-allegations/ A former gang leader was sentenced to 40 years to life in ‌prison on Tuesday for orchestrating the 1996 drive-by shooting of hip-hop star Tupac Shakur. Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 63, who was found guilty of first-degree murder in August, received the penalty during a hearing in a Las Vegas courtroom on Wednesday ⤵️ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/10/13/keffe-d-jailed-for-life-over-tupac-tupac-shakur-murder/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_tw_post_over-tupac-tupac-shakur-murder/ 🇺🇸🇸🇴 Ilhan Omar may face more heat from the forms she signs as a member of Congress than from old immigration questions. Lawmakers file disclosures and ethics forms every year. If those contain false information, each filing could raise separate legal issues, even if the original immigration matters are too old to prosecute. The bureaucracy may actually be what keeps this case alive! Writer: Lucas 🇺🇸 СМИ: Белый дом пригрозил увольнением новому пресс-секретарю. Подробнее по ссылке: https://media.az/post/1068113806 #новости #mediaaz #США #БелыйДом #прессСекретарь #ДональдТрамп Houthi Missile Barrage Rocks Riyadh As Debris Wounds Four, Damages 15 Homes Across Saudi Capital Trump rallies for GOP candidates in Alaska with just three weeks until midterm elections An OpenAI engineer allegedly hid a mic wrapped in toilet paper in a room used for top-secret meetings. When he went looking for it, he was caught on camera. https://on.wsj.com/4B00prT This might be Trump’s favorite bit😅 Writer: Daniel Video of Frankfurt book presentation: “The Ukraine War and the Fight for Socialism: The Case of Bogdan Syrotiuk” 🇨🇳🇺🇸 A week of driving in China costs $7 while one Florida fill-up just topped $100, and Washington still won’t let the Chinese cars in Peter Alexander, who runs Z-Ben Advisors from inside China, charges his EV for the week for about seven bucks, while his sister in Florida just sent him a photo of a fill-up over a hundred dollars. The Iran war has set off a rush for Chinese EVs, solar and batteries across Europe, South America and Southeast Asia, and Beijing doesn’t even need the American market yet: “Right now it’s essentially the United States that has said, we understand that, but we still don’t care.” Every month of this war makes the cheap Chinese car harder to keep out, so the que 🚨🇺🇸 🇮🇷 Trump tells Alaska rally America has “had it” with Iran: “Wait until you see what we do” Hours after Iranian officials told Reuters they are stepping up tanker attacks to keep oil high through the midterms, Trump answered from the stage in Wasilla: “We’re going to do a number. We sort of had it. You know we’ve had it.” He has already promised no strikes before the November 3 midterms, and more carriers and Marines are heading to the region by late November. Put those together and the window is obvious… Tehran has about three weeks to send a real answer, because once the votes are counted, the warnings turn into bombers. Writers: Daniel, Lucas ⚡️Explosions again heard in Kyiv amid Russian missile attack. Explosions were heard in the capital around 4:45 a.m. local time amid a second wave of Russian missile attacks on Kyiv overnight on Oct. 14. https://kyivindependenm/kyiv-residential-building-struck-by-russia-as-ukraine-says-intelligence-sharing-from-partners-interrupted/ FIFA proposes US$6.3 billion funding for soccer development, US$25 million for each association Troy Jackson (D-ME) pledges to give Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) his campaign finance disclosures CNBC-TV18: #OpenAI On X: “We discovered a hidden recording device in one of our offices and used our models to trace its origin. We referred the matter to the #FBI, which made an arrest. The investigation is ongoing, and we’ll continue to support it.” These Are The Top Three Republican Senators Investing Thousands In Data Centers Anthropic asks full appeals court to revisit Pentagon national security ruling Despite months of U.S. military strikes on drug boats, cocaine continues to flow—cheaper and more potent than ever. https://on.wsj.com/47SuZX6 🔴 BREAKING: US President Donald Trump says Taiwan has agreed to buy 30 percent of the gas from a pipeline project in Alaska. Justice Department charges 14 over North Korean IT worker scheme that reached 70 US companies Byron Donalds Talks About Improving Public Education For K-12 In Florida Ujjwal Bhangale: Maharashtra spent ₹38,310 crore on Ladki Bahin last year. Its disaster fund gets about ₹6,000 crore. Now 265 of 358 talukas are in drought. Drought is certain. Budgets aren’t. 👇 ‘What Do You Take?’: Kagan Asks Attorney About U.S. Sentencing Commission Guidelines And Rules 🇺🇸 Trump listed the Alaska energy and infrastructure projects he’s LAUNCHING March brought a record oil and gas lease sale in the National Petroleum Reserve that drew about $164M in high bids. This month the Energy Department put up to $150M toward a second Railbelt power line. He also approved the Ambler Road for mining access that the prior administration blocked, and the King Cove Road is moving ahead. Writer: Lucas Tanker Catches Fire Near Hormuz! Iran Sounds Alarm Over Ship With Tracking Systems Turned Off Schoolgirls in tears, 37 arrested: Hijab rules pit Israel-friendly Azerbaijan against ally Turkey Too corrupt for Trump?! Kimberly Guilfoyle OUT as ambassador to Greece On sneakers are following in the footsteps of the iPhone and Dyson vacuum cleaners—and taking over America. 🔗 https://on.wsj.com/4i4SwsO Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) pledges not to run for President in 2028 Vatican confirms Pope Leo has lung cancer 🚨🇮🇷🇺🇸 Iranian officials are ramping up tanker attacks to keep oil high through the midterms: “This is a game of chess” Two senior Iranian officials say the new strategy started about 10 days ago, was approved at the very top, and changes both the kind of attacks and how often they come, with strikes now reaching the Gulf of Oman and the waters off Qatar and the UAE. One of them put the goal plainly: “Just when they think they are getting close to the point where prices will fall, we will push them away from it.” The data backs it up, with at least 5 ships hit around Hormuz in the past 48 hours, the highest pace since the war began. A US official says Iran lost its radars and now uses un The UN urges Israel to protect Palestinian farmers and olive pickers in the occupied West Bank from settler violence ahead of the olive harvest season, according to Secretary-General Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric. The front page of today’s Daily Telegraph: ‘MI5 chief: Russia did not sway Brexit vote’ NEW: Iran is attempting to deter renewed US military operations against Iran through back-channel threats against US forces and regional allies while simultaneously conducting drone, missile, and anti-aircraft system tests in preparation for future conflict. Other Key Takeaways: Saudi Arabia struck Houthi oil and fuel storage and transport infrastructure in Yemen on October 13, which could exacerbate the Houthis’ economic crisis and constrain Houthi military forces. The Houthis have continued to threaten and attack Saudi civilian infrastructure following the Saudi strikes on fuel facilities. newagemaker: Gimme strength! Trump slams Ukraine for targeting Russian oil, while illegally importing Russian diesel blended with Iranian crude. So he’s literally funding Putin’s war machine AND enriching Iran, who trades that oil for Russian weapons & intel. Traitor Ukraine received no prior warning of Russian attack on Kyiv’s energy infrastructure: Zelenskyy 9pm ET, October 13 | The latest headlines from NPR Global Security and Intelligence News Review Posts – WorldWebTimes.com