Mario Nawfal

🇺🇸🇮🇷 8 months into the Iran war, the Gulf is a mess. Ships keep getting attacked around Hormuz, a cargo ship sank earlier this month, the Houthis keep targeting Saudi Arabia, oil is washing up on UAE beaches, and Iran is threatening to cut the internet cables under the sea. Back home, gas is over $4 a gallon and oil just topped $110 a barrel. Then the man who promised $2 gas gets on stage, brings up New Mexico, and goes: “I want to change it to ‘New America.’” The whole region is burning, and he’s redrawing the map. Writer: Daniyal t.co/giggpKaXOv

🇮🇷🇺🇸 Iran claims 2 more supertankers struck its mines in the Strait of Hormuz. The IRGC says the ships, carrying over 4.5M barrels of crude between them, were using the southern route Tehran calls unauthorized when the mines went off. It says both caught fire and lost engine power, and their crews reportedly abandoned ship. Iran has made several claims like this in the past, with little outside proof so far. The U.S. military has called earlier mine claims false, and a U.S. Navy-led maritime center said one from October 17 had no evidence behind it. So until the ships are named or spotted by someone else, this one stays a claim. Source: @TabzLIVE / Writer: Daniyal

🇺🇸🇻🇪 Trump doesn't count on Corina Machado too much, but he remembers ONE SPECIAL thing she did: "María gave me her Nobel Prize. I won't forget." She touched his heart with that 🤣 Writer: Lucas t.co/LzD792nald

🇵🇪 Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori CREATES a joint police-military command to CRACK DOWN on organized crime. The Unified Command brings police and armed forces together for raids, arrests, and prison control. Across the region, more governments are turning to military force when police struggle to contain gangs. Writer: Lucas t.co/CKaLwv18eB

🇺🇸🇷🇺 Trump shares some thoughts on the family of the American freed from Russia “I wonder if they’re going to vote for Trump.” After saying Stephen Hubbard’s family is very happy, he figured they probably won’t, and that they’ll find a way to vote for someone else, because that’s happened to him before. Trump already counting votes from the family 😭 Writer: Daniyal t.co/LY817ko0K3

🇺🇸🇨🇺🇮🇷 Trump has a to-do list, and Cuba is still waiting for its turn “Don’t worry about Cuba. We will take care of Cuba on our way back from Iran.” Problem is, he said the same thing in March, and Iran still isn’t done. Writer: Daniyal t.co/1CLCrtgGBJ

🇺🇸 Trump POINTS OUT household income is at the HIGHEST level ever He told the crowd their income is at the highest level it’s ever been and noted they were nodding along. The latest Census numbers back it: real median household income reached $87,460 in 2025, a new record. The figure is inflation-adjusted and the official high since 1967! Writer: Lucas t.co/FueeA3tzGK

🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦 Trump gives his latest read on where the Russia-Ukraine war stands “We’re close to ending, I hope, the Russia-Ukraine catastrophe.” Close is good news, but “I hope” means nobody should get too excited yet. Writer: Daniyal t.co/VOZSfgcfWE

🇺🇸🇮🇷 Cenk Uygur thinks the next Iran war could trigger a global depression. I've rarely heard Cenk this angry or this worried. He believes Israel is heading toward a disastrous confrontation on multiple fronts, with fighting potentially spreading across the West Bank, Lebanon, Syria and Iran. His prediction is frightening. If Iranian energy facilities are attacked, he expects retaliation against Gulf infrastructure, potentially sending oil toward $200 a barrel. And he isn't warning about another recession. He's warning about a global depression. But I challenged him here: Does he blame too much on Israel? And if its influence over American politics and media is as extensive as he believes, why can independent voices like his still speak freely? Cenk told me his network has faced serious financial pressure, lost business opportunities and struggled to retain advertisers. He believes his criticism of Israel is the reason. I don't agree with every conclusion he draws. But after my own conversations with officials in the region, I'm increasingly concerned about where this is heading. The part that got me was his warning that Israel's pursuit of security could ultimately leave it less secure than ever. @cenkuygur

🇺🇸 Trump basically said his lawsuits are routine for him: "I have hundreds and hundreds of lawsuits, and I don't give a shit about it. If I walk outside, somebody sues me for something. So I get used to it" I think he'd be really concerned if nobody sued him 😂 Writer: Lucas t.co/vmcXGh9eB7

🇺🇸🇮🇷 Trump’s latest message to Iran comes with a choice and a little dig “We may do another little Operation Epic Fury, or they will agree.” He says the smart move would be for Tehran to sit down and get down to business, but he doubts it’ll happen because he’s not sure they’re that smart. “Little” is a brave word to put in front of Epic Fury. Writer: Daniyal t.co/zSAnPza8v4

🇩🇪 Looks like it’s Kaputt for Merz A stagnant economy, delayed reforms, and a surging AfD have driven the German chancellor's approval rating to an all-time record low. He promised to turn Germany around, but with ONLY one in ten satisfied with him, the only thing he’s turned around is his own voter base…against him. Writer: Bri t.co/hPQ36KZvhn

🇺🇸 An old college video just came back to haunt a Trump-backed House candidate in Iowa Joe Mitchell was 19 when it was filmed, and in it he reportedly makes crude comments about Black women and white people, while bragging about his body to his Black friends. That’s a tough look for someone who’s now 29 and running for an open seat in Iowa’s 2nd District, especially since a recent poll had him trailing his Democratic rival by 3 points with the midterms only days away. And the timing couldn’t be much worse, because he was on stage handing Trump a “Man of the Century” award yesterday. Source: Daily Mail / Writer: Daniyal

🇺🇦 Russian strikes CHOKE Ukraine’s economy Ukraine’s GDP fell 2.4% year-on-year in September, deepening from August’s 1.9% drop as Russian attacks cripple trade routes. Traffic through Odesa’s seaports collapsed by nearly 95%, driving a 20% crash in transport, a 12.3% fall in extractive output, a 7% drop in manufacturing, and a 5.6% hit to agriculture. Analysts warn Ukraine is heading for a full-year economic decline. Its worst performance since the start of the full-scale invasion. Source: Intelli News / Writer: Bri

🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦 Trump floats his tariff trick for Russia and Ukraine, then talks himself out of it “Probably should do that immediately with Ukraine and Russia.” He says tariffs helped end 8 wars, with threats of 200% tariffs on both sides behind 5 of them. Then he admitted the U.S. doesn’t buy enough from Russia and Ukraine for it to work. Idea, review and rejection, all in the same answer. Writer: Daniyal t.co/t6soIGDeag

🇺🇸 Trump gives his version of why his press secretary lasted only 5 days “There are nicer ways for you to make a living.” He says that’s what he told Zacharia, after reporters started screaming at her when she walked into the press room and she freaked out. Trump hired her just to tell her to find a better job 😭 Writer: Daniyal t.co/lFiFOG9btH

Trump already decided to strike Iran. World leaders and some people around him are trying to change his mind.

🇺🇸 OVERDOSE DEATHS in the U.S. have DROPPED sharply from the Biden-era peak The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) numbers show the total falling from over 100k a year down toward the high 60ks in recent 12-month counts. The biggest part of the slide started in 2023 and kept going through 2025 and into this year. Border and enforcement moves are part of the picture now, but the supply-side shift in fentanyl is what most researchers flag as the main driver. Source: CDC, White House / Writer: Lucas

🇺🇸 Trump is now demanding Ilhan Omar's IMMEDIATE RESIGNATION from Congress, claiming she was sworn into office under a fake name. And he's already declaring her seat lost. Writer: Oliver t.co/XtcnHOK0ua

🇫🇷🇧🇪 Shops BOARD UP across Brussels and French cities ahead of weekend protests 💀 Workers spent the day covering windows with plywood after earlier protests spilled into looting. When plywood goes up before the weekend, the shopkeepers have already done the math. Writer: Lucas t.co/qgxYvHVKfx

🇺🇸 Trump mentions the support of Blacks for Trump: "Everyone said, 'Did you pay them?'” If he’d actually paid them, he’d already be bragging about it, like the promise of dividends 😂 Writer: Lucas t.co/96Xhoz4aVE

🇺🇸 Charlie Kirk's accused killer could be facing the DEATH PENALTY, and his lawyers want until 2029 to prepare for trial. Now Tyler Robinson's parents have arrived at the courthouse in Provo, Utah, as the legal battle over the timeline gets started. And the dates are miles apart. Prosecutors want January 2028. Kirk's family wants 2027. Robinson's defense wants 2029. Judge Tony Graf is expected to hear the competing proposals at today's conference. For Kirk's family, 4 years is an agonizing wait. For Robinson's lawyers, it's preparation for a case that could end in an execution. Writer: Oliver t.co/PlWYZYMezt

🇺🇸 Trump says he phoned Melania after an appearance and demanded to know just how amazing he'd been. “Was I great? How great? Tell me how great.” Imagine being married to a man who calls home to request a 5-star review of himself. Writer: Oliver t.co/xH7gu758ec

🇭🇹🇸🇻 Bukele SHOWS the force heading for Haitian gangs after they took his men 🔥 About 100 special forces have already landed to join the search. When a leader who already wiped out his own gangs starts sending troops for hostages, the message to everyone else in the region gets pretty clear. Writer: Lucas t.co/OnldR86Hpw

🇺🇸 What the f*ck is that handshake between Embiid and Lebron? 💀🤣 Writer: Samuel t.co/NoHHP3ZULn

🇺🇸 RFK Jr. steps out to roaring MAGA crowd in Florida As he took the stage at the rally, thousands of supporters erupted into deafening chants of "Bobby! Bobby! Bobby!" echoing across the arena. Writer: Bri t.co/LTi6iPmmTI

🇺🇸🇮🇷 Trump's Iran war could cost Republicans the midterms, and even his supporters are starting to worry. Brandon hosted a fascinating debate between Will Chamberlain and Michael Tracey about Trump's increasingly difficult political position. Will defended Trump's record on immigration, crime and the economy, arguing that Republicans have delivered far more than the polls suggest. Michael wasn't buying it. His argument was that Trump won in 2024 partly by promising to keep America out of new wars. Now Americans are paying higher energy prices while Washington fights Iran. And even Will acknowledged that Republicans underestimated how difficult the Iran conflict would become. Really interesting was their disagreement over Israel. Will believes abandoning a longstanding ally would damage America's credibility. Michael thinks unconditional support for Israel is becoming a genuine electoral liability. They did agree on one uncomfortable point: Republicans created much of their own Epstein controversy by making promises they couldn't deliver. The question hanging over the entire debate was whether voters will judge Trump by what he's accomplished or by the promises they believe he's broken. With the midterms approaching, that distinction could decide who controls Congress. @WeTheBrandon @willchamberlain @mtracey

🇯🇴 King Abdullah vows IRON FIST after church attack in Jordan The king said the shooting at a Greek Orthodox funeral in Karak will be met with the harshest penalties and that bullets cannot split the country. Christians make up only about 2-3% of Jordan’s population, and attacks on churches remain rare in a kingdom that has long sold itself as a stable buffer. A strike on that community tests whether Jordan’s model of managed coexistence still holds under pressure from the wider region. Source: King Abdullah II / Writer: Lucas

🇫🇷 France’s borrowing costs SPIKED harder than almost any week in 36 years The gap between French and German 10-year bonds widened by nearly 30 basis points this week and now sits around 170 points, the highest since the 2011 debt crisis. Investors are dumping French debt while budget gridlock and street unrest continue. France is now paying more to borrow than Italy did during THE WORST of the euro crisis. When a core eurozone country hits these levels, the question now is how far the damage spreads. Source: Bloomberg / Writer: Lucas