And given Iran’s support for both Hezbollah and Hamas, the outbreak of significant fighting in Israel and Gaza looks like putting a significant and possibly terminal spanner in the works. Even if the war comes to end swiftly, the fact that Hamas were able to launch these attacks

THE UAE VIEW An Emirati official told me: "I think this is gonna go on for a long time. I don't think this is a quick one to two weeks skirmish, I think this will go on for several months at least. Yes it definitely makes the prospects of a Saudi Israel deal more unlikely if not

THE IRANIAN VIEW A couple weeks ago at UNGA, an Iranian official was asked about potential Saudi-Israel normalization and in a break from the rest of the conversation's bombastic tone that is the norm with this particular administration of the regime, he calmly said "it hasn't

THE SAUDI VIEW A Saudi source familiar with the Royal Court's thinking told me: 'Of course it makes normalization more tricky. But we have to see how it all plays out. Too early to tell."  Seismic shifts have been underway in the region since the Abraham Accords and the China

THE US INTEL VIEW Another potential wrench to watch: part of the Israel-Saudi deal is meant to be a security pact. The Hamas attack took Israeli domestic intelligence by surprise. The failure on the Israeli side is on IDI. Mossad is focused on Iran so this brief is almost

Message to U.S. citizens: The Embassy is aware of reports of multiple foreign tourists killed in an attack in Alexandria, Egypt today, Oct 8, 2023. This incident may be related to ongoing hostilities in Gaza and Israel. U.S. citizens in Egypt should exercise increased security

Search and Recovery Operations at the Music Festival near the Gaza Strip have Ceased with at least 260 Bodies of various Nationalities having been Discovered and another 50+ are expected to have been Kidnapped by Hamas Terrorists into Gaza.

U.S. citizens seeking to be in touch with the U.S. Embassy in Israel, call 1-833-890-9595 or click this link to complete the crisis intake form. cacms.state.gov/s/crisis-intake Latest security alert from U.S. Embassy Jerusalem can be found here: il.usembassy.gov/security-alert…

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🇯🇵 Statement from the Embassy of Japan on Taylor Swift’s Reported Travel from Japan to the United States ✈️🏈 Are you ready for it?

Taylor Swift slamming brews on the Jumbotron! One of us!

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🚨SCOOP: CA Congressman Ro Khanna is hosting another meeting in Washington on Monday for #crypto industry leaders, Democratic politicians, and reps from the Kamala Harris campaign. Move represents renewed push from pro-crypto Dems to establish a fresh start with the industry.

Fiscal Year 2024 was nothing short of extraordinary. Proud to share highlights from our #EXIM24YearinReview including our 90th celebration at the @whitehouse honoring our past by charting a brighter future fueled by innovation & commitment to the American spirit. #EXIM24Impact

It cannot be overstated how damaging Elizabeth Warren’s needless war on emerging technologies was to democrats. She helped to alienate a potential new group of voters instead of working with them to improve consumer protection while allowing innovation to expand. Gary Gensler too.

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Over the past decade, the federal government sold approximately 195,000 bitcoin for proceeds of $366 million. If the government had held the bitcoin, it would be worth over $17 billion today. That’s how much it has cost American taxpayers not to have a long-term strategy.

The U.S. now has the world’s largest Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.

Huge professional news!

There are plenty of women on both sides of the aisle, busy building and developing great policy for digital asset innovation to thrive here in the U.S.