Iran’s Shadow War on the World’s Digital Arteries Tehran Threatens Global Communications Networks as Tensions Escalate

As the conflict between Iran and the U.S.-led coalition intensifies, Tehran is signaling a dangerous new front: the world’s undersea fiber-optic cables. Iranian state-linked media has explicitly warned that the concentration of critical data cables in the Strait of Hormuz creates a “vulnerable point” for the region’s digital economy — and by extension, the global […]

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CNN Reports Gas System Hacked: Suspected Iranian Cyber Intrusions Target U.S. Gas Station Fuel Tank Monitors

In a developing story that underscores the growing cyber vulnerabilities in America’s energy infrastructure, CNN reported on May 15, 2026, that hackers have breached systems monitoring underground fuel storage tanks at gas stations across multiple U.S. states. U.S. officials suspect Iranian actors are responsible, though definitive attribution remains elusive due to a lack of forensic […]

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The Big Beautiful Bill Puts A Stop To The Green New Deal

Daily Standup Top Stories Clean Energy Gutted in Last-Minute Rewrite of Trump’s $1.2T Senate Tax Bill June 30, 2025 Clark Savage In a stunning turn of events, Senate Republicans have delivered a seismic blow to the clean energy sector with sweeping last-minute revisions to President Donald Trump’s $1.2-trillion “One Big, Beautiful Bill.” The amendments, inserted just […] […]

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EU on Trump-Greenland

Daily Standup Top Stories Chevron Targets $6-8 bln In Free Cash Flow Growth By 2026 January 8, 2025 Clark Savage Chevron Corp.(NYSE:CVX) is well positioned to grow its free cash flow by $6 billion to $8 billion by next year, and lower expenses by “a couple billion dollars,” Chevron CEO Michael Wirth announced on Wednesday. America’s second […] Salt […]

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Daily Energy Standup Episode #324 – Regulatory difficulties, investment dilemmas, and shifts in policies

Daily Standup Top Stories Biden’s scaled-back power rule raises doubts over US climate target March 6, 2024 Stu Turley March 5 (Reuters) – The Biden administration’s decision to exclude the existing U.S. fleet of natural gas power plants from upcoming carbon emissions regulations raises questions over the nation’s ability to meet its climate goals, […] BlackRock and […]

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