Get ready for #SupplyChain disruptions

#Iran backed #Houthis in #Yemen have decided to resume attacks on #ShippingRoutes & on #Israel in support of Iran.…

One official said the rebels’ first attack could come as soon as “tonight.”

The rebels had ceased attacks on the #shipping route as part of a deal with the #Trump admin that also halted #US strikes against the Houthis. They also stopped their attacks against Israel after an October “ceasefire” that halted major fighting in #Gaza.

#war

While #Trump’s demands elicited international outrage & a rebuke from #Denmark, WH ofcls have in recent weeks taken steps to determine the financial ramifications of #Greenland becoming a #US territory, including the cost of providing government services for its 58k residents, the sources said.

#geopolitics #USexpansionism #Greed #ShippingRoutes #NaturalResources #ClimateChange

#Trump has White House studying cost of #Greenland takeover

The WH is preparing an estimate of what it would cost the federal govt to control Greenland as a territory, acc/to 3 people with knowledge of the matter, the most concrete effort yet to turn Trump’s [#delusional, unsolicited & unwelcome] desire to acquire the Danish island into actionable #policy.

#geopolitics #Denmark #USexpansionism #Greed #ShippingRoutes #NaturalResources #ClimateChange
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/04/01/trump-greenland-us-territory-cost/

White House studying cost of Greenland takeover, long in Trump’s sights

It’s the most concrete effort yet to turn President Donald Trump’s desire to acquire the Danish territory into actionable policy, despite widespread international outrage.

The Washington Post

Their aim, #JDVance said in a video, is to check up on #Greenland’s security, because *unnamed other countries* could “use its territories & its waterways to threaten the United States.” And these are real concerns for the #UnitedStates, rooted in #ClimateChange: As #PolarIce melts away, superpowers are vying for newly open #ShippingRoutes in the #ArcticOcean & largely unexplored #mineral & #FossilFuel reserves.

#Trump #USexpansionism #geopolitics #Security

Why Does #Greenland Interest #Trump? #ClimateChange Is Only Part of the Story

Arctic #ShippingRoutes & burgeoning #mining opportunities may be part of Greenland’s appeal.

[not that Trump would ever admit climate change is real, that’d hurt his #FossilFuel & #tech interests]
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/climate-opportunities-in-greenland-may-be-part-of-trumps-interest/

Climate Opportunities in Greenland May Be Part of Trump’s Interest

Arctic shipping routes and burgeoning mining opportunities may be part of Greenland’s appeal to President-elect Donald Trump, but each comes with challenges as well

Scientific American