A hostage (supertanker) ship released, but not before Iran took its oil.  “Iran releases Chevron-chartered tanker after 15-month ordeal,” Headwinds, 7-12-24.  The Advantage Sweet is one of several vessels captured by Iranian forces in tit-for-tat battles over US sanctions that were reimposed in 2018 by former president Donald Trump.  …  The US said in January that Iran was holding five ships and more than 90 crew hostage from vessels seized in 2023.”

“When a Foreign Government is Trying to Kill You on U.S. Soil,” NPR, 7-12-24.  “The United States Justice Department says it has foiled at least four assassination plots sponsored by foreign governments on U.S. soil. One of the targets of those assassination attempts is Masih Alinejad, an Iranian-American journalist and activist who Iran allegedly tried to have killed in New York. We hear how knowing she is at such risk has turned Alinejad’s life upside down.”