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by Tyler Durden

In a significant first of the seven-month long Iran war, Russian President Vladimir Putin has relayed to US President ⁠Donald Trump Tehran's position on a possible resolution to the ‌US-Iran war, according to the Kremlin.

So far it is only the Kremlin readout of the two leaders' Friday call which mentions the Iran proposal was conveyed, however it didn't specify what they discussed in particular.

by Jason Ditz, antiwar.com

Quneitra farmers increasingly cut off from their fields

Among the towns and villages impacted by Israel’s incursions into southwest Syria, few have had more problems than Jabata al-Khashab. The village, in northern Quneitra Governorate, is within the UNDOF demilitarized zone and subsequently is de facto occupied by the Israeli military, who seized much of the UNDOF zone starting at the end of 2024.

West Virginia Attorney General J.B. McCuskey filed the lawsuit in federal court, calling Pennsylvania’s energy rules “naked economic warfare” against neighboring states. He argues Pennsylvania built “a wall around” its energy market, blocking out-of-state power producers from selling renewable energy credits inside the state. The suit names the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission along with Chairman Stephen DeFrank and Vice Chair Kimberley Barrow.

Posted by Tyler Durden:  Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times,

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will vote on Oct. 29 on rules that restrict electronics testing to U.S. labs and countries that offer reciprocal recognition, with Chinese labs expected to be hit hardest.