Iran’s fuel reserves are down to two months, 18 Americans are dead, and Trump calls the war “small potatoes” while his team plans the post-war Mideast.
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Earth Changes Sep 4, 2026US Resumes Hormuz Strikes After Lull as Wedding Attack Roils Politics
US strikes resume in the Strait of Hormuz as Chinese media spotlight a wedding ‘turned into a funeral’ — and Vance says it’s ‘not a war.’
Earth Changes Sep 4, 2026Mayon SO2 Rise to 8,165 T/d; Phivolcs Flags Possible Eruption
Mayon SO2 jumps to 8,165 t/d; Petermann Glacier sheds 76 sq-km ice island; Vaughan sinkhole closes road; M3.5 near Santa Rosa; GPS fault study.
Earth Changes Sep 4, 2026Record $5.85 Diesel Caps a Day of Dueling Iran War Signals
Record diesel and Hormuz traffic collide with Trump’s vows, Vance’s downplay, Seoul’s deployment study, and Taiwan’s $4.6B. Morning WW3 briefing.
Earth Changes Sep 4, 2026Iran Says It Hit Two US Gulf Bases as Oil Rebounds, Prices Jump
Iran says it struck US bases in Kuwait and UAE after a wedding blast; Vance says he wouldn’t call it a war. Oil traffic rebounds, yet diesel prices jump.
Earth Changes Sep 3, 202640 Oil Ships, 18M Barrels Run Iran’s Missile Fire as Gulf Bases Take Hits
Biggest wartime Hormuz escort — 40 ships, 18M barrels — runs under Iranian fire as Iran strikes U.S. Gulf bases and sanctions hit China.
Earth Changes Sep 3, 2026Kankakee’s 6.6-Inch Mega Hailstone Is Official Illinois State Record
Illinois certifies record 6.6-inch hailstone; Mount Sinabung erupts; sinkholes close roads in Ohio, Maryland, and UK; WMO warns of major El Niño.
Earth Changes Sep 3, 2026Iran Hits US Bases in 5 Nations as Hormuz Toll Hits 18
Tehran says US strikes killed 18, including a child at a wedding; Iran fires on US bases in Kuwait, UAE, Bahrain, Iraq and Jordan.