🟠 UPDATE

Trump Threatens Strikes on Iranian Infrastructure and Seizes Cargo Ship

Iran's control of the Strait of Hormuz has exposed US economic vulnerability, creating domestic pressure on President Trump.

📰 malaymail.com/news/world/2026/…

#Iran #USA #Hormuz #OilEnergy #Geopolitics #GeoWire

Trump’s pressure point: Hormuz crisis shows Iran can hit the US where it hurts — the economy

Iran’s control of Strait of Hormuz exposed US economic vulnerability, raising domestic pressure on TrumpAllies and rivals question US reliability, analysts warn of long-term...

^{Malay Mail}

⚡ NEWS

IFS Analysis Reveals Help to Buy Scheme Favored High-Income Households

The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) concludes that George Osborne's 2013 Help to Buy mortgage schemes primarily benefited higher-income households rather than improving social mobility, contradicting the program's original intent.

📰 theguardian.com/money/2026/apr…

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Higher-income households benefited most from Help to Buy, thinktank finds

Analysis by IFS shows George Osborne’s mortgage schemes launched in 2013 had little effect on social mobility

^{Heather Stewart (The Guardian)}