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A Saturday Morning of Consequential Silences

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Four U.S. missiles reportedly struck an Iranian tanker near Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf early Saturday — and as of this writing, neither Washington nor Tehran has officially confirmed or denied the attack. That dual silence, analysts warn, may itself be the most alarming signal of the morning.

The alleged strike sets the stage for a day of cascading consequences: oil markets pricing in Gulf risk, a Russia-Ukraine ceasefire collapsing under a barrage of 167 drones and missiles, Canadian retaliatory tariffs set to take effect Tuesday, and a week of AI industry upheaval that stretches from a Bronx hospital to a Bangkok permit office. The stories are distinct, but the thread running through all of them is the question of how institutions — governments, corporations, militaries — behave when the rules they relied on stop holding.

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