Markets roared back on Tuesday as whispers of a diplomatic off-ramp emerged from the Iran conflict — but don't mistake relief for resolution. The administration is still figuring out what it's actually fighting for.

Marcus brings a dead drop plan and a name: Sorrento. A logging bridge in Virginia. He wants to trace R-7X's actual client — the one paying for workforce elimination as a service. The lamp flickers again. Then it goes dark.

Trump floated the idea of invading Iran — specifically, occupying Kharg Island, the beating heart of its oil export infrastructure. It rattled markets, alarmed allies, and raised one very uncomfortable question: is this a negotiating tactic, or a test of how far the world will let him go?

The new document lives on a USB drive in a tampon box. She has no laptop, no network, no way to send it. Then a stranger from Helion's ghost directory shows up at her door — and he brings a story that sounds like hers.

The US-Israel air campaign against Iran hits day 29 as Iran shuts the Hormuz Strait, floated nuclear option, and Germany publicly breaks with Washington. Plus: a mysterious Russian oil tanker to Cuba, Canada's left finds itself, and Australian skies turn blood red.