## Amazon to slap a 3.5% surcharge on third-party sellers as war drives up fuel prices

Authored by abcnews.com

Amazon is slapping a 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge on third-party sellers that sell on its platform starting later this month amid a spike in fuel prices since the war in Iran.

Amazon to slap a 3.5% surcharge on third-party sellers as war drives up fuel prices.

NEW YORK -- Amazon is slapping a 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge on third-party sellers using its platform starting later this month amid a spike in fuel prices since the war in Iran started.

“Elevated costs in fuel and logistics have increased the cost of operating across the industry,” Amazon said in the emailed statement.

“We remain committed to our selling partners’ success and to maintaining broad selection and low prices for customers,” Amazon added.

Amazon’s fuel and logistics-related surcharge will apply to U.S. and Canadian sellers using its Fulfillment by Amazon option.

Amazon joins a growing list of carriers imposing surcharges to recoup rising energy costs as the Iran war drags on. »

### Beijing Concludes Trump Faces a Strategic Iran Trap as Allies Dwindle

Authored by orfonline.org

Both sides remain engaged in mutual attacks despite rising financial and human costs, as the world faces recessionary pressures.

Second, Iran seems increasingly isolated and battered, maintaining a fragile control over a shrinking, though still damaging, capacity for retaliation.

For Trump, the short campaign has become a strategic trap: military strikes yield decreasing benefits, while regime change and a clear exit plan remain out of reach. »

### Ex-Bethesda dev on Fallout and Skyrim says Todd Howard has too many yes men around him — "A lot of people were afraid to say no to Todd, and I think that hurt him"

Authored by windowscentral.com

To say that his influence on the industry is massive is an understatement — but that hardly means he's infallible.

"I can't tell you how many times I told Todd, 'Oh, that's not a good idea, that's bad, that's not good.'

Me and Todd could at least communicate — a lot of people were afraid to say no to Todd, and I think that hurt him," he said. »

### The Real Intelligence Failure in Iran

Authored by theatlantic.com

If a similar panel of experts scrutinized the run-up to the current war in Iran, their assessment might go something like this:.

There’s a failure of intelligence there too—just not the kind we’re used to seeing.

He’ll know the war in Iran is over, he recently told an interviewer, “when I feel it, feel it in my bones.”. »

### Journalist detained for booing Trump at Kennedy Center Chicago performance

Authored by advocate.com

When Trump and first lady Melania Trump appeared on a balcony box before the performance, Ramirez says he booed and gave a thumbs-down.

Related: Trump reveals GOP congressman’s ‘terminal’ medical diagnosis at Kennedy Center meeting.

Related: Kennedy Center Honors to be renamed for Donald Trump, happening at ‘yet to be determined’ new venue. »

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