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Washington Politics

‘Un-American’ critics of war represent the majority of Americans

Mega-MAGA might be trying to purge them, but Tucker Carlson and other conservatives have their fingers on the real pulse after this week's Iran strikes

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Middle East

Europe's weakness on Iran, Gaza has radicalized politics at home

Israeli actions and the continent's complicity in them have destabilized the center, while the far left and far right become stronger

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Military Industrial Complex

Weapons makers cash in on Trump's Iran war

Big Pentagon contractors like Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman saw billions added to their market value

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Middle East

With focus on Iran and Gaza, Israel is quietly annexing the West Bank

It's not official policy but Israeli leaders are allowing new 'facts on the ground'

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Latin America

How Maduro overthrow was key node in US-Israeli war on Iran

It is important not to see them as separate operations: Venezuela was very much a precursor to regime change in Tehran.

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Asia-Pacific

The Supreme Court did Trump a favor in Southeast Asia

Striking down IEEPA tariffs gives Washington a chance to rebuild trust, if the president doesn’t try for new workarounds