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Iran War

Why the Trump administration will have to accept a Hormuz toll

Let them eat burritos: Out of touch influencers risk all for Trump war

The rise or fail of middle powers will determine Middle East peace

Surprise strikes signal Iran is digging in for a long war

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Russia's lockdown of Odessa ports could be a grim turning point in war

When US left Afghanistan, China moved in. So how's it going?

Let them eat burritos: Out of touch influencers risk all for Trump war

Surprise strikes signal Iran is digging in for a long war

Why the Trump administration will have to accept a Hormuz toll

U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) speaks at a protest outside the Capitol during President Donald Trump's State of the Union address on Feb. 24, 2026
Washington Politics

Sen. Van Hollen: Iran war is illegal and we cannot fund another dime

In an interview with RS, the senator discusses Israeli influence in the US, whether Libya was a mistake, and more

The old French Embassy in Washington, D.C., which now belongs to Turkey's ruling AK Party. The building is in a beaux-arts style.
Washington Politics

Erdogan's party pours millions into new DC pied-a-terre

Javier Milei Israel
Latin America

In Latin America, the road to Trump's heart goes through Israel

Shi'ite mourners stand in front of a banner with pictures of Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem and Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, as they mark Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, in the southern suburbs of Beirut
Middle East

Trump wants to talk to Hezbollah. Will they pick up the phone?

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chat after signing a joint defense agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Middle East

The Houthis could be first big test for Mecca mutual defense pact

QiOSK

Staff quick takes, dispatches, and breaking news

Yemen strikes
QiOSK

Pentagon says it killed at least 150 Yemeni civilians in strikes

Critics say the 2025 numbers were lowballed, plus the DoD refuses to acknowledge civilian deaths in repeated boat strikes around the Caribbean that year

Bored of Peace: Why is Trump undermining his own Gaza plan?

El-Sayed overcomes $30 million AIPAC spend, wins Michigan primary

Iran, Ukraine wars depleted 'virtually all' US long-range missiles: Report

Navy retiring USS Fort Worth halfway through lifespan

Asia-Pacific

Foreign Minister of China Wang Yi, Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Amir Khan Muttaqi, and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Pakistan Mohammad Ishaq Dar

When US left Afghanistan, China moved in. So how's it going?

As Myanmar collapses, it’s time for China to step up and be the hero

As Myanmar collapses, it’s time for China to step up and be the hero

China just got one step closer to its own nuclear triad

China just got one step closer to its own nuclear triad

Goodbye Indo-Pacific, hello first island chain!

Goodbye Indo-Pacific, hello first island chain!

Middle east

Shi'ite mourners stand in front of a banner with pictures of Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem and Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, as they mark Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, in the southern suburbs of Beirut

Trump wants to talk to Hezbollah. Will they pick up the phone?

Sources inside the group are being coy about negotiating directly, while Israel and Iran have their own reasons to keep the calls from getting through

Outside the Bubble Watch the latest QI reports

How much is your support for Israel worth? Try $1 billion.play icon

How much is your support for Israel worth? Try $1 billion.

Washington Politics

U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) speaks at a protest outside the Capitol during President Donald Trump's State of the Union address on Feb. 24, 2026

Sen. Van Hollen: Iran war is illegal and we cannot fund another dime

The old French Embassy in Washington, D.C., which now belongs to Turkey's ruling AK Party. The building is in a beaux-arts style.

Erdogan's party pours millions into new DC pied-a-terre

Ben Shapiro

Let them eat burritos: Out of touch influencers risk all for Trump war

Robert Kagan

Robert Kagan: Sometimes US intervention is worth blowback

Africa

thiopian Chief of the General Staff of the Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF), Field Marshal Birhanu Jula, salutes as he attends a public rally dubbed "Ethiopia Can", marking the completion of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

How the Egypt-Ethiopia feud could upend Trump's plans in Africa

US military marching into Puntland as Red Sea tensions escalate

DRC president claims Trump deal requires he seize another term

Are US and Israel benefitting from 'migration blackmail' in Spain?

Latin America

Javier Milei Israel

In Latin America, the road to Trump's heart goes through Israel

Trump's favorite drug trafficker returns triumphantly to Honduras

What a US war with Cuba would really look like

Europe

Odessa ports

Russia's lockdown of Odessa ports could be a grim turning point in war

The Helsinki Commission is a Cold War relic that needs to go

US is the real loser if Senate passes virtue signaling Russia sanctions

Trouble in Paris? There's a Gaullist cure for that American hubris

north america

China and Russia and the US icebreaker race

China and Russia and the US icebreaker race

Is Trump finally burying the zombie US-Mexico-Canada trade pact?

Throwing thousands more soldiers at Haiti will not solve this crisis

CIA deaths in Mexico: Is Trump playing with fire?

Military Industrial Complex

US Army in Iraq

American veterans know the cost of a military-first foreign policy

Those who have served have experienced first hand what it's like to fight in conflicts without clearly defined political goals or adequate tools of statecraft

Media

Mark Levin Jack Keane Fox News

Fox News screaming desperately into wind as Trump loses grip

How much is your support for Israel worth? Try $1 billion.

How much is your support for Israel worth? Try $1 billion.

Ukraine landmines

Ukraine's 'turned tide' doesn't comport 'with basic military reality'

World War I propaganda poster

When Democrats were smearing socialists over war

Global Crises

Trump oil fields

Trump is playing chicken with America's oil reserves

The US risks depleting its emergency petroleum supplies even as it escalates with Iran