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Iran War

Oman walks tightrope with Iran across the Strait of Hormuz

6 weeks of war have pushed millions of Iranians into poverty

Think the Iran war is a disaster? Blame these DC think tanks first.

Lacing up LBJ's shoes, Trump is walking willingly into a trap

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Is this the grand bargain that could end the Iran war?

Israel says Thunberg more influential ‘antisemite’ than Fuentes

Why Trump’s Hormuz blockade is headed for a bust

Russia's 'shadow fleet' makes mockery of UK naval power

Trump: US to block Hormuz,  shooting ourselves & allies in foot

100 former US lawmakers have become foreign lobbyists
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100 former US lawmakers have become foreign lobbyists

Many of the former members of Congress now work for authoritarian states

After 3 years of fighting, Sudan's civil war is only getting worse
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After 3 years of fighting, Sudan's civil war is only getting worse

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New DoD leader connected to firm that trained Khashoggi’s killers

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Watching US grip on global weapons market slowly slip away

Israel says Thunberg more influential ‘antisemite’ than Fuentes
Middle East

Israel says Thunberg more influential ‘antisemite’ than Fuentes

Trump, Masoud Pezeshkian
Middle East

Is this the grand bargain that could end the Iran war?

QiOSK

Staff quick takes, dispatches, and breaking news

Senate again fails to block weapons to Israel
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Senate again fails to block weapons to Israel

But pair of votes got strong majority of Democrats on board, which some are calling an ‘historic’ turning point for Tel Aviv’s blank check.

US strikes on alleged drug boats have killed more than 160 people

Trump: US to block Hormuz,  shooting ourselves & allies in foot

Could US-Iran talks in Islamabad bring gas prices back down?

Grief, anger, disbelief: War proponents lose it over​ ceasefire

Asia-Pacific

apan Ground Self-Defense Force long-range missile launcher

Japan's new long-range missiles put US-China on collision course

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un

Kim Jong Un waiting for Trump, but there's a path right in front of him

China electric cars

On energy, China can sit this crisis out. Here's why.

Iran war could cripple the 'Yuxi Circle' or 55% of world population

Iran war could cripple the 'Yuxi Circle' or 55% of world population

Middle east

Marco Rubio, Michel Issa, Nada Hamadeh, Moawad, Yechiel Leiter

Lebanon talks: A 'farce' disguising something much more sinister

What Israel and the US seek is not a peace deal but an agreement to turn the government in Beirut into something like the Palestinian Authority

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Lawmakers owning defense stocks: How corrupt is that?play icon

Lawmakers owning defense stocks: How corrupt is that?

Washington Politics

100 former US lawmakers have become foreign lobbyists

100 former US lawmakers have become foreign lobbyists

Think the Iran war is a disaster? Blame these DC think tanks first.

Think the Iran war is a disaster? Blame these DC think tanks first.

urkaine war

Emergency waivers move arms for Israel, UAE to speed lane

Trump dover kuwait remains Army service members

Putting boots on the ground could kill Trump’s presidency

Africa

After 3 years of fighting, Sudan's civil war is only getting worse

After 3 years of fighting, Sudan's civil war is only getting worse

Vastly dependent on imports, Africans scramble amid oil crisis

Trump's Sahel reset banks on 'sovereignty,' guns + minerals deals

Trump's 'commercial diplomacy' runs into violent reality

Latin America

Is the US prepping for a military operation in Cuba?

Is the US prepping for a military operation in Cuba?

Jayapal: US policy is ‘strangling’ Cuba

How years of US policy put Cubans on a path to Gitmo

What's behind Trump's 180-degree turn, allowing Russian oil to Cuba?

Europe

Peter Magyar Hungary

What Viktor Orban's crushing defeat in Hungary really means

Russia's 'shadow fleet' makes mockery of UK naval power

VP Vance rushes to Hungary to save Viktor Orban's political life

Is the Iran War breaking NATO forever?

north america

Russian icebreakers

Trump's Greenland, Canada threats reflect angst over Russia shipping

Canada is not interested in White House boot licking. So what?

Tech billionaires behind Greenland bid want to build 'freedom cities'

Is Greenland next? Denmark says, not so fast.

Military Industrial Complex

Iran is real, but defense techies still prefer war gaming China

Iran is real, but defense techies still prefer war gaming China

Speakers at the Hill and Valley Forum tried their best to avoid the elephant in the room

Media

Iran school attack

Why did mainstream media slow-walk coverage of school attack?

Gen Z doesn't have the same hang-ups about Iran as older Americans

Gen Z doesn't have the same hang-ups about Iran as older Americans

Ngo Dinh Diem vietnam coup assassination

'Kennedy's Coup' signaled regime change doom loop for US

Hegseth to take control of Stars & Stripes for 'warfighter' makeover

Hegseth to take control of Stars & Stripes for 'warfighter' makeover

Global Crises

American farmers fertilizer

Trump risks war backlash from the heartland: American farmers

Even if Gulf shipping reopens tomorrow, supply lags and energy costs are driving fertilizer and other input costs sky high — just in time for planting season