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Iran War

Catholics finally splitting with Trump over Iran war and Israel

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

Oman walks tightrope with Iran across the Strait of Hormuz

6 weeks of war have pushed millions of Iranians into poverty

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

Israel says Thunberg more influential ‘antisemite’ than Fuentes

$240 million drone vanishes into thin air

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

Catholics finally splitting with Trump over Iran war and Israel

A fake threat exposes a very real crisis between Turkey and Israel
Middle East

A fake threat exposes a very real crisis between Turkey and Israel

Relations between the two Middle East powers are about to blow — or at least the media says — amid wars in Iran and Lebanon

Despite Trump's threats, a US-Cuba deal is taking shape
Latin America

Despite Trump's threats, a US-Cuba deal is taking shape

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Europe

The EU still has no guts when it comes to Israel

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Middle East

Trump's regime change fantasies never stood a chance

Why did Iran hit Kuwait so hard?
Middle East

Why did Iran hit Kuwait so hard?

Bay of Pigs
Latin America

65 yrs after first one, Trump's 'Bay of Pigs' may take many forms

QiOSK

Staff quick takes, dispatches, and breaking news

THAAD
QiOSK

Report: ​US burned through 45% or more of critical missile interceptors

The question is, what happens to national defense when the cupboards go bare?

$240 million drone vanishes into thin air

Strait of Hormuz is open, but economic pain is just beginning

Senate again fails to block weapons to Israel

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

Asia-Pacific

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War has significantly altered major Trump meeting with Xi

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.

Middle east

A fake threat exposes a very real crisis between Turkey and Israel

A fake threat exposes a very real crisis between Turkey and Israel

Relations between the two Middle East powers are about to blow — or at least the media says — amid wars in Iran and Lebanon

Outside the Bubble Watch the latest QI reports

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

Lawmakers owning defense stocks: How corrupt is that?

Washington Politics

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GOP senators want to give Trump official blessing for Iran war

These 100 former US lawmakers have become foreign lobbyists

These 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

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

Despite Trump's threats, a US-Cuba deal is taking shape

Despite Trump's threats, a US-Cuba deal is taking shape

65 yrs after first one, Trump's 'Bay of Pigs' may take many forms

Is the US prepping for a military operation in Cuba?

Jayapal: US policy is ‘strangling’ Cuba

Europe

israel europe

The EU still has no guts when it comes to Israel

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

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