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Iran War

Is Israel already sabotaging Iran ceasefire?

A ceasefire on Iran's terms underscores war's strategic blunder

Do the math: How much Trump's Iran war will cost you at the pump

What if Israel just won't stop?

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How massive US footprint in the Gulf became a bullseye overnight

Why the US Navy won't blast the Iranians and 'open' Strait of Hormuz

Hormuz is not a tool to end the war but how Iran wins the aftermath

Israelis don't pay for the weapons we 'sell' to them — US taxpayers do

White House requests $1.5 trillion defense budget

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Middle East

Are US-Iran ceasefire talks in Pakistan doomed to fail?

There are significant obstacles in the way of a potential breakthrough in Islamabad this weekend

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Asia-Pacific

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

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

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

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Washington Politics

Emergency waivers move arms for Israel, UAE to speed lane

Jayapal: US policy is ‘strangling’ Cuba
Latin America

Jayapal: US policy is ‘strangling’ Cuba

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Middle East

For peace with Iran to work a reckoning with Israel is in order

QiOSK

Staff quick takes, dispatches, and breaking news

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

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

Most analysts expect that the disruption to oil markets will take time to settle down, even if a peace deal is reached

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

Did Trump just threaten genocide in Iran?

Trump hails rescue of airmen as proof Iran is losing

Planes and pilots down: Is US prepared for real conventional war?

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

Pakistan US-Iran talks

Are US-Iran ceasefire talks in Pakistan doomed to fail?

There are significant obstacles in the way of a potential breakthrough in Islamabad this weekend

Outside the Bubble Watch the latest QI reports

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Lawmakers owning defense stocks: How corrupt is that?

Washington Politics

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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

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Republicans stepping up skepticism over $200B war request

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Red or Blue? How party ID codes our positions on foreign policy

Africa

Africa Ghana

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

South Africa: Between Iran and a hard place (Donald Trump)

Latin America

Jayapal: US policy is ‘strangling’ 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?

Hezbollah in Latin America: A political bugaboo rolling out on cue

Europe

Viktor Orban and JD Vance

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

Is the Iran War breaking NATO forever?

'Private Mossad' goes after pro-Palestinian leader in Slovenia

Finland moves to allow hosting of nuclear weapons in dangerous shift

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

USS Gerald Ford

USS Gerald Ford limps out of hot war and into embarrassment. Why?

The Navy’s premier aircraft carrier is a case study in misplaced priorities, most importantly putting politics and industry preference before readiness and efficiency

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

Do the math: How much Trump's Iran war will cost you at the pump

Do the math: How much Trump's Iran war will cost you at the pump

With the Strait of Hormuz all but closed, the average US driver is predicted to pay $235 more over the next year