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Iran War

Somali piracy was under control. Then came the Iran war.

Why 'D-Day' was destined to be a dud

After Iran, US signals major security shift in the Middle East

New US strikes on Iran may restart war Trump wants to freeze

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Pentagon puts $131 billion price tag on 1970s-era fighter

Why are so many Vance allies leaving the administration?

On this Labor Day, Trump offers no sympathy to working Americans

House to universities: Don't you dare boycott Israel

US universities get millions to do military research for Israel

The law that could help Congress  kill Trump's Iran deal
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The law that could help Congress  kill Trump's Iran deal

While lawmakers on both sides may prefer not to take a public vote one way or the other, there are ways opponents of diplomacy could look to derail the MoU

The Professor Molchanov sails in front of an ice sheet near Neko Harbor in Antarctica
Europe

Norway's seizure of a Russian vessel is a dangerous escalation

Trump Zelensky
Europe

Despite Trump denials, US still sending Ukraine billions in weapons

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, US President Donald Trump’s Special Envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner (R to L) hold a joint news conference outside the Mariinskyi Palace following negotiations
Europe

Peace in Ukraine remains far off despite Witkoff-Kushner effort

Gtmo
Washington Politics

Why 9/11 mastermind KSM still awaiting trial after a quarter century

A US soldier walks through the street in Baghdad
Washington Politics

25 years after 9/11, the US still doesn't know 'why they hate us'

QiOSK

Staff quick takes, dispatches, and breaking news

Thomas Massie
QiOSK

Massie, Kent join ex-officials lighting up Ron Paul ‘revolution’

Biden whistleblower Josh Paul and former Rep. Dennis Kucinich were also on hand to energize the opposition to the Iran War on Saturday

No war? 377 US forces injured since July, 36 in last 2 weeks

Witkoff & Kushner to spend Labor Day weekend in Russia, Ukraine

Trump’s Saudi nuke agreement may prolong the Iran war

What do current US military ops in Latin America actually look like?

Asia-Pacific

American universities science

Trump's 'golden age of science' is not just another war to be won

South Korean President Lee Jae-Myung looks on as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office.

US diplomatic incompetence is tanking hopes for Korean peace

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

Middle east

Trump tehran

Why 'D-Day' was destined to be a dud

Trump's new sanctions won't alter the complex political dance between Iran's factions. It will, however, help to coalesce them around one goal: regime survival.

Outside the Bubble Watch the latest QI reports

Israel's Lobby: More powerful and more unpopular than everplay icon

Israel's Lobby: More powerful and more unpopular than ever

Washington Politics

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth answering questions from journalists during a press conference at the Pentagon

Hegseth has been a disaster. It's time for Trump to fire him.

A US soldier walks through the street in Baghdad

25 years after 9/11, the US still doesn't know 'why they hate us'

Gtmo

Why 9/11 mastermind KSM still awaiting trial after a quarter century

US gas prices war

On this Labor Day, Trump offers no sympathy to working Americans

Africa

Somali pirates

Somali piracy was under control. Then came the Iran war.

This Trump-approved trade deal is no tariff, in fact, it's duty free

Trump wants to stabilize Libya. Militants have other plans.

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

Latin America

Trump Delcy Rodriguez

Trump plan to control Venezuelan oil has more holes than Swiss cheese

Did Fidel Castro's decades-long defiance doom Cuba?

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

Europe

The Professor Molchanov sails in front of an ice sheet near Neko Harbor in Antarctica

Norway's seizure of a Russian vessel is a dangerous escalation

Despite Trump denials, US still sending Ukraine billions in weapons

Peace in Ukraine remains far off despite Witkoff-Kushner effort

A test of nationalist right, German AfD victory echoes across Europe

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 Navy Arabian Sea

US can huff & puff, but without a political fix Iran won't come down

Military force — and even economic pressure — without clearly defined outcomes has been the downfall of US war policy for decades

Media

Miriam Adelson looks on as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a Hanukkah reception in the East Room of the White House

Israel's Lobby 2.0: What Walt & Mearsheimer didn't anticipate

Pete Hegseth testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee

Officials say 'America-hating' media to blame for USS Lincoln outrage

Ukrainian soldiers walk together during training for the 2023 counteroffensive.

The never-ending myth of a looming Ukrainian 'breakthrough'

Mark Levin Jack Keane Fox News

Fox News screaming desperately into wind as Trump loses grip

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