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Iran War

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Seizing Iran’s ‘crown jewel’ would be a suicide mission

Veterans warn US landing could be 'more Gallipoli than Vietnam'

If surviving Trump meeting was goal, Takaichi leaves DC a winner

Trump's window for face-saving exit may be closing now

What if we actually nuked our way around the Hormuz blockage?

A paramedic walks among the rubble at a site damaged in an Israeli strike, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran continues, in Nabatieh, Lebanon, March 25, 2026. REUTERS/Yara Nardi
Middle East

‘Burn the lawn’: Israel pursues ‘Rafah model’ in southern Lebanon

Israeli forces are digging in for an extended occupation of the territory, which could play to Hezbollah’s advantage

As Iran war rages, defense techies still prefer talking about China
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As Iran war rages, defense techies still prefer talking about China

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Washington Politics

Putting boots on the ground could kill Trump’s presidency

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Military Industrial Complex

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

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Asia-Pacific

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

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Middle East

Squeezed between hostile powers, Turkey tries playing it cool

QiOSK

Staff quick takes, dispatches, and breaking news

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Trump's window for face-saving exit may be closing now

Escalation is only putting him in a lose-lose situation, so negotiating is the only option. However, Iran's growing leverage could prevent an easy off-ramp.

Tulsi Gabbard distances US war goals further from Israel's

Dems: We will not approve one more cent for this war

Larijani's killing will destroy Iran war off-ramps for Trump

Senior US official resigns in protest of Iran war

Asia-Pacific

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

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If surviving Trump meeting was goal, Takaichi leaves DC a winner

Trump ASEAN

The Supreme Court did Trump a favor in Southeast Asia

Middle east

A paramedic walks among the rubble at a site damaged in an Israeli strike, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran continues, in Nabatieh, Lebanon, March 25, 2026. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

‘Burn the lawn’: Israel pursues ‘Rafah model’ in southern Lebanon

Israeli forces are digging in for an extended occupation of the territory, which could play to Hezbollah’s advantage

Outside the Bubble Watch the latest QI reports

QI honors Reps. Khanna, Massie for reining in militarismplay icon

QI honors Reps. Khanna, Massie for reining in militarism

Washington Politics

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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

Ignorance about war powers plays right into Trump's hands

Ignorance about war powers plays right into Trump's hands

Africa

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

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)

US trashed Somalia, can we really scold its people for coming here?

Latin America

Argentina Buenos Aires

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

Vatican quietly steps up role in US-Cuba talks

As Iran war rages, Washington opens a new front in Ecuador

How Maduro overthrow was key node in US-Israeli war on Iran

Europe

Finland moves to allow hosting of nuclear weapons in dangerous shift

Finland moves to allow hosting of nuclear weapons in dangerous shift

As Trump squeezes, can de Villepin give new backbone to France?

Russia shouldn't get too excited about oil sanctions relief

Is Ukraine peace toast now that the Middle East is on fire?

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

Trump brothers

Trump wages war, his sons get payoff through savvy investments

Eric and Don Jr. are backing myriad weapons technology companies, including drones, which are very much in demand in Iran conflict

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

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'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

The road to Beijing doesn't run through Tehran

The road to Beijing doesn't run through Tehran

However the Iran war unfolds, it will prove to be a strategic self-own in our great-power competition with China