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2018-09-11t000000z_905611262_rc1cfa1bb8e0_rtrmadp_3_usa-iran-hormuz-scaled-e1691404365855
Middle East

A new 'Danube' approach to the Hormuz Strait is in order

While going back to the status quo ante — free transit through the waterway — seems unlikely, there's a proven way ahead that won't breach sovereignty or shut off access

Thanks to Trump's war, Dems successfully co-opt 'America First'
Washington Politics

Thanks to Trump's war, Dems successfully co-opt 'America First'

In battleground races across the country, Republicans have lost access to one of the president's most salient — and longstanding — campaign slogans

Iran war protests
QiOSK

Voters more worried about Iran war than immigration or crime: polls

As midterms approach, the conflict and its consequences loom large as campaign issues

IMF World Bank spring meetings 2026
Global Crises

IMF-World Bank meetings juggle equal parts relief, dread

On one hand there's more economic resilience than expected but on the other, everyone appears waiting for the other shoe from the war to drop

President Donal Trump boards a helicopter
Middle East

By pursuing a big 'win' in Iran, Trump is destined to lose

The war is most likely to end through a minimalistic ceasefire that opens a path to a broader deal

Yemeni war
Middle East

Why Saudi Arabia has returned to war in Yemen

Riyadh apparently believes that diplomacy has failed and previous efforts to appease the Houthis have merely caused their ambitions to expand.