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Middle East

Was the MOU meant to be trashed?

Evidence now suggests at a minimum, the Trump admin used the June agreement to stall and weaken Iran's leverage with really no intent on carrying it out

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Washington Politics

American farmers are slammed by war 7,000 miles away

Combined with tariffs, Trump's conflict with Iran and subsequent shipping disruptions are squeezing agriculture and sparking short-sighted bailouts

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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