Middle East
New US strikes on Iran may restart war Trump wants to freeze
After Larak Island bombing, the president may desire a low level conflict maintaining the status quo until after the midterms. Tehran will have other ideas.
August 30, 2026
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Middle East
Did Trump put a poison pill in his own Saudi nuclear deal?
The administration seems to want it both ways but neither Riyadh or Israel will likely get on board with conditions to make this happen
August 28, 2026
Military Industrial Complex
This creepy Israeli spy tech is likely operating in a city near you
Police departments across the US are buying phone tracking equipment from Cognyte Solutions
August 28, 2026
Washington Politics
Trump's war and tariffs are having a nasty effect on interest rates
His foreign policy is roiling markets and spiking US Treasury bond yields, which touch everything in the American economy
August 27, 2026
Washington Politics
The rise and fall of 'resistance' hero Alexander Vindman
The Trump impeachment figure lost in a stunning primary upset in Florida — a capstone to the Russia-gate era as Democratic politics take a new turn
August 27, 2026
Media
Israel's Lobby 2.0: What Walt & Mearsheimer didn't anticipate
In their new book, Eli Clifton and Ian Lustick chart the evolution of this powerful special interest and its unmatched influence in the US
August 26, 2026
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