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Middle East

Trump is losing control of the Iran war

After a weekend of escalation, the Houthis bombed Israel and vowed to disrupt shipping in the Red Sea

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.)
Washington Politics

Lawmakers pump brakes on military AI — sort of

Democratic senators hope their bills keep a human in the loop. Experts have questions about loopholes.

Iran strikes israel
QiOSK

Iran strikes Israel, proving it will use hard power on behalf of Lebanon

This also drives a further wedge between Netanyahu and Trump, who reportedly doesn't want Tel Aviv to retaliate

Trump's art of the deal meets Iran's long memory of foreign exploitation
Middle East

Trump's art of the deal meets Iran's long memory of foreign exploitation

Washington may view these talks as a standard business transaction, but history has taught Tehran that a compromise with the West is a trap

Oman walks a tightrope amid Trump's threats to 'blow them up'
Middle East

Oman walks a tightrope amid Trump's threats to 'blow them up'

Leaders in Muscat are struggling to balance their role as a mediator with Washington's 'us-vs-them' approach

general Michael Kurilla Israel
Military Industrial Complex

US-Israel integration is far from 'America First'

We cannot outsource components of our national security to nations that do not share our interests and that is exactly what this proposed scheme would do