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

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

Israel’s strike on key figure might close doors to de-escalation

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

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

For the former foreign minister, Emmanuel Macron’s equivocation on Iran is a retreat from the Gaullist tradition of French strategic autonomy

Trump bombing US-Arab relations back to the 70s
Middle East

Trump bombing US-Arab relations back to the 70s

Two weeks of escalation have all but eliminated the possibility of a detente in the Persian Gulf

Trump brothers
Military Industrial Complex

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

Not so diplomatic: Witkoff, Kushner, and Trump’s march to war in Iran
Middle East

Not so diplomatic: Witkoff, Kushner, and Trump’s march to war in Iran

Reports indicate that two of the president’s key advisers offered misleading advice that helped push the US toward conflict

Pete Hegseth
QiOSK

Hegseth lauds Iran campaign but ignores shrinking US stockpiles

Washington burned through $5.6 billion in munitions in first two days of war, according to the Pentagon’s own estimates