Foreign Policy
Admin: Iran War Cost $25B. CNN: Real Cost $50B. Iran War Tracker: $67B. Hegseth Says Iran Attacked for Its “Ambitions.”
A top Trump administration official told members of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee yesterday that the war in Iran has cost $25 billion, a price tag that does not include repairing the bases in allied countries that Iran wrecked in…
Admin: Iran War Cost $25B. CNN: Real Cost $50B. Iran War Tracker: $67B.
A top Trump administration official told members of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee yesterday that the war in Iran has cost $25 billion, a price tag that does not include repairing the bases in allied countries that Iran wrecked in…
Trump Warns Iran: “Get Smart Soon.” WSJ: Iran’s Economy Is Crushed. Kent: End War Now, Declare Victory
President Donald Trump warned Iran today that it had “better get smart soon” or “No More Mr. Nice Guy.”He posted the threat on Truth Social over an AI photo of him holding what appears to be an AR-15 rifle and explosions in the background.Yet…
EU Doles Out $106 Billion to Ukraine to Keep War Going
While most Western media are focused on the Middle East, the war in Ukraine continues with no end in sight. The European Union just approved a 90-billion-euro loan package to Ukraine to keep its government afloat and its military armed.The…
Reports: Petrodollar Collapsing, Portending Global Reserve Currency Shift to Chinese Yuan
The United States is facing the collapse of the petrodollar that has propped up the American economy for the last half-century.Former Navy SEAL and podcaster Shawn Ryan warned that the war in Iran and ensuing closure of the Strait of Hormuz is a…
Iran Recloses Strait; U.S. Navy Disables Iranian Ship; Kent to Trump: Leave Iran
Heading into renewed peace talks as the end of the two-week ceasefire approached, Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz for the third time on Saturday. The U.S. Navy disabled an Iranian tanker, after which Marines boarded the vessel.Iran, which…
House Democrats Seek Hegseth’s Impeachment Over Iran and Other Issues
Accusing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of “high crimes and misdemeanors,” a group of Democratic representatives filed articles of impeachment against him Wednesday.In a press release, Representative Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.), who introduced the…
Trump Treads Lightly on China Amid Suspicions of Weapons Flow to Iran
Is China providing Iran with weapons to use against the United States? President Donald Trump suspects so. And a number of reports also suggest this is happening. Trump discussed the issue Wednesday during an interview with Fox News’ Maria…
Netanyahu Says Trump Admin Reports to Him “Every Day.” Kent: No-enrichment Position Killed Peace Talks.
During an Israeli Cabinet meeting today, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confessed that the Trump administration has Netanyahu on speed dial so it can report to him “every day” about the Iran war U.S. President Donald Trump started on…
Trump: U.S. Will Blockade Strait of Hormuz, Finish Off Iran Because Peace Talks Failed
President Trump announced this morning that the U.S. Navy will block the Strait of Hormuz because peace talks between Iran and a team of American negotiators led by Vice President J.D. Vance have failed.After almost a full day of discussion,…