2 soldiers died during Iranian attacks in Jordan, the result of the U.S. refusing to make a good-faith effort to comply with the Iran MOU. The agreement called for a ceasefire in Lebanon, but Washington made no real effort to push Israel to withdraw its forces. The White House could have used its leverage, but instead chose to let the Israelis call the shots – TCN
We have seen a major escalation between the US and Iran over the past 24 hours, but it is likely only a prelude to what appears to be coming next week
A senior Iranian official said Tehran privately told Vance the pair were exploiting the negotiations for financial gain. The Trump administration says it never happened.
The popular conservative media giant has left the GOP and says exiles from both parties need to work together on matters of ‘war and finance.’ There are progressives and Democrats who also say they recognize the need for eschewing old left-right labels
The fundamentals won’t change: Iran can threaten Hormuz, The United States can punish Iran, and neither can secure its objectives through force.
The dangers of allowing any other nation to access our sensitive military technologies are obvious, including the fact that back doors and spyware can be installed that will most certainly be used by the Israelis to influence U.S. policy.
Hard power is needed to halt Israel’s reckless quest to redraw the borders of the Middle East in pursuit of “Greater Israel”. The power Israel lost to dictate the terms of peace on Iran, it has sought to regain in Lebanon. And Israel is now also focussing on Turkey (this has not gone down well with Trump).
Opposing the steps needed to make negotiations succeed is an argument for returning to the very strategy that produced war.
Yesterday, in a historic event, Thomas Massie spoke out on the Congressional floor about Israel’s lethal attack on the USS Liberty that killed 34 Americans and injured at least 174.
Kushner’s comments appear to frame normalization with Israel not as a principled diplomatic breakthrough, but as a gateway to private capital, political favor, and economic inducements.