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Israelis Back Continuing Fighting
Bloomberg: “Every day, as energy prices rise, flights are canceled and death and destruction fill screens, people across the world ask when the Iran war — widely viewed as poorly…
Trump Gets Another Made Up Award
House Republicans actually came up with a new award to give President Trump last night. Announced Speaker Mike Johnson: “And so, tonight, we have created a new award. He is…
Trump Presses GOP to End Senate Filibuster
Bloomberg: “President Donald Trump pressed Senate Republicans to change the chamber’s rules in a way that would allow them to secure funding for the Department of Homeland Security without Democrats,…
Russia Is Sending Drones to Iran
“Russia is close to completing a phased shipment of drones, medicine and food to Iran, according to western intelligence reports that detail Moscow’s efforts to keep its embattled partner fighting,”…
Iran’s Attacks Force U.S. Troops to Work Remotely
New York Times: “Iran has bombed U.S. bases across the Middle East in retaliation for the U.S.-Israeli war, forcing many American troops to relocate to hotels and office spaces throughout…
Depleted Weapons Stocks Are a Strategic Red Flag
American Entrerprise Institute: “The war with Iran is no longer hypothetical. American forces are engaged. Missiles are being launched. Interceptors are being expended. Precision munitions are striking targets across a…
Will Iran Turn to Terrorism?
Foreign Affairs: “With its leadership badly damaged and its security establishment humiliated by deep Israeli and U.S. intelligence infiltration, Iran sees little downside in greenlighting a wide variety of attacks,…
Israel Races to Hit Iran Hard While It Still Can
New York Times: “With the growing potential for talks between the United States and Iran, the Israeli military is striking as many key targets as it can, concerned the war…
Energy Executives Much More Pessimistic Than Trump
Secretary Chris Wright reiterated that the chaos in global energy markets birthed by the U.S.-Iran war would be “short term,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “But on the stage and…
Goldman Raises Recession Odds
Goldman Sachs now sees a 30% chance of a recession this year, up from its previous prediction of 25%, Fortune reports. Save to Favorites
Kamala Harris Hits the Campaign Trail
CNN: “As speculation continues about what Kamala Harris will do next, she has at least the first part of an answer: a swing through four Southern state Democratic Party events…
11 Democratic Seats Get Safer
Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball: “We are moving 11 ratings this week, all in current Democratic-held districts and all in favor of Democrats.” “Democrats remain favored to win the House majority…
Trump’s ‘Tornado of Piffle’
Edward Luce: “The truth inside Donald Trump’s tornado of piffle is that he wants to get out of the mess he created. All the other reasons he gives — from…
Pentagon Prepares for ‘Final Blow’ of Iran War
“The Pentagon is developing military options for a ‘final blow’ in Iran that could include the use of ground forces and a massive bombing campaign,” Axios reports. “A dramatic military…
Trump Tells Iran to ‘Get Serious’ Soon
President Trump on Thursday called on the Iranian regime “to get serious soon” in negotiations with the U.S. “before it is too late,” Axios reports. Said Trump: “The Iranian negotiators…
Trump Reviews Scenarios for Oil at $200 a Barrel
Bloomberg: “Trump administration officials are examining what a potential spike in oil prices as high as $200 a barrel would mean for the economy, a sign senior officials are studying…
Gulf Countries Not Ready to End Iran War
Washington Post: “As the Trump administration makes what is says are initial peace overtures to Iran, U.S. allies in the Persian Gulf, initially skittish about the war, have become fearful…
Forecast Shows U.S. Inflation Headed to 4.2%
The Middle East crisis will fuel a surge in U.S. inflation to 4.2% this year, the highest in the G7, according to an OECD forecast that highlights the cost of…
U.S. May Divert Ukraine Military Aid to Iran War
Washington Post: “The Pentagon is considering whether to divert weapons intended for Ukraine to the Middle East as the war in Iran depletes some of the U.S. military’s most critical…
The Narrow Path to a U.S.‑Iran Deal
Wall Street Journal: “The prospects of a diplomatic deal ending the war between the U.S. and Iran look dim right now. But Middle East veterans say there is a pathway…
