Iran said that the US must return to the conditions laid out by the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and will not extend the 60-day ceasefire. On June 17, the US and Iran signed the MOU, which kicked off a 60-day ceasefire. Under the MOU, Iran agreed to allow...
Why does the United States station approximately 70,000 troops in Europe? It is not because the Europeans love us. Germans overwhelmingly cite France (46%) as their country's most essential foreign policy partner, compared to 26% for the United States. Around 64% to...
With Cuba seemingly becoming the next focus for the Trump administration, it is worth looking into previous efforts by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in the country. Today, we turn toward the agency’s connection with Cuban hip-hop. In...
Missiles in the air, oil markets on edge, and a White House that still can’t answer the simplest question: what’s the plan? We start with reporting from foreign correspondent Trey Yingst on US forces having only minutes to intercept incoming Iranian ballistic...
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that seven Ukrainians were killed by a Russian attack that used North Korean missiles. “Emergency response efforts have been ongoing since last night to deal with the aftermath of the Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia. The city was...
President Donald Trump said that Russia agreed to release Robert Gilman without a prisoner exchange. “I am proud to announce that American Citizen Robert Gilman, a former United States Marine, is coming HOME!” the President wrote on Truth Social Tuesday. “We...
Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains at a minimum as President Donald Trump claims the crucial waterway is open. The tracking agency Kpler reported on Tuesday that 32 ships transited the Strait between Friday and Monday, including just six on Sunday....
J and I discuss the Iran war, the collapsing economy, economic hardship, true grievance, and some UFC.
There is a lot of Richad Nixon rehabilitation going on these days. Before we get too far down that road, we should note that this month marks the fifty-fifth anniversary of one of the most pernicious acts of monetary destruction by modern presidents. On August 15,...
Since his sudden passing, Lindsey Graham has remained an influential force in Washington. The question, “What would Lindsey do?” has acted as a comforting source of validation for interventionist Republicans, many of whom have doubled down on aggressive foreign policy...
