When President Trump posts Truth on Social, you don’t have to read between the lines. The bombing of Kharg Island had a huge purpose – literally – to its, to some extent, end. The tone was performative, the wording absolute, almost cinematic, and geared towards multiple audiences. His first audience was Iran. He highlights the thoroughness…
US President Donald Trump has claimed victory in the Iran war, while Tehran remains embroiled in the war and the US-Israeli offensive is causing increasing deaths and economic and political damage. Iranians chant anti-West slogans and burn images of Trump and Netanyahu (Image: Farooq Khan/EPA/Shutterstock) The devastating US-Israeli attacks have left 3.2 million people temporarily displaced…
Half of Americans support abolition of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency. a new poll found, as opposition to Donald Trump’s aggressive federal immigration crackdown continues to grow. YouGov analysis found that exactly 50% of respondents “strongly or somewhat” want to see the agency abolished, an increase of 5% from a survey conducted in…
The GOP-led Senate on Wednesday rejected a war powers resolution aimed at restricting President Donald Trump’s ability to take further military action against Iran. The vote was 47–53, short of the simple majority needed to take the proposal to the Senate. Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania was the only Democrat to vote with the Republicans….
The first American flag-draped coffin to reach home will hit the ground with more force than any Iranian missile. For President Donald Trump, the loss of US military personnel has redefined the domestic political battlefield. Trump has long established himself as a president who understands the cost of war in human terms. He ridiculed the…
In the most obvious and consequential policy move yet on AI security, the Trump administration has announced that it will blacklist a leading AI lab for refusing to allow unfettered access to its technology for military purposes. This president and his secretary of war, Pete Hegseth, are carrying out a nuclear attack on Anthropoid’s refusal…
As the world awaits possible US military action against Iran, has Donald Trump backed himself into a corner and has only himself to blame? There is now heavy American firepower in the area, and also the commander-in-chief has been issued Tehran. With several warnings: make a deal or else. But what if they don’t? It appears…
