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Jun 18 · 6 min read ·Geopolitics

Trump's Iran Deal Splits His Own Party

Senate Republicans are calling it a foreign-policy blunder. Israel says it isn't bound. Iran calls it a US failure.

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Jun 18 · 4 min read ·Geopolitics

Hegseth Gives NATO a Six-Month Test

Europe has six months to prove it can lead its own defense — or lose more U.S. forces permanently.

Jun 17 · 3 min read ·Geopolitics

Iran Deal Upstaged Ukraine at the G7

France hosted the summit, but Trump's Iran MOU took over — leaving Zelenskyy with 75 minutes and no scheduled meeting.

Jun 17 · 4 min read ·Geopolitics

The Iran Deal Is Official. Now Read the Fine Print.

The US released the 14-point MOU text today. The war is technically over. Iran's nuclear program is still unresolved.

Jun 15 · 3 min read ·Geopolitics

Israel and Lebanon Struck a Deal. Hezbollah Said No.

A new ceasefire framework is on paper. Whether it holds without Hezbollah's buy-in is the question.

Jun 15 · 4 min read ·Geopolitics

The US and Iran Reached a Deal to End the War

Trump, Tehran, and the mediator all say it's done. They don't fully agree on what's in it, and they don't sign until Friday.

Jun 12 · 3 min read ·Geopolitics

Trump Cancels The Strike

Thursday morning: take Kharg Island. Thursday afternoon: never mind, deal in three days.

Jun 10 · 3 min read ·Geopolitics

The Apache Crisis

Five incidents in two months, a transmission problem affecting every E-model, and a $2B funding hole. Then Iran shot one down.

Jun 9 · 3 min read ·Geopolitics

French Jet Shoots Down Drone Over Latvia

NATO airspace violations are up 200% since last year.

Jun 9 · 3 min read ·Geopolitics

Xi Goes to Pyongyang

First visit in 7 years, and Kim Yo Jong drew a nuclear red line the day before.

Jun 9 · 3 min read ·Geopolitics

Israel and Iran Stand Down

Trump's third intervention call in eight days.

Jun 8 · 3 min read ·Geopolitics

China Pushes Into Taiwan's Sea Space

Four Chinese ships near the Pratas Islands this weekend, with "Taiwan's future lies in national reunification" broadcast over the radio.

Jun 8 · 3 min read ·Geopolitics

Iran Fires Missiles at Israel

Sunday was Iran's first ballistic strike on Israel since the April 8 ceasefire. Trump told Bibi not to retaliate.

Jun 5 · 3 min read ·Geopolitics

Israel Strikes Lebanon

The cumulative toll since March 2 is 3,468 dead and over 1 million displaced.

Jun 5 · 3 min read ·Geopolitics

Henry Nowak Protests in Southampton

Police handcuffed a dying teenager because they believed his attacker's self-defense story. The bodycam came out, Southampton burned.

Jun 5 · 4 min read ·Geopolitics

What in the Heck Is Trump Doing With Iran?

A 60-day MOU is sitting on the table. Trump won't sign it; Iran is preparing to decline it. Hawks want him to scrap it; Vance wants him to ship it.

Jun 3 · 3 min read ·Geopolitics

Trump Is Mad at Bibi

Trump screamed at Netanyahu, called him "fucking crazy," and pulled the plug on Israel's Beirut strike.

Jun 2 · 2 min read ·Geopolitics

El Al Returns to SF

After 6.5 years, El Al's Tel Aviv-San Francisco route is back -- as flight LY49.

Jun 1 · 2 min read ·Geopolitics

Israel Pushes Deeper Into Lebanon

It's the deepest IDF incursion in 26 years.

May 29 · 3 min read ·Geopolitics

A Tentative Iran Deal

Trump's 14-point MOU ends the war and freezes Iran's nukes for 12+ years. Breakthrough or JCPOA 2.0?