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The #US military carried out new #strikes overnight in #Iran targeting a military site that officials claimed posed a threat to US forces & commercial maritime traffic in the #StraitOfHormuz, a US official told Reuters on Wednesday.
The official…said the US military also intercepted & shot down multiple Iranian drones that they claimed posed a similar threat.
#TrumpsWar #IranWar #ForeverWars #Trump #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #economy #EnergyCrisis
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The Guardian view on Lebanon’s suffering: the ‘ceasefire’ didn’t stop Israeli attacks. Now they’re intensifying again
Editorial: Civilians including children are among the thousands to have died in this war, yet the world is paying remarkably little attentionEditorial (The Guardian)
In a statement Tuesday, Iran’s Foreign Ministry condemned the #US attacks, which it called a “blatant violation” of the #ceasefire, & said it would “leave no act of hostility unanswered.”
The US military acknowledged the strikes Monday evening — hours after #Trump said on social media that Iran’s enriched uranium “will either be immediately turned over to the United States to be brought home & destroyed” or disposed of elsewhere.
#Iran has yet to agree to those terms.
There was no immediate public statements from #Iran about a deal being reached, & Iranian officials over the last 24 hours offered some conflicting depictions of what a potential agreement might contain. The #US official said Sunday that a deal had not yet been signed & was still subject to final approval from #Trump & Iran’s supreme leader, which could take days.
The senior #US official said the proposal would reopen the #StraitOfHormuz in the Persian Gulf — a critical waterway for global #oil & #gas — & see #Iran commit to disposing of its stockpiles of highly enriched #uranium. The mechanism by which Iran will dispose of its highly enriched uranium is still being negotiated, the official said. #Trump has insisted that the #UnitedStates seize the material as part of his vow to curb Iran’s nuclear program.
#US & #Iran officials said the agreement, even if reached, would be an initial framework that would lead to further negotiations, rather than the last word.
The deal does not address Iran’s supply of missiles nor does it stipulate a moratorium on enrichment, the US official said. Those issues would be addressed in future negotiations, the official said. In previous rounds of negotiations, the U.S. has sought at least a 20-year commitment.
The Iranian officials said the deal Tehran had agreed to would reopen the #StraitOfHormuz without any tolls; lift the #US naval blockade on #Iran; stop the fighting on all fronts, including between #Israel & #Hezbollah, the Iran-backed armed group, in #Lebanon; & release $25 billion in Iranian assets frozen overseas.
So much for the “deal”
#US targets #Iran missile launch sites & boats in "self-defense" strikes
The US #military conducted “self-defense strikes” [not a thing] targeting Iranian missile launch sites & boats around the #StraitOfHormuz Monday amid a “ceasefire” between the 2 countries & ongoing negotiations to end the #war, according to CENTCOM.
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cnn.com/2026/05/25/world/live-…
As usual Krugman gets a lot wrong here, most importantly by giving Trump too much credit.
Firstly, it assumes coherence on Trump's part. What is a win to him? It is a loss because X and Y conditions weren't met. But no, Trump is a wet noodle without such basic standards and goals. He's been unable to lay out a win or loss condition.
Then there's this: "It’s far more likely that Hegseth and Trump have also been receiving false, optimistic reports"
Well that alone is Krugman pretty much undermining the rest of his piece. If they don't know what's going on, well, that's that. The rest of it comes to nothing.
It needs to be consistently pointed out that #Trump is such a loser incapable of managing much of anything. Here Krugman almost suggests that Trump is a fine manager with misguided goals.
He has no goals.
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The latest #news at this hour:
#IRAN, OMAN DISCUSS #HORMUZ TOLLS: Ignoring warnings from the Trump administration, Iran is seeking closer cooperation with Oman on regulating and monetizing maritime traffic through the Strait of #Hormuz. nytimes.com/2026/05/21/world/m…
Iran, Oman discuss Hormuz tolls; Iranian regime using Binance to evade sanctions; Trump, Netanyahu clash over war strategies.
Meanwhile, Iran is producing drones again as rearmament beats expectations, and a resolution limiting Trump’s war powers is delayed in Congress.Anastasiia Lutsenko (Iran War Dispatches with Tim Mak)
#US & #Iran Agree “In Principle” to Reopen #StraitOfHormuz, US Official Says
The official said Iran had also agreed to dispose of highly enriched #uranium, but stressed that a deal had not yet been signed. US & Iranian officials have described the terms differently.
#TrumpsWar #IranWar #Trump #WarCrimes #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
nytimes.com/live/2026/05/24/wo…
Could be another #MarketManipulation or even just that Trump is feeling like he’s not getting enough attention.
#Trump says a deal with #Iran & opening of #StraitOfHormuz are 'largely negotiated'
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Gaza
before - after
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Support Diyaa: A Home, a Future, and Hope Lost in Gaza
Hello everyone , My name is Diyaa , I am 28 years old, and I live in Gaza—or at least, I used to. I am the sole provider for my family of 9 people, including my wife.Chuffed
#US bears brunt of Israel’s missile defense, #Pentagon assessments show
The US military has depleted much of its inventory of advanced missile-defense interceptors after expending far more high-end munitions defending #Israel amid hostilities with #Iran than Israeli forces used themselves, according to #Defense Department assessments described to WaPo.
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#HouseRepublicans, you tiny wimpy nothings
Republican leaders pulled a resolution to halt the #IranWar that had been scheduled for a vote Thursday evening, after it became clear they just didn’t have enough votes to defeat it.
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nytimes.com/2026/05/21/us/iran…
Contributor: Trump has left himself only bad options on Iran
Nearly three months after the United States and Israel launched their large-scale bombing campaign against Iran and about…
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Senate Votes to Take Up Measure to Force Trump to End Iran War
Senators Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins, Rand Paul & Bill Cassidy joined Dems in voting to send the bill to the floor for a vote.
DINO Sen John Fetterman was the lone "Democrat" to vote w/#GOP.
Transcript: #Trump Rages Wildly at David Sanger, a NYT Journo—and Exposes his Big Iran Blunder
“Trump doesn’t understand why the world won’t admit that he’s won a world-historical victory over #Iran.
In one of his angriest rants ever, he berated a reporter at great length for questioning his success, even accusing the reporter of treason.”
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Transcript: Trump Rages Wildly at Journo—and Exposes Big Iran Blunder
As Trump’s tirade reveals his biggest Iran mistake of all, a political scientist explains how his pathologies undermine him abroad—and why his international failures are producing worsening autocracy at home.The New Republic
