Ella Baron on the US, Iran and the strait of Hormuz - cartoon

#StraitOfHormuz #MiddleEast #Geopolitics #InternationalRelations #GeopoliticalRisk

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Ella Baron on the US, Iran and the strait of Hormuz – cartoon

Donald Trump has backed down from a threat that ships would have to pay a 20% fee to the US for ‘security’ in the strait of Hormuz

^{Ella Baron (The Guardian)}

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How #MarcoRubio Is Running #Venezuela From Afar

The secretary of state effectively controls Venezuela’s finances, the distribution of its natural resources & its government. His grip on the country is a vivid manifestation of #US power in the #Trump era.

#MafiaState #imperialism #geopolitics #oil #LandGrab #sovereignty #WarCrimes #theft #law #Congress #WarPowers #InternationalLaw
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"Will Putin Leave Ukraine Before Russia Loses Everything?"
- Aure

Current results of Putin's "special military operation":

▪️No Kyiv in three days;
▪️No fuel for five days.

"Yet people are still standing there hoping," the video says.
#AureFreePress #News #Geopolitics #RussiaUkraineWar

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"If Lavrov were a six year old, I'd send him to his room without dinner and tell him to think about his actions"
- Aure

Lavrov says Russia will "no longer believe the West when it says it wants negotiated solutions. The reserve of goodwill and hope has been completely exhausted."

Of course, it's Russia that cannot be trusted and wants to continue the war.
#AureFreePress #News #Geopolitics #Russia #BreakingNews

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for confused Europeans working through the shifting sands of the #geopolitics of the modern world:

2016: #USA is the #military "protector of the free world"

2026: #Ukraine is "protector of the free world" ( #USA has devolved into that incoherent bigot uncle you do your best to ignore at family gatherings)

adjust your budgets and attitudes accordingly

" #Trump says #US will grant Ukraine's request for license to build #Patriot interceptors"

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#UkraineWar #EU #Europe

Trump says U.S. will grant Ukraine's request for license to build Patriot interceptors

"A little birdie told me this, about the fact that we'll give them the right to make Patriots," President Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

^{Kathryn Watson (CBS News)}

In shift, Trump praises #Zelensky, says he will let #Ukraine build Patriot missiles

#Trump kicked off the second day of the #NATO summit in Turkey Wednesday by restating his “need” to control #Greenland, blasting #Europe #allies as “hopeless” & threatening countries that did not support the #US - #Israel #war on #Iran.

#diplomacy #geopolitics #idiocracy
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#GlobalEconomy, Hit by #IranWar & #Inflation, Faces Sharp Slowdown

The #IMF projected world output growth would fall to 3% for the year, a number pushed down by high commodity prices.

#TrumpsWar #idiocracy #kakistocracy #Trump #Netanyahu #InternationalLaw #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
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#US revokes license that authorized sale of Iranian #oil

The US #Treasury Dept issued the 60-day license last month, waiving #sanctions on Iranian oil as part of an interim agreement to end the fighting between the 2 countries. Treasury officials did not immediately respond to an AP inquiry on why the license was revoked.

#TrumpsWar #IranWar #Iran #war #Trump #law #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #EnergyCrisis
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#China test-fires long-range #missile into Pacific, rattling #US #allies

The unprecedented test of a #nuclear capable #submarine launched missile highlights Beijing’s growing force in the region.

#geopolitics #NationalSecurity
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#Canada is aiming to co-announce around 10 founding nations for a #global #defense bank at next week's #NATO ​summit in Turkey, the lead Canadian negotiator told Reuters on Thursday.

Canadian Prime ‌Minister #MarkCarney is promoting the Defence, Security & Resilience Bank ( #DSRB ) as part of his call this year for an #alliance of "middle powers" to combat what he sees as the fracturing of ​the traditional #US led world order.

#NewWorldOrder #geopolitics #Trump
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#Russia Hammers #Ukraine Capital in Deadly Attacks

At least 18 people were killed in #Kyiv, the local authorities said. Ukraine’s president had warned that Moscow was preparing a “massive strike” as his country’s forces have hit deeper into Russian territory.

#geopolitics #Europe #allies #NATO #Putin #StandWithUkraine
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Key Trump ally 'lost confidence' in him over bungled war

#TrumpAlliance #Diplomacy #BilateralRelations #GulfSecurity #Geopolitics

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Key Trump ally 'lost confidence' in him over bungled war

Saudi Arabia has long been a key U.S. ally in the Gulf region, and its Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has appeared to forge a strong personal alliance with President Donald Trump over the course of his presidencies.

^{Nick Hilden (Alternet.org)}

As the #Pentagon stays quiet, AP reconstructs a #US strike killing over 100 Iranian #children

A US missile killed Iranian schoolchildren four months ago. We still don’t know the full story

#TrumpsWar #IranWar #Iran #war #Trump #WarCrimes #RulesOfWar #InternationalLaw #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
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Yeah. Sure. Whatever.

#Iran & #US agree to halt attacks & renew “talks”

#TrumpsWar #IranWar #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #economy #MarketManipulation #InsiderTrading #NationalSecurity #geopolitics #MiddleEast #inflation #oil #EnergyCrisis
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Iranian drones attack #Bahrain & a ship is struck in the strait after #US airstrikes on #Iran

Iran launched a drone assault targeting Bahrain while a ship in the #StraitOfHormuz separately came under attack Saturday, likely Tehran’s response to overnight airstrikes by the US.

#TrumpsWar #IranWar #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
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Whiny little worm #Trump berates #Senate #Republicans during his visit to the Capitol over their vote to block the #IranWar.

This is a #democracy moron. You may not act unilaterally nor without reason.

#idiocracy #kakistocracy #unfit #TrumpsWar #US #Iran #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
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Caught in a lie, #TrumpLies even more.

He is so pathetic.

#Trump deepens the dustup with Italy's #Meloni over a disputed photo from the G7 summit

Trump on Saturday lashed out at #Italy PM #GiorgiaMeloni, insisting that she asked “over and over” for a photo with him at the recent Group of Seven summit & criticizing what he said was Italy’s lack of cooperation during the #IranWar.

#geopolitics #misogyny #sexism #RapistInChief #TrumpIsDelusional #TrumplsARapist
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Is Meloni surprised by any of this though? She knows what the men on her political team are like, this is the life she's chosen. To always be second class to the Men, always.

#Meloni #FarRight #Misogyny #Patriarchy #Geopolitics #Fascists #Trump

#Iran says it is closing the vital #StraitOfHormuz in response to what it described as #Israel #ceasefire violations in #Lebanon & a failure by the #US to implement the first clause of a tentative agreement to end the #war.

#TrumpsWar #IranWar #Trump #Netanyahu #WarCrimes #RulesOfWar #InternationalLaw #law #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #EnergyCrisis
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