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#Israel carries out strike targeting most senior #Hamas military leader in #Gaza

Despite a fragile #US brokered “ceasefire” in Gaza, Israel carried out a strike targeting Hamas’ most senior military leader, according to a joint statement from Prime Minister Benjamin #Netanyahu & Defense Minister Israel Katz.

#HumanitarianCrisis #Palestinians #WarCrimes #geopolitics #MiddleEast
cnn.com/2026/05/15/middleeast/…


Once Trump is removed, the Republicans will never be trusted again in the same way that the Nazi Party all but disappeared after the end of World War II.

#republicans #MAGA #nazis #trump #iran #war #Israel #middleeast #politics #hamonwry #epstein #Midterms #news #history #worldnews


#GiftArticle

The Silence That Meets the #Rape of #Palestinians

Male & female Palestinians describe brutal #SexualAbuse at the hands of #Israel prison guards, soldiers, settlers & interrogators.

It’s a simple proposition: Whatever our views of the #MiddleEast conflict, we should be able to unite in condemning rape.

#terrorism #torture #WarCrimes #CrimesAgainstHumanity #law #InternationalLaw #HumanRights
nytimes.com/2026/05/11/opinion…


europesays.com/2982275/ EU sanctions violent Israeli settlers after months of deadlock | Israel-Palestine conflict #Europe #Israel #IsraelPalestineConflict #MiddleEast #Newsfeed #ShowTypes


#Iran responds to #US #ceasefire proposal but #Trump rejects it as 'unacceptable'

Iran sent its response to the latest US ceasefire proposal via Pakistani mediators & wants negotiations to focus on permanently ending the war, but Trump quickly rejected it as “TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!” with no details.

#idiocracy #kakistocracy #IranWar #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #EnergyCrisis
apnews.com/article/iran-us-war…


#GiftArticle

Brutally honest analysis of Trump’s failure in #Iran & its impact on the #US & #GlobalOrder from Robert Kagan

Checkmate in Iran

It’s hard to think of a time when the #UnitedStates suffered a total defeat in a conflict, a setback so decisive that the strategic loss could be neither repaired nor ignored.

#Trump #failure #TrumpsWar #IranWar #war #ForeverWars #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #NewWorldOrder
theatlantic.com/international/…


Four economic sectors are doing particularly well from the US/Israeli attacks on Iran & Lebanon:

Oli & gas (profiting from windfall price rises);

Banks (generating fees from increased trading as investors seek 'safer' assets);

Defence (that is gaining investment as countries look at a new global security environment); and

Renewables (which is benefiting form the hardening of the logic of energy diversification).

Capitalists love a crisis!

#politics #MiddleEast
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8pyy…


So much for the “ceasefire” talks going well. Not that I believe anything from this admin.

#US launches #strikes on #Iran after attacks on warships, military says

The “self-defense strikes” followed attacks on 3 US naval vessels, #CENTCOM said in a statement. None of the US warships were hit.

#TrumpsWar #IranWar #war #ForeverWars #Trump #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
cnn.com/2026/05/07/politics/us…


#US intelligence says #Iran can outlast Trump’s #Hormuz #blockade for months

A confidential intelligence community assessment delivered to the White House also finds that Iran retains a substantial missile & drone arsenal.

#Trump #idiocracy #kakistocracy #IranWar #war #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy
washingtonpost.com/national-se…


#Trump admin sows “confusion” as it tries to reopen #StraitOfHormuz [they just have no idea what they’re doing]

The Trump admin’s approach to the #IranWar over the past 24 hrs has pinballed from declarations that a tenuous ceasefire was holding & military operations were over to new threats of bombing the Islamic Republic.

#idiocracy #kakistocracy #US #Iran #war #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #MarketManipulation
apnews.com/article/trump-iran-…


#Trump posted on social media that the war with #Iran could soon end & #oil & natural #gas shipments could restart. But that all depends on Iran accepting a reported agreement that Trump did not detail.

“If they don’t agree, the bombing starts,” Trump wrote.

#MarketManipulation

#TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #war #ForeverWars #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #energy #EnergyCrisis
apnews.com/article/iran-us-isr…


#Iran has hit far more #US military assets than reported [or admitted to by the #Trump admin], satellite images show

Imagery published by Iranian state-affiliated media & verified by The Post shows damage to at least 228 structures or pieces of equipment at US #military sites.

#TrumpsWar #IranWar #war #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
washingtonpost.com/investigati…


Israel gave final approval for a plan to purchase two new combat squadrons of F-35 and F-15IA advanced fighter aircraft ​in a deal worth tens of billions of dollars. japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/… #worldnews #crimelegal #israel #us #defense #fighterjets #middleeast #f35


A Japanese oil tanker has crossed the Strait of #Hormuz after paying transit fees to Iran in Chinese yuan, according to official Iranian media.

Insurrectionist Trump has made sure that China is the world leader.

China holds $700 billion of U.S. debt and uses the interest from it to help fund its military. China Refines 99% of samarium-cobalt needed to produce US' Tomahawk missiles & Patriot interceptors. Refines 99.9% of neodymium-iron, needed to produce US' JASSM-ER stealth cruise missiles. China owns the Pedophile Rapist Insurrectionist Felon of the United States.

middleeastmonitor.com/20260428…

worldoil.com/news/2026/4/28/oi…

bloomberg.com/news/articles/20…

#news #usa #middleeast #StraitOfHormuz


Meaningless nonsense

#Trump says deadline for #Congress to approve #IranWar doesn't apply: Hostilities have 'terminated'

The White House asserted to Congress in a letter Friday that hostilities with #Iran have “terminated” despite the continued presence of US armed forces in the region.

#TrumpsWar #war #ForeverWars #WarCrimes #RulesOfWar #law #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
apnews.com/article/iran-congre…


completely unsurprising:

#Trump says he's 'not satisfied' with #Iran's newest peace plan

“They want to make a deal, I’m not satisfied with it, so we’ll see what happens,” Trump told reporters Friday at the White House.

Asked about what he sees as the proposal’s shortcomings, Trump said, “They’re asking for things I can’t agree to.”

#IranWar #MafiaState #piracy #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
apnews.com/live/donald-trump-n…


Iran's Guards seize #wartime power, weakening Supreme Leader's role

2 months into a war with the #US & #Israel, #Iran no longer has a single, undisputed clerical arbiter at the pinnacle of #power — an abrupt break with the past that may be hardening Tehran’s stance as it weighs renewed talks with ​Washington.

#IranWar #TrumpsWar #Trump #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
reuters.com/world/asia-pacific…


By taking a wrecking ball to the global rules-based order, Donald Trump has thrown the entire world into chaos, reminding us why our post-World War II forebears laid the foundation for that order. japantimes.co.jp/commentary/20… #commentary #worldnews #us #donaldtrump #middleeast #iran #straitofhormuz #israel #lebanon #defense #icc #un #securitycouncil #humanrights


Color me skeptical…

#Gaza Set to Hold First Local #Election in Two Decades

#Hamas said it was not participating in the municipal elections in Deir al-Balah, set for this weekend. Residents said it was a long-awaited opportunity to address the city’s problems

#Israel #US #war #Netanyahu #Trump #MiddleEast #geopolitics
nytimes.com/2026/04/24/world/m…


#Trump orders #US #military to 'shoot & kill' Iranian small boats choking #StraitOfHormuz

In a social media post Thursday morning, Trump said the military is intensifying its mine clearing efforts in the critical waterway. The move intensified the US - #Iran standoff in the Persian Gulf & raised questions about efforts to end the #war.

#IranWar #TrumpsWar #MafiaState #WarCrimes #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
apnews.com/live/iran-war-israe…


#Iran Forces Claim to Seize 2 Ships After #Trump Extends “Truce”

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they had attacked & seized 2 cargo ships near the #StraitOfHormuz, state media reported. Both sides were seeking to exert control in the waterway even as Trump renewed a #ceasefire.

#IranWar #US #MafiaState #piracy #WarCrimes #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
nytimes.com/live/2026/04/22/wo…


#Iran has re-imposed restrictions on #StraitOfHormuz, accusing the #US of violating deal to reopen it

Iran has reversed course on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, warning that it would continue to block transit through the narrow waterway as long as the US #blockade of Iranian ports remained in effect.

#IranWar #TrumpsWar #Trump #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #oil #EnergyCrisis
apnews.com/live/iran-war-israe…