The question Brandon put to Will Chamberlain and Michael Tracey is the one that may end up settling who runs Congress: do voters weigh Trump by what he got done, or by the pledges they feel he abandoned? With the…



The question Brandon put to Will Chamberlain and Michael Tracey is the one that may end up settling who runs Congress: do voters weigh Trump by what he got done, or by the pledges they feel he abandoned? With the…
Footage of the Arash drone line running, aired on Iranian TV, with Amir Hatami announcing more production hubs and a big stockpile of drones. The broadcast also claimed the warhead went from 50kg to 100kg, that there's…
Iran Arash drone production line
President Trump says the United States is “not negotiating” with Iran and that a development is expected “fairly soon,” adding that most people seem to think it will come after the election.
Trump on Iran negotiations and Evander
Tom Barrack's read on the region is that it has never actually aligned, and that's the thing worth sitting with. In our conversation the U.S. Ambassador sketched what a revival could look like in practice: a ceasefire…
Tom Barrack on a Middle East revival plan
Iran is playing chicken with peace talks, and that's the backdrop for Trump's announcement out of Iowa: $150M going straight into American fuel refining capacity through the Defense Production Act. He says the goal is to…
Trump Iowa $150M fuel refining announcement
🇮🇷🇦🇫 Iran has reportedly FORCIBLY DEPORTED ~492K Afghans since the start of 2026. That’s down from 2025, when over 1.9 million Afghans returned from Iran, including ~1.26 million who were deported. Afghans have…
The withdrawal of US assets from Al Udeid is the tell, according to retired Green Beret Lt. Col. Anthony Aguilar. He reads it as a sign the conflict is heading somewhere worse, and he lays out what that looks like:…
Aguilar on total war and Al Udeid
Iran says the Strait of Hormuz stays closed until the United States meets their conditions
Iran Strait of Hormuz closure
Semafor says Benjamin Netanyahu wants Donald Trump to restart strikes on Iran before Israel holds its next vote. The timing of that request lines up with the election calendar. #BenjaminNetanyahu
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Legal Marriage Age in the World
Peace and stability in the region being the priority is what Macron says France is about, and he made clear the fight with Iran wasn't theirs to join since no decision to engage came from Paris. Firm against any nuclear…
Macron on Iran and France's priorities
Michael is frustrated that this cycle of conflict just never seems to end. Netanyahu has publicly threatened regime change in Iran, citing specific actions by Mojtaba who followed his father's path and initiated an…
Netanyahu threatens Iran regime change
If Iran strikes, Iran will burn, per Israeli Defense Minister Katz. He's saying the Iranian regime is at its weakest point ever, and that same weakness might push it toward the most extreme measures, including against…
Katz warning to Iran
Jamie flags this as a very, VERY long war ahead. China is resupplying Iran at a speed that outpaces how fast the U.S. and Israel can replenish their own stockpiles. That flow of material, combined with technology and…
Iran war preparation analysis