How The United States Lives And Dies By Oil (Illustrated By Headlines)
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Could the Draft Return To the US?
Apparently : As the United States continues to strike Iran roughly 10 days since ordered by President Donald Trump, questions about how long the war may last have been coupled with the prospect of a military draft that administration officials admit remains "on the table.” Six U.S. soldiers have been killed in the war that Trump has continually defended on the backdrop of what he and other senior officials have attributed to “an imminent threat” posed by Iran towards the U.S., Israel and other Middle East nations. The potential length of this conflict has drawn many assumptions, as Trump has floated a “4-5 weeks” duration while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been more clandestine in presenting any particular timeframe due to not giving away U.S. military strategies. That, in turn, has led to questions of whether U.S. troops could ultimately be on the ground in Iran due to airstrikes historically not providing enough military might over time for sustainability. On Sunday...
Iran's Not In the "Surrendering" Mood.
Two Rachel Blevins videos explain. First, her interview with Foad Izadi who addresses the logic of some of the military targets: Then, there is Sharmine Narwani who discusses the impact on the Gulf: Bottom Line: Iran has more leverage than most people thought going into this conflict.
Meet the New "Iran Man"
Mojtaba Khamenei, son of assassinated Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, has been chosen to succeed his father. The world and the markets react .
We May Have Finally Found Out What Lindsey Graham Loves.
Anyone who's been following American politics, especially stories involving West Asia/Middle East/Persian Gulf, knows that there's always been speculation regarding what US Senator Lindsey Graham loves. There have been jokes, teasing, inferences...but the Senator has been relatively tight-lipped despite being a very vocal figure in foreign policy. Interesting that it took a war against Iran to shed some light on the issue; Senator Graham loves...oil & money : Hawkish US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has expressed concern over Israeli strikes on Iranian oil facilities. On Sunday, Graham, a strong supporter of the US and Israel's war on Iran, wrote on X that Israel had shown “amazing capability when it comes to collapsing the murderous regime in Iran,” adding the US was appreciative. “However, there will be a day soon that the Iranian people will be in charge of their own fate, not the murderous ayatollah’s regime,” he said. “ In that regard, please be cautious a...
Did Iran Apologize?
Based on mainstream and Western-friendly media, appareently so. However, Elijah Magnier explains a key phrase/wording that many people missed, which adds a whole new context to what Iran was saying: