Our Problem Isn’t Kings; It’s the Presidency

IMO Draws Up Hormuz Evacuation Plan For 800 Ships Trapped In Gulf Tanker traffic through the Hormuz chokepoint remained muted as of Tuesday morning, with maritime movement still far below pre-US-Iran conflict levels. The ship backlog in the Persian Gulf has now swelled to a staggering 800 vessels, underscoring the scale of the disruption, while the International Maritime Organization is reportedly drawing up evacuation plans for stranded ships. Bloomberg quoted the Secretary-General of the IMO, Arsenio Dominguez, who stated on the sidelines of Singapore Maritime Week earlier today that the...

The US has launched at least two more airstrikes in Somalia as the escalated US bombing campaign continues to receive virtually no media coverage in the US. According to a press release from US Africa Command, its forces launched “airstrikes” against the ISIS affiliate in Somalia’s northeastern Puntland region on April 25 and April 26. […]

Over the course of Israeli attacks on Wednesday, the Lebanese Health Ministry reported at least 22 people killed, including eight children. That’s particularly relevant, because Thursday talks were scheduled in DC between Israeli and Lebanese officials regarding extending the current “ceasefire” that expires this weekend. Israeli officials seem to be going into the talks particularly […]