What Triggered Trump to Make the Deal with Iran?

“The one institution that should win the Nobel Peace Prize every single year is the United States military.” We start there, because that claim tells you a lot about how Washington sells war and how quickly moral language gets flipped into marketing. I’m joined again by Colonel Karen Kwakowski to unpack the Iran conflict through […]

A prosecutor at the International Criminal Court is seeking an arrest warrant for Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.  Middle East Eye reported speaking with officials on Monday who confirmed that the office of the prosecutor at the ICC is seeking a warrant for Smotrich for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed against Palestinians […]

Hungary To Halt Gas Deliveries To Ukraine Over Its Energy 'Blackmail': Orban Hungary is moving to choke off gas flows to Ukraine, escalating an energy standoff after Kiev halted Russian oil transit via the Druzhba pipeline. Prime Minister Viktor Orban in a fresh social media video address reiterated that Ukraine has blocked the Soviet-era route for a month, and he newly warned: "As long as Ukraine does not provide oil, it will not receive gas from Hungary," according to a translation. via Reuters Orban added that diverted supplies will be stockpiled domestically, filling...