Iran Rejects US Talks As Mojtaba Calls For 'Vengeance'; Trump Warns 1,000 Missiles Are 'Locked & Loaded'

Cuba Says US Waging A 'War Without Bombs' Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com Lianys Torres Rivera, Cuba’s top diplomat in the US, has told Bloomberg that the Trump administration is unwilling to continue talks with the island nation and described the ramped-up US oil embargo, which has caused a devastating humanitarian crisis in the country, as a "war without bombs." "The channel for dialogue is at a complete standstill," Torres Rivera told the outlet, adding that the two sides are unable to set a basic agenda. SOPA Images via Reuters Connect Since the US attack...

Beyond The Ban: Why Embracing AI Is Essential For Higher Education Authored by Kent Ingle via RealClearEducation, Rather than fearing generative tools or treating them as mere compliance threats, higher education must train students to master AI as an exponential multiplier for innovation, career success, and national prosperity. Generative artificial intelligence is vastly more prevalent, sophisticated, and accessible today than it was even six months ago. Today's incoming students arrive on campus with the collective knowledge of human history sitting directly in their pockets. They are navigating a digital landscape that is fundamentally...

The West Is Winning The Information War While Russia Prevails On The Battlefield Authored by former CIA officer Larry Johnson I stumbled across something pretty bizarre today when I queried one of the AI-search engines about Russia’s capture of territory in Ukraine in 2026. Here is what the Chinese KIMI claimed: The evidence from multiple sources — including Ukrainian official claims, Western think tanks, and Ukrainian independent trackers — suggests that Ukraine recaptured substantially more territory than Russia captured during the first half of 2026, driven by the southern counteroffensive. However, the pace...