#national-security — Public Fediverse posts
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The cost of the U.S. war with Iran keeps spiking higher. Americans deserve an explanation for the runaway military budget. “If they can’t defend the nation with a trillion dollars, they’re doing it wrong.”
https://theintercept.com/2026/05/12/hegseth-pentagn-budget-defense-iran-war-cost/
#Iran #Hegseth #Trump #DOD #USPol #IranWar #NationalSecurity
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The Editorial Board of the New York Times says: "Trump’s China Policy Has Weakened America":
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/opinion/trump-arrives-china-xi-beijing.html
copy: @renewedresistance #politics #NationalSecurity -
…The #WarPowers Resolution — a Vietnam-era #law that mandates congressional authorization for any declaration of armed conflict —requires the admin to end hostilities after 60 days of fighting unless #Congress gives its explicit approval. Wednesday’s vote is the first time lawmakers have considered a bill to end the #IranWar since that deadline passed earlier this month.
#TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war #Trump #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #CostOfLiving #oil
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The vote marked the latest setback for congressional Democrats, who have pledged to continue bringing the #WarPowers measures to the floor even though each of them has failed.
“We’re going to force this vote every week until the #Senate says we shouldn’t be at #war. And I do believe that day is coming,” Sen. Tim Kaine (Virginia), one of the Democrats leading the effort, told reporters.
#IranWar #US #Iran #law #Congress #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation
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#Senate rejects bill to halt #IranWar despite lawmakers’ growing frustrations
It was the first such vote since a deadline passed for the #Trump admin to seek #Congress’s approval to continue the military campaign.#TrumpsWar #US #Iran #Israel #war #ForeverWars #WarCrimes #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/05/13/senate-rejects-bill-halt-iran-war-despite-growing-frustrations/ -
Retired US commanders split on resuming military operations against Iran
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump said the ceasefire with Iran is on…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #breakingnews #Defense #Iran #MiddleEast #nationalsecurity #warwithiran
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“FBI Director Kash Patel sparred with a lawmaker briefly during a Tuesday afternoon hearing at the Senate Appropriations Committee when asked about media reports alleging he drinks to excess.”
#KashPatel #CrashPatel #FBI #SenateHearing #USPolitics #NationalSecurity #LawEnforcement
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/12/politics/patel-van-hollen-reports-of-behavior-hill-testimony
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Iran Expands Strait of Hormuz Definition
Iran's navy has dramatically redefined the Strait of Hormuz, expanding its boundaries from a narrow 20-30 miles to a massive 200-300 miles, now stretching from Jask in the east to Siri Island in the west. This bold move greatly increases the strategic zone's military significance, according to the IRGC Navy's Political Deputy, Mohammad Akbarzadeh.
#Geopolitics #NationalSecurity #StraitOfHormuz #Iran #IrgcNavy
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Pentagon Withholds Iran War Costs from Congress Amid $1.5T Defense Request
The Pentagon is keeping mum on the true cost of the Iran war, revealing only a $29 billion price tag - a number that's likely to swell as the conflict rages on. This limited disclosure comes as the administration requests a massive $1.5 trillion defense budget.
#NationalSecurity #DefenseSpending #Iran #Geopolitics #Pentagon
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Pentagon Tallies Iran War Costs at $29 Billion, Omits Base Damage
The Pentagon's latest tally of the Iran war costs has skyrocketed to $29 billion, a $4 billion jump in just two weeks, with a whopping $24 billion going towards repairing or replacing ravaged equipment, including drones, aircraft, and munitions.
#NationalSecurity #DefenseSpending #Iran #OperationEpicFury #Pentagon
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@RonSupportsYou/116563976161758471
"Trump is going hat in hand to China, seeking their help".
Will Trump sell out Taiwan?
#betrayal #Trump #unreliable #politics #NationalSecurity -
Musk Warns of Killer AI — While He and the Rest of Silicon Valley Cash In on AI That Kills. #NationalSecurity #Technology
https://iwpost.com/musk-warns-of-killer-ai-while-he-and-the-rest-of-silicon-valley-cash-in-on-ai-that-kills/?fsp_sid=8089 -
US Weighs Military Action to Secure Iran's Enriched Uranium Stockpile
The US and Israel are pressing for urgent action to secure Iran's highly enriched uranium stockpile, with President Trump revealing that Tehran had initially agreed to let the US remove the material but then abruptly changed its mind. The development has intensified concerns that Iran may be seeking to develop a nuclear…
#NationalSecurity #Geopolitics #Iran #EnrichedUranium #NuclearProliferation
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The Trump administrationis tying itself in knots, clinging to a ceasefire with Iran that now remains in name only. “There’s this ongoing denial of reality by the administration about the global and domestic consequences of this conflict,” said Finucane. “This war is very unpopular. The president’s own popularity has fallen, and it doesn’t look like it’s going to get any better as the economic consequences worsen."
https://theintercept.com/2026/05/05/iran-war-ceasefire-trump-strait-hormuz/
#Trump #DOD #Hegseth #GOP #NationalSecurity #World #Iran #IranWar #FossilFuels
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"NATO is openly backing renewables and other non-fossil fuel sources of energy as key to the alliance’s security, even as its most powerful member (USA) actively undermines attempts to shift away from oil and gas":
https://www.politico.eu/article/nato-backs-renewables-solution-energy-security-despite-us-skepticism/ #NationalSecurity -
https://winbuzzer.com/2026/05/11/fcc-extends-support-window-for-approved-routers-and-drones-xcxwbn/
FCC: Owners of already approved covered routers and drones can keep getting security-focused updates until January 1, 2029.
#FCC #Routers #Drones #WiFi #Regulation #TechRegulation #USGovernment #NationalSecurity #Cybersecurity
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"On Wednesday, the White House released a new “United States Counterterrorism Strategy,” the first such directive since a 2021 Biden-era memo emphasizing the need to combat white supremacist violence, which has now been scrubbed from the White House website."
#Politics #HumanRights #NationalSecurity #LGBTQ #CivilLiberties #SocialJustice
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/05/trump-gorka-counter-terrorism-transgender-antifa-docuiment/ -
#Iran responds to #US #ceasefire proposal but #Trump rejects it as 'unacceptable'
Iran sent its response to the latest US ceasefire proposal via Pakistani mediators & wants negotiations to focus on permanently ending the war, but Trump quickly rejected it as “TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!” with no details.
#idiocracy #kakistocracy #IranWar #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #EnergyCrisis
https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-war-attack-may-10-2026-f8812db41837336d816efaea7bc1c44a -
Far from demonstrating American prowess, as supporters of the #war have repeatedly claimed, the conflict has revealed a #US that is unreliable & incapable of finishing what it started. That is going to set off a chain reaction around the world as friends & foes adjust to the #UnitedStates’ failure.
#Trump #failure #TrumpsWar #IranWar #Iran #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #NewWorldOrder
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Brutally honest analysis of Trump’s failure in #Iran & its impact on the #US & #GlobalOrder from Robert Kagan
Checkmate in Iran
It’s hard to think of a time when the #UnitedStates suffered a total defeat in a conflict, a setback so decisive that the strategic loss could be neither repaired nor ignored.
#Trump #failure #TrumpsWar #IranWar #war #ForeverWars #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #NewWorldOrder
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/05/iran-war-trump-losing/687094/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxQsNAoumvTwglsKzbozefow