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#Trump says the #US has no talks planned with #Iran but that the #StraitOfHormuz is operating despite limited traffic.
Guess nobody told him a ship was bombed coming out of the strait this morning, killing at least 1 person & injuring many others.
#idiocracy #kakistocracy #TrumpsWar #IranWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-israel-lebanon-gaza-hormuz-august-18-2026-9c48af23b713709e8e170191fbc78c2a?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=copy_link -
Our Win: Sen. Tim Kaine says he'll file a resolution barring military action against Oman when the Senate returns from recess. Call both of yours before they're back and ask, on the record, whether they'll co-sponsor.
War powers are the one thing Congress still physically owns and won't touch.
#Oman #Hormuz #Iran #OilPrices #WarPowers #uspol #Politics #News #Journalism #Resist #ForeignPolicy #Congress
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The country Iran has been droning since February, at Duqm and Salalah and off Muscat, absorbing it on our behalf. Kushner told Fox the president "really feels strongly about the blockade." Feels strongly. Thirteen ships, ten dollars a barrel, and the policy is a mood.
#Oman #Hormuz #Iran #OilPrices #WarPowers #uspol #Politics #News #Journalism #Resist #ForeignPolicy #Congress
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Thirteen vessels crossed the Strait of Hormuz all weekend. Three of them Sunday. Brent crude at $88.85, up roughly ten dollars a barrel from early-August lows; WTI at $82.42. Twenty-four weeks of war, and Monday the sixty-day deadline for a deal came and went with nothing on the table.
And the response is a threat to bomb Oman, the fuckin mediator. #Oman #Hormuz #Iran #OilPrices #WarPowers #uspol #Politics #News #Journalism #Resist #ForeignPolicy #Congress
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#Trump threatens to #bomb #US #ally #Oman as #Iran agreement expires
Trump threatened today to attack Oman if it interferes with US efforts in the #StraitOfHormuz, as the conflict with Iran continues & a 2-month window for peace talks expires without a path to end the war.
“If Oman gets in the way, we’ll bomb the shit out of them,” Trump said vulgarly in an interview with FauxNews.
#unfit #MafiaState #IranWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity
https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/17/world/live-news/iran-war-trump?post-id=cmsx5q2rw00003d667q9ppokq -
The #FAA requires all active aircraft to be registered with the agency, with exceptions that include periods of ownership transfer & “aircraft of the national defense forces of the United States,” according to federal #law.
That registration number had been reserved by a company that has no obvious website & lists its address as a mailbox at a UPS store in Virginia, records show.#Trump #Congress #WarPowers #CIA #FishingBoats #Ecuador #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #InternationalLaw
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Radio communications & flight-tracking data…show the plane, a Cessna Citation Longitude, arriving in El Salvador from Tennessee with a crew of 6 in November.
It flew under a #US registration number, according to radio transmissions, & taxied to a #military section of the airport upon landing. Available #FAA documents show no aircraft registered to that number.#Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #CIA #FishingBoats #Ecuador #sovereignty #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #InternationalLaw
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The strikes are separate from the #Pentagon’s campaign against alleged drug boats that began last fall. Those strikes have been fiercely criticized by #HumanRights groups & most Democratic lawmakers, who say they are #extrajudicial #murders. The admin has justified the strikes by equating “narco-terrorists” with militants assaulting the #US.
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Covert #CIA program said to be behind mysterious attacks on #Galápagos boats
A surveillance plane flew from El Salvador toward the #FishingBoats before #drones attacked, flight data shows.
#Trump #MafiaState #law #Congress #WarPowers #criminal #Ecuador #sovereignty #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #InternationalLaw #imperialism #geopolitics
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…Some #US #intelligence officials saw Israel’s sharing of the warning about threats to #Trump’s life as designed less to inform than to influence the president’s decision-making & US #policy in the region, a current & a former US official said.
#Israel views #Iran as by far its most urgent near-term threat.#TrumpsWar #IranWar #ForeverWars #WarCrimes #InternationalLaw #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
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#CIA had ‘low confidence’ in #Iran threat before #Trump switched planes in Turkey
#US #intelligence officials were skeptical of an Iranian assassination threat against Trump that was relayed by #Israel & prompted an extraordinary clandestine maneuver that saw him secretly fly out of Turkey in an alternate military aircraft, current & former US officials familiar with the intelligence said.#AirForceOne #IranWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/08/12/cia-had-low-confidence-iranian-threat-before-trump-switched-planes-turkey/ -
A top #Iran national security official delivered a sweeping set of demands on Saturday that he said the #US must meet before the #StraitOfHormuz can reopen to maritime traffic, throwing the fate of the critical #trade waterway into question.
#kakistocracy #TrumpsWar #IranWar #war #ForeverWars #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/world/middleeast/iran-us-oman-strait-of-hormuz.html?unlocked_article_code=1.31A.Y1lR.hK5DoHNM9BKl&smid=nytcore-ios-share -
#US officials have repeatedly insisted that they would never accept any arrangement that lets #Iran control access to the world's most important #trade route for #energy supplies. But #Trump & senior officials in his admin have said in recent days that a deal is imminent to end the war he launched in February & which polls show most US voters oppose.
#idiocracy #kakistocracy #TrumpsWar #IranWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #NationalSecurity #economy #inflation #affordability #oil #EnergyCrisis
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The senior Iranian source said that the text of an agreement already on the table envisioned #Iran having control of ships heading into the Gulf through the #StraitOfHormuz, & that one of the main sticking points was what role Iran would also have over ships heading in the opposite direction.
#idiocracy #kakistocracy #Trump #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
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"The concession has already been made regarding some form of control over #Hormuz," one of the regional sources told Reuters.
The other regional source said there were still details to be determined about how "control" would be defined, with Gulf negotiators insisting regional countries supervise inspections of ships, & that any payment of fees be “voluntary”.
#idiocracy #kakistocracy #Trump #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #law #Congress #WarPowers #economy #inflation #affordability #oil #energy
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Wow. Apparently #Trump started a #war to give #Iran more power. Pretty sure that’s called losing.
Proposed #StraitOfHormuz deal would give Iran control of inbound traffic, sources say
#idiocracy #kakistocracy #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-iran-having-very-good-discussions-trump-says-2026-08-05/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement -
TELL YOUR SENATORS TODAY: Continue filibustering the NDAA bill!
Last July, Democrats (including our own senators Padilla and Schiff) filibustered in the Senate to block an outrageously bad National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). We must urge our senators to not only continue standing fast against this NDAA but to work with other Democratic senators to do the same.
Call script and more at the blog: https://indivisiblesf.org/call-scripts/filibuster-the-ndaa
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Visuals Suggest #US Dropped 2,000-Pound Bomb on Home in #Iran, Killing 3
The weapon, one of the largest in the US’ arsenal, struck a house in a heavily populated area, according to a Times analysis.
#WarCrimes #Trump #Hegseth #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war #ForeverWars #RulesOfWar #InternationalLaw #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/world/middleeast/us-iran-bomb-mk84-qeshm-island.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2FA.Iqei.MHhcVSQ2H51B&smid=nytcore-ios-share -
Major #oil companies reap massive #profits as #US & #Iran #war drives #energy prices higher
US oil & #gas giants raked in massive spring profits while fighting between Iran & the US impeded #petroleum shipments & consumers around the world paid more for fuel & confronted shortages.
#BigOil #WarProfiteering #FossilFuels #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #TrumpsWar #IranWar #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #EnergyCrisis
https://apnews.com/article/oil-companies-profits-exxon-chevron-9375fbf8f6f40426f7428e07d54000c7 -
#US Sees #Iran as Likely Behind #Cyberattack on #Minnesota #Water Systems
Investigators cautioned that the assessment was preliminary. There were no indications that any water supply had been rendered unsafe to drink.
#TrumpsWar #IranWar #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/us/politics/minnesota-water-cyberattack-iran.html?unlocked_article_code=1.1lA.Yvpb.7iusm2nGApZM&smid=nytcore-ios-share -
The #US #economy slowed in the second quarter of the year, expanding at an annual rate of 1.5% as #Trump’s #war in #Iran upended #prices, #SupplyChains & #energy markets.
#idiocracy #kakistocracy #TrumpsWar #IranWar #ForeverWars #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #EnergyCrisis
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/business/economy/us-economy-gdp-growth.html?unlocked_article_code=1.1lA.BOgu.hXySAZovz5tO&smid=nytcore-ios-share -
The #US military said Wednesday that it launched more strikes on #Iran targets in response to Tehran’s attack on US forces in the #MiddleEast. The latest barrage came after the US partnered with #SaudiArabia to strike Iran-backed militias in neighboring #Iraq, killing at least 20 fighters & 6 Iranian advisers.
#Trump had vowed to retaliate after Iran targeted a base in Jordan that hosts US troops.
#TrumpsWar #IranWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #economy
https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-us-hormuz-strait-july-29-2026-e31d249ba6443decdd3e63cd00f0fb84 -
#Inflation has been stuck above the #CentralBank’s 2% target for >5 years. The #IranWar has generated uncertainty over the #economy’s outlook & has driven #energy prices higher, intensifying inflationary pressure & creating a quandary for #Fed policymakers.…
New #Fed Chair #KevinWarsh has declared that he has “no tolerance” for elevated inflation. He was appointed by #Trump, who has put intense pressure on the Fed to cut rates.
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The #FederalReserve left #InterestRates unchanged with Trump’s new man at the helm. But growing internal pressure to ease #inflation & high #energy costs could not be ignored.
Any other #Fed would have increased the rates.
#Trump #economy #law #Congress #WarPowers #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #EnergyCrisis
https://apnews.com/article/federal-reserve-inflation-interest-rates-iran-war-ad10c177cb8d96f9e3ed122e12352a74 -
The contract covers the purchase of between 300 & 400 man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS), including Chinese-made QW-12 & FN-16 missiles, the sources said.
The deal was signed with Zhongqing Baoshang International Investment, a Hong Kong-based company that the sources said was acting as an intermediary between the Iranian side & the Chinese supplier.
#TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy
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#Iran to get #China shoulder-launched missile systems in weeks, sources say
Iran is expected to receive a first shipment of up to 400 Chinese-made shoulder-fired air-defense missile launchers, 3 sources told Reuters, as it rebuilds its defenses amid #war with the #US.
The purchase, valued at $60-70 million, is one of Tehran's largest-known efforts to strengthen its short-range air defenses since the outbreak of its war with the US & #Israel.
#law #Congress #WarPowers
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/iran-get-chinese-shoulder-launched-missile-systems-weeks-sources-say-2026-07-29/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement -
The #US #military said Tuesday it conducted strikes with #SaudiArabia armed forces in #Iraq against militant groups aligned with #Iran.
"US Central Command & the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces conducted precision strikes in Iraq, July 28, against Iran-aligned terrorists that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) directed to attack US forces & Saudi energy infrastructure," CENTCOM said.
#IranWar #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-military-says-us-saudi-forces-struck-sites-iran-backed-groups-iraq-2026-07-29/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement -
The meeting comes as both face growing pressures at home. #Netanyahu is up for reelection & is embattled in part because of his deteriorating relationship with #Trump. Trump is under pressure to end an unpopular #war that has wreaked economic havoc & driven prices higher ahead of #midterm #elections this November.
#TrumpsWar #Iran #US #Israel #ForeverWars #WarCrimes #InternationalLaw #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #oil #EnergyCrisis
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#Netanyahu will meet with #Trump for first time since the #IranWar began.
The two also plan to discuss the framework agreement the #US & #Israel signed with #Lebanon over the Israel - #Hezbollah #war & the expansion of the #AbrahamAccords, according to a White House official.
#TrumpsWar #Iran #ForeverWars #WarCrimes #RulesOfWar #InternationalLaw #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
https://apnews.com/article/trump-netanyahu-meeting-iran-war-2d9ade01d2977dee5555f24daee30482 -
…Since the renewed hostilities began, the #Pentagon has provided even less information about #military strategy & casualties than it did during the first phase of the conflict. The Pentagon has not held a press briefing about the #war since early May, & officials at #US CENTCOM have stopped providing casualty updates to reporters.
#Iran #TrumpsWar #IranWar #ForeverWars #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast