Hormuz feud escalates ahead of ceasefire deadline, Saudi halts weapons shipment for Sudanese army, Venezuela’s Machado reiterates election call while in Spain

Strait of Hormuz feud escalates, jeopardizing further US-Iran talks

The US Navy this weekend seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship seeking to break Washington’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Iran vowed to retaliate, and sent mixed signals on whether it would join further talks with the US in Pakistan this week. Hormuz traffic is now, once again, at a halt. The waterway whiplash is…

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Trump likely to attack Iran soon–and may even target Khamenei

The US and Iran are going to sit down this Friday in Oman, but diplomatic talks aren't going to avoid a military strike, says Eurasia Group's US Practice Head Clayton Allen. Iran's not willing to give up what the US is asking for, and the US is going to continue to demand way more than Iran's willing to give.


The US has also been focused on Iran for a long time, Trump specifically.…

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Hard Numbers: ICE to reduce Minneapolis deployment, Another deadly attack in Nigeria, US-Iran confrontation at sea, German airliner acknowledges Nazi past

700: The number of ICE and border agents that will leave the Minneapolis area, White House border czar Tom Homan announced Wednesday morning. The order is effective immediately. Even with the withdrawal, 2,300 agents will remain in the city’s vicinity, far more than the 80 that were there before Operation Metro Surge began Dec. 1.


162: The number of people killed in…

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