Critics noted that “20% of the value of any cargo is actually substantially MORE than Iran is seeking to charge ships to transit the strait.” Following fresh US airstrikes against Iran over the weekend, President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States would reimpose a naval blockade on the Mideast country, serve as the “guardian” of the Strait of […]
“Trump has turned Venezuela into an effective US colony,” said one critic. Some critics of the Trump administration are reacting with horror to revelations that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been serving as the de facto ruler of Venezuela. According to a Saturday report in The New York Times, Rubio for the last several months has been acting informally as […]
“I can think of only one thing more satiric than the only country on Earth that still routinely makes fun of soccer fixing the world’s biggest soccer tournament in their own favor. That would be fixing it and losing anyway,” said one observer. President Donald Trump’s meddling in the 2026 FIFA World Cup came back […]
“I can’t recall a government as terrified of peace as the one running Israel,” said one analyst. Trump administration officials reportedly believed that the Israeli government intended to assassinate Iran’s top negotiators—including the country’s foreign minister—during peace talks with the US in an effort to sabotage diplomatic progress. The New York Times reported Thursday that “American concerns about the […]