Escobar On Xi’s “Constructive Strategic Stability”

Authored by Pepe Escobar,If all of us are magnanimous enough, we might infer that Xi and Trump agreed on a three-year stability framework.The headline on the front page of China Daily this past Thursday was a thunder and lightning “Red-carpet welcome for Trump in Beijing”.Well, complete with electric jumpin’ children waving flowers and a visit […]

Gulf States Negotiating with Iran – President Trump Delays Further Military Strikes Pending Outcome

President Trump announced on Truth Social that he is delaying further strikes against Iran pending current negotiations with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar.  According to the announcement the Gulf States are negotiating a ‘zero nuclear’ position. This is an interesting development as the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) were previously the ones urging […]

Graham Calls For ‘Short But Forceful’ New Strikes On Iran, Complains Waiting For ‘Status Quo’ Talks Looks Weak

At a moment the US-Iran ceasefire is officially on life support, and with the world’s most critical energy chokepoint remaining blocked while the American consumer is paying the price at the pump, beltway hawks are calling for renewed major military action to ‘solve’ the standoff.Foremost among them, Senator Lindsey Graham, hit the Sunday news circuit to […]

Graham presses Trump for 'short but forceful' response to Iran

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) pressed President Trump for a “short but forceful response” to Iran as peace talks stay stuck at a standstill. “I have every confidence that President Trump fully understands the situation with Iran and will not continue to tolerate a refusal to negotiate in good faith along with Iran’s defiant aggression in… […]

Cuban Foreign Minister Says US Is Building ‘Fraudulent Case’ For Military Action

Authored by Chris Summers via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez on May 17 said the United States is building a “fraudulent case” ​to justify economic war and eventual military intervention against the Caribbean island nation.Cuban troops participate in a military parade in honor of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro at Revolution […]

Graham on Trump's affordability remarks: 'That's his Churchill moment'

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Sunday defended President Trump’s controversial affordability remarks, describing his stance on the Iran war as his “Churchill moment” in spite of the financial hurdles posed by Americans. “That’s his Churchill moment. When Churchill came into power, he promised ‘blood, sweat, toil, heartache, until we deal with the Nazis, who are… […]