Iran’s Conservative Camp Split Over U.S. Talks To End War
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Category: Middle East
Monday 4.20.26 – Stocks Down Slightly, Oil Up, As Iran, Middle East Scenarios Become Even More Problematic
Major U.S. stock markets closed slightly lower, and oil rose, amid blockage of the Strait of Hormuz and doubts about[…]
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Before Trump tried posing as Jesus Christ, the White House shared a mockup of Trump as a Pope – just as Pope Leo XIV was about to be elected by the Conclave of Cardinals
Nearly a year before President Donald Trump posted a mockup of himself as Jesus Christ, communications accounts under his ultimate[…]
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Trump Says War Could End ‘Very Soon,’ Top Mediator Travels To Iran
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Russia’s Lavrov Visits Beijing As China Steps Up Iran War Diplomacy
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U.S. Military Says ‘No Ships Made It Past’ Naval Blockade Targeting Iran
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Tuesday 4.7.26 – U.S. stock markets had closed mixed, then stock futures jumped and oil fell as Trump-Iran two-week ceasefire announced requiring opening of Strait of Hormuz
U.S. stocks closed mixed Tuesday, at a time when President Donald Trump’s deadline for a wider attack on Iran still[…]
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Trump Issues Stark ‘One Night’ Warning to Iran, Touts Daring Rescue
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4.6.26 U.S. stock indexes finish slightly higher amidst Trump calls for a Persian Gulf ceasefire; oil still rising
After five weeks of Persian Gulf hostilities, U.S. stock indexes closed slightly higher as President Donald Trump touted talks with[…]
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Iran’s Chokehold On Hormuz And The Limits Of Military Force
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Amid U.S.-Israeli Campaign, Iranian Kurds Watch And Wait
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Iran Confirms Security Chief Larijani, Paramilitary Commander Soleimani Killed
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Trump Says U.S. Doesn’t Know If Iran Leader Is Alive, Calls For Support On Strait Of Hormuz
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