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Monday, May 11, 2026

Defeat in the present confrontation with Iran ... .can neither be repaired nor ignored. There will be no return to the status quo ante, no ultimate American triumph that will undo or overcome the harm done. The Strait of Hormuz will not be "open," as it once was. With control of the strait, Iran emerges as the key player in the region and one of the key players in the world. The roles of China and Russia, as Iran's allies, are strengthened; the role of the United States, substantially diminished. Far from demonstrating American prowess, as supporters of the war have repeatedly claimed, the conflict has revealed an America that is unreliable and incapable of finishing what it started. That is going to set off a chain reaction around the world as friends and foes adjust to America's failure. read more


Sunday, May 10, 2026

Simon Tisdall: Will Trump claim another fraudulent triumph on the world stage in Beijing while selling out US allies, kowtowing, once again, to an anti-democratic, anti-western dictator ... read more


A convicted participant in the 6 January 2021 US Capitol attack who was pardoned at the start of Donald Trump's second presidency has been ordered to serve seven years in prison after a jury found him guilty of committing a burglary in Virginia in May 2025. read more


Saturday, May 09, 2026

He wants out, but Iran could likely keep going for months. read more


"Orbán's associates and the elite have a long way to go until they are confronted with what they have done," [Hungary's newly sworn-in Prime Minister Peter Magya], said, vowing that his government would seek justice against those who, even in the last hours, were trying to "steal everything". read more


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