Author: nick

President Donald Trump claimed an Iranian-flagged vessel attempted to break the US blockade. US forces attacked and boarded the cargo ship.  “Today, an Iranian-flagged cargo ship named TOUSKA, nearly 900 feet long and weighing almost as much as an aircraft carrier, tried to get past our Naval Blockade, and it did not go well for them,” the President wrote on Truth Social Sunday. “The U.S. Navy Guided Missile Destroyer USS SPRUANCE intercepted the TOUSKA in the Gulf of Oman, and gave them fair warning to stop.” He continued, “The Iranian crew refused to listen, so our Navy ship stopped them…

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The attar of Nishapur, when asked by the king to say something that might make a happy man sad and a sad man happy, noted īn nīz bogzarad (this too shall pass). As a matter of history or political analysis, the phrase doesn’t offer much specific. But as a summation of all things temporal, it is unparalleled. At the time of writing, there is no clarity “why” we are in another war against one of the most objectively beautiful and historic countries in the world, renowned for its poetry, architecture, food, and, most importantly, tehzeeb (refinement). We just know that…

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The prospect of renewed talks between the United States and Iran remained uncertain as the two-week ceasefire in the Iran War entered its 12th day Sunday. President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social Sunday that U.S. delegates will arrive in Islamabad Monday for more negotiations, while calling Iran’s reclosure of the Strait of Hormuz  “A Total Violation of our Ceasefire Agreement.”  Trump again threatened to destroy Iranian civilian infrastructure if Iran refuses to reach a deal, writing, “We’re offering a very fair and reasonable DEAL, and I hope they take it because, if they don’t, the United States is going…

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