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Author: Robert Farley

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Damn shame the Peace President is distracted by, um, his wars: At least 400 people were killed and 250 others injured on Monday night after a Pakistani airstrike on a drug rehabilitation center in Kabul, Afghan officials said, in the deadliest attack of the three-month...
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Iran Update: Mines!

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On March 13, 2026
Iran is mine-a-laying: Iran has begun laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, the Persian Gulf channel that carries 20 percent of the world’s oil, according to U.S. officials, an effort that could further complicate American efforts to restart shipping there. While the U.S. military...
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Iran War Update: Day 11

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On March 10, 2026
Not great, Bob! https://bsky.app/profile/cnn.com/post/3mgq5lvzr6x26 Mines are a problem, and if Iran begins laying in earnest it will severely disrupt transit through the Strait regardless of how brave and manly the ship captains are. Trump administration and the Gulf states are straining to keep a lid...
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I did some thinking on what it would require for the Trump administration to carry through on its threats to invade Iran: Why would the United States want to invade Iran?  The short answer is that it doesn’t; invading Iran is not the act of sane men, or...
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