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ECONOMY3 DAYS AGO
Trump's war on Iran triggers energy crisis, recession fears, with $39tr debt ticking like a bomb
Trump's unprovoked war against Iran has backfired spectacularly, spiking US gas prices, triggering recession forecasts, and with $39 trillion debt hanging like a sword of Damocles, America now accelerates toward full economic collapse.
DEFENSE5 DAYS AGO
Trump's China visit eclipsed by US defeat against Iran as Tehran dictates new rules of engagement
US failure in a 40-day war against Iran has overshadowed Trump’s China visit, shifting leverage to Beijing on key contentious issues, with Iran emerging as a major power reshaping global dynamics and new rules of engagement.
DEFENSE6 DAYS AGO
The war of wills: Iran’s principled stance remains unshakeable as America’s options fade away
Having emerged stronger from the failed US-led war of aggression, Iran's unshakable stance rejects talks under blockade – holding principled terms in one hand and unused asymmetric options in the other – while leveraging time, geography, and public opinion.
DEFENSE7 DAYS AGO
Trump's theatrical rejection of Iranian proposal reeks of desperation as Iran's leverage grows
Trump's theatrical rejection of Iran's proposal to end the war stems from desperation and frustration, as Iran's unwavering stance against aggression, growing leverage, and military readiness leave the United States in a position of historic weakness
DEFENSE8 DAYS AGO
With Iran's armed forces at peak readiness and red lines locked, Trump walks into ring of fire
With Iran's armed forces at peak readiness, its red lines on Strait of Hormuz and enrichment locked tight, and Trump having theatrically rejected Tehran's peace plan, the US now finds itself trapped in a ring of fire with no escape.
DEFENSE9 DAYS AGO
Decisive edge: Iran dismantles US levers of coercion, rewrites equation of deterrence
After 70 days of the third imposed war, Iran has shattered America's naval-economic calculus, consolidated control of the Strait of Hormuz, abandoned win-win diplomacy, and left the US no option but to submit to Tehran's terms.
DEFENSE10 DAYS AGO
Strategic quagmire: US trapped between failed military options and untenable peace terms
America finds itself bewildered and trapped between failed military options and unacceptable peace terms, scrambling desperately for an exit, while Iran holds the initiative and calls the shots from strategic advantage.