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Passionately Egalitarian. Professor, University of Maryland; Director, Critical Issues Poll; NR Senior Fellow, Brookings. Views are my Own. RT≠Endorsement

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Iran could disrupt the Strait of Hormuz with drones for months Iranian drone attacks could disrupt the Strait of Hormuz for months, but how long the Islamic Republic could sustain its missile barrage is less clear, according to ​intelligence sources and military ...

Missiles aside, "Iran could disrupt the Strait of Hormuz with drones for months; it's drone production capacity is around 10,000 per month"
www.reuters.com/business/aer...

04.03.2026 23:00 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Video Peace and development prof. on Iran: ‘No question that Americans oppose the war’ ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke to University of Maryland prof. Shibley Telhami on public opinion surrounding the war, with a majority of U.S. adults opposing strikes in Iran, according to polls.

‘No question that Americans oppose the war’ abcnews.com/video/130730... via @ABC

04.03.2026 04:38 — 👍 7    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Keep in mind that the talks between Witkoff and Iran's foreign minister were indirect, relayed to each side by a Omani diplomat who knows the content of the messages better than either side.

04.03.2026 09:30 — 👍 21    🔁 8    💬 2    📌 0
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Exclusive: Diplomats claim Witkoff undermined Iran talks They say Trump envoy is falsely claiming Iranians boasted of having enough enriched uranium for 11 nuclear bombs.

Where Trump got his info on Iran talks: Diplomats claim his special envoy, a real estate billionaire friend, undermined talks. A Gulf diplomat with direct knowledge of the talks says that Steve Witkoff’s description of a key conversation was false. www.ms.now/news/exclusi...

04.03.2026 09:27 — 👍 28    🔁 11    💬 0    📌 2
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Exclusive: Defense executives plan to meet at White House as strikes on Iran diminish stockpiles Companies including Lockheed Martin and Raytheon parent RTX have been invited.

Three days into a war of choice with no public support, the billions are adding up quickly: "Pentagon may seek around $50 billion supplemental budget for Middle East operations." $50 billion!
www.reuters.com/business/aer...

04.03.2026 04:07 — 👍 66    🔁 48    💬 9    📌 12

Keep in mind that the talks between Witkoff and Iran's foreign minister were indirect, relayed to each side by a Omani diplomat who knows the content of the messages better than either side.

04.03.2026 09:30 — 👍 21    🔁 8    💬 2    📌 0
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Exclusive: Diplomats claim Witkoff undermined Iran talks They say Trump envoy is falsely claiming Iranians boasted of having enough enriched uranium for 11 nuclear bombs.

Where Trump got his info on Iran talks: Diplomats claim his special envoy, a real estate billionaire friend, undermined talks. A Gulf diplomat with direct knowledge of the talks says that Steve Witkoff’s description of a key conversation was false. www.ms.now/news/exclusi...

04.03.2026 09:27 — 👍 28    🔁 11    💬 0    📌 2
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Today, Congress was finally briefed on Trump's war of choice in Iran.

Even behind closed doors, they couldn't get their story straight.

But one thing is clear: they don't have a clue what the end game is, and it sure as hell isn't making America safer.

04.03.2026 01:07 — 👍 1444    🔁 550    💬 64    📌 23
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Thousands in Iran Attend Burial of Children Killed in Bombing of School

Thousands in Iran Attend Burial of Children Killed in Bombing of School www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/w...

04.03.2026 00:27 — 👍 15    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0
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Video Peace and development prof. on Iran: ‘No question that Americans oppose the war’ ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke to University of Maryland prof. Shibley Telhami on public opinion surrounding the war, with a majority of U.S. adults opposing strikes in Iran, according to polls.

‘No question that Americans oppose the war’ abcnews.com/video/130730... via @ABC

04.03.2026 04:38 — 👍 7    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Exclusive: Defense executives plan to meet at White House as strikes on Iran diminish stockpiles Companies including Lockheed Martin and Raytheon parent RTX have been invited.

Three days into a war of choice with no public support, the billions are adding up quickly: "Pentagon may seek around $50 billion supplemental budget for Middle East operations." $50 billion!
www.reuters.com/business/aer...

04.03.2026 04:07 — 👍 66    🔁 48    💬 9    📌 12

This is as inspired an idea as Trump's suggestion to inject people with disinfectants as treatment for COVID-19

04.03.2026 02:52 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Trump says US Navy could escort ships through Strait of Hormuz A high-ranking member in the Iranian Armed Forces said Monday that any vessel traveling through the narrow maritime passage would be destroyed.

I am no military expert, but this sounds crazy to me, something that Trump dreamt up without consulting military experts. US ships are stying as far as possible from reach of Iranian fire, so Trump is offering to deliver naval ships to their shores! www.navytimes.com/news/your-na...

04.03.2026 02:27 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 1
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Exclusive: Defense executives plan to meet at White House as strikes on Iran diminish stockpiles The Trump administration plans ​to meet with executives from the biggest U.S. defense contractors at the White House on Friday to discuss ‌accelerating weapons production, as the Pentagon works to rep...

Three days into a war of choice with no public support, the billions are adding up quickly: "Pentagon may seek around $50 billion supplemental budget for Middle East operations." Yes, $50 billion!
www.reuters.com/business/aer...

04.03.2026 01:46 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Lunacy is infectious

04.03.2026 01:01 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

This ecosystem has long existed for both Democrats and Republicans: When Biden came under attack in 2022 for planning to go to Saudi Arabia after vowing to make it a 'pariah state', he 'defended' the decision by saying his trip "has to do with national security for them — for Israelis”

03.03.2026 15:41 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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Thousands in Iran Attend Burial of Children Killed in Bombing of School

Thousands in Iran Attend Burial of Children Killed in Bombing of School www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/w...

04.03.2026 00:27 — 👍 15    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0
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Witkoff and Kushner Get an F in Diplomacy Inexperienced and overextended, Trump’s envoys have failed on three fronts.

foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/03/w...

03.03.2026 22:02 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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CIA station in Saudi capital hit in drone attack The attack on the CIA station in Riyadh comes as Iran widens retaliation across the Middle East in the wake of the U.S.-Israeli bombing campaign.

CIA station in Saudi capital hit in drone attack wapo.st/4rXA6Ob

03.03.2026 21:41 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 3
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Iran conflict: Iraq’s crude production on cusp of collapse Major oilfields close as regional conflict escalates

Iran conflict: Iraq’s crude production on cusp of collapse www.ft.com/content/459a... via @ft

03.03.2026 17:27 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1

As Trump expresses anger that Britain has not joined the war on Iran, Starmer's real challenge at home comes from the opposite direction:

03.03.2026 17:31 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1
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Iran conflict: Iraq’s crude production on cusp of collapse Major oilfields close as regional conflict escalates

Iran conflict: Iraq’s crude production on cusp of collapse www.ft.com/content/459a... via @ft

03.03.2026 17:27 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1

The surroundings are all solid gold too

03.03.2026 17:23 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Say what? Have you been listening to what Netanyahu has been saying for past 40 years?

03.03.2026 01:26 — 👍 12    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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How Trump Decided to Go to War

Scandalous. Scary. Abdication of duty to American people.

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/u...

03.03.2026 15:56 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1

This ecosystem has long existed for both Democrats and Republicans: When Biden came under attack in 2022 for planning to go to Saudi Arabia after vowing to make it a 'pariah state', he 'defended' the decision by saying his trip "has to do with national security for them — for Israelis”

03.03.2026 15:41 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1

As Senator @vanhollen.senate.gov told Rubio to his face back in May: "Have you no shame?"
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03.03.2026 14:28 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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After @tuckercarlsonuncut.bsky.social says that Qatar and Saudi Arabia have arrested individuals linked to Mossad, Qatar says no information on Mossad cells in the country "at the moment"
aje.news/xgc2gx?updat...

03.03.2026 11:22 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Lavrov: No evidence Iran is developing nuclear weapons | The Jerusalem Post Lavrov denies Iran's nuclear weapon development, warning the US‑Israel conflict could spur nuclear proliferation in the Middle East.

Russian FM says Moscow had not seen any evidence that Iran was developing nuclear weapons, warning that the war launched by US and Israel against Iran could actually prompt not only Iran but also its Arab neighbors to seek to acquire nuclear weapons.
www.jpost.com/middle-east/...

03.03.2026 10:49 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Opinion | Bernie Sanders’s 2028 litmus test would strangle America’s golden goose A 5 percent annual wealth tax on America’s billionaires aims to halve their wealth.

A billionaire's editorial board: "Bernie Sanders’s 2028 litmus test would strangle America’s golden goose: A 5 percent annual wealth tax on America’s billionaires aims to halve their wealth."
wapo.st/4aYEIfF

03.03.2026 10:27 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 3    📌 0