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WHAT ARE THE ODDS?

Trump Insiders Face Wild Allegations After ‘Insane Pattern’

Someone’s getting rich from the president’s war.

Harry Thompson

Donald Trump and Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
NEXT!

Trump Thirsting After the Head of Another Foreign Leader

The president is not happy Iran did not seek his approval before announcing its new leader.

Sarah Ewall-Wice

IN FLIGHT - JANUARY 04:  U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speak to the media aboard Air Force One enroute to Washington, DC on January 04, 2026. Trump is returning to the White House after giving the order for the United States law enforcement to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
‘END THIS’

MAGA Senator Shockingly Advises Trump to ‘Kill’ World Leader

The MAGA senator called Donald Trump “the Ronald Reagan-plus of our time.”

Erkki Forster

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei looks on, in a televised message following the Israeli strikes in Tehran.
AYATOLLAH SHADE

Supreme Leader Trolls Trump by Backing CNN’s Intel Leak

Tehran’s top cleric emerged from hiding, seized on a top-secret U.S. assessment to taunt the president and vowing to “never surrender.”

Tom Latchem

In this photo illustration, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are seen behind the Iranian flag.
INCOMMUNICADO

Key Figure in Trump’s Iran Crisis Is Nowhere to Be Seen

The sudden absence is difficult to ignore.

Josephine Harvey

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EVERYTHING IN MODERATION

Facebook: Brazil Riot Praise Banned, ‘Death to Khamenei’ OK

Meta has been making some huge content moderation calls.

Dan Ladden-Hall

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WHAT FATWA?

Iran Blames Rushdie and His Supporters for Knife Attack

An Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson added that “no one has the right to accuse” Iran for the assault.

Dan Ladden-Hall

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HARSH BUT FAIR

Iran’s Khamenei: America Being Led by ‘First-Class Idiots’

Supreme leader condemns “unprecedented” pressure on his country via U.S. sanctions.

Jamie Ross

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ACT LOCAL THINK GLOBAL

Bloody Riots in Iranian City of Kazerun

At least three people have been killed and many injured. The unrest began over changes in administrative boundaries, but the chants and violence soon took on broader dimensions.

IranWire

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BREATHLESS

Whether in Iran or U.S., Beware Armchair Rebels

It’s so easy and so wrong to judge social movements from afar. The protests in Iran were important, but not in the ways that those thousands of miles away declared them to be.

IranWire

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Divorce Iranian Style

Can Trump Split Up Russia and Iran?

Moscow and the mullahs are deeply in bed with each other, especially in Syria. But that doesn’t mean Putin won’t play Trump along.

Michael Weiss

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