First of all, it’s farewell to Chuck Norris, the action movie star of such Hollywood classics (Generous – Ed.) as Delta Force II. The man who made beards fashionable, long before David Beckham dreamed of designer stubble, passed away at the venerable age of 86. Norris was one of those actors who bonded with politicians, bringing his tough guy chops to a bunch of Republicans, including Sarah Palin and Mike Huckabee. When he visited Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli PM said he could stand his security people down now that Chuck had arrived. Pity really, since he’s the kind of fellow who would have been sent to open up the Strait of Hormuz.

There’s not much going on today, so here’s what we learned this week:

Donald Trump has to win the war quickly or bring down the world economy. 

This war is probably working for Israel since every day that goes by further degrades the ability of the mullahs of Tehran to launch ballistic missiles or develop nuclear weapons. However, it is now also damaging Donald Trump’s popularity severely with his MAGA base. More worryingly, experts are beginning to warn that if the conflict goes on for much longer, the shock of oil price rises could........

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