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Iran peace deal requires a tight nuclear focus

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Russia pushes the UK navy to breaking point

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Oil and gas prices will be lower but still elevated

Oil and gas prices will be lower but still elevated

The news about a ceasefire between the United States and Iran has sparked a global rise in equities and dramatic falls in the price of oil, both...

09.04.2026 10

Washington Examiner

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US interests would be badly harmed by attacking Iran’s civil infrastructure

US interests would be badly harmed by attacking Iran’s civil infrastructure

Come 8 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, President Donald Trump will face a choice: enforce his deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, or allow...

07.04.2026 10

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Trashing the Five Eyes alliance would be very foolish

Trashing the Five Eyes alliance would be very foolish

President Donald Trump’s war against Iran in alliance with Israel, a war which appears to be stalled as Trump seeks diplomatic off-ramps, is testing...

07.04.2026 10

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Iran will not abide Trump’s Tuesday deadline

Iran will not abide Trump’s Tuesday deadline

President Donald Trump warned on Sunday that unless Iran opens the Strait of Hormuz by 8 p.m. on Tuesday, he will order the bombing of Iran’s...

06.04.2026 4

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Pararescuemen prove themselves again in Iran rescue mission

Pararescuemen prove themselves again in Iran rescue mission

The U.S. Air Force’s elite pararescue community again reinforced its hard-earned reputation for courage and skill when its personnel braved enemy...

03.04.2026 5

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Tom Rogan

Trump needs strikes and diplomatic realism, not ground troops, in Iran

In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts,...

02.04.2026 10

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Trump and Pirro deserve credit for big cuts to Washington, DC crime

The crime rate in Washington, D.C., is plummeting. President Donald Trump may be despised by most D.C. residents, but he has made the city safer for...

24.03.2026 10

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Tom Rogan

Trump risks encouraging Iranian escalation

With energy markets and the global economy roiling, President Donald Trump made clear on Monday that he wants to see the Iran war ended sooner rather...

23.03.2026 7

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Rick Crawford drags intelligence community toward Havana Syndrome truth

Chairing a House Intelligence Select Committee hearing on Thursday, Rep. Rick Crawford (R-AR) made big progress in addressing the intelligence...

20.03.2026 9

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Tom Rogan

Why the US and Israel have started dividing on Iran strategy

Cracks are beginning to appear between the United States and Israel over the strategic objectives of the war against Iran. President Donald Trump...

19.03.2026 4

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Europe should provide Strait of Hormuz naval escorts, NATO notwithstanding

The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is now centered on the battle for the Strait of Hormuz. The strait provides the critical Indian Ocean chokepoint for...

17.03.2026 5

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Congress must call time on the intelligence community’s Havana Syndrome cover-up

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe will testify with other top intelligence community officials before...

16.03.2026 5

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US preparing for island ground operations in Strait of Hormuz battle

There is increasing evidence suggesting that the United States is preparing for ground combat action in the battle for the Strait of Hormuz energy...

13.03.2026 10

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As Starmer stumbles, Macron quietly boosts military ties with US

President Emmanuel Macron of France is quietly but quickly boosting military cooperation with the United States. In recent days, French and U.S....

12.03.2026 5

Washington Examiner

Tom Rogan

Trump must not lose the battle for the Strait of Hormuz

I still believe that it was unwise to launch this war. President Donald Trump should have instead responded to Iran’s massacre of its own people...

10.03.2026 10

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Tom Rogan

European defense neglect underlined by abysmal Iran war response

I noted back in 2019 that while our European allies have some excellent warships, they refuse to invest in regularly deploying or keeping those...

09.03.2026 7

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Tom Rogan

Hegseth should drop the flippant bluster

Making public statements, War Secretary Pete Hegseth’s job is to inform Americans on the state of the military and its operations. Childish bluster...

05.03.2026 20

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Tom Rogan

Why the submarine attack is brutal but good news

A U.S. Navy submarine has sunk an Iranian warship, the Dena, operating in the Indian Ocean near Sri Lanka. The ship had a complement of approximately...

04.03.2026 8

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Tom Rogan

Trump’s supercilious character doesn’t excuse Starmer’s strategic constipation

President Donald Trump badly dishonored the United Kingdom with his recent gross disregard for British military sacrifices in Afghanistan. His threats...

03.03.2026 5

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Tom Rogan

Keir Starmer smites the special relationship on Iran

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has undermined the special relationship by his dithering and inadequate support for the United States in its conflict with...

02.03.2026 10

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Tom Rogan

Khamenei is dead. We’re about to learn how many terrorists crossed the US border

In a dramatic development to the just commenced “Operation Epic Fury,” the joint U.S.-Israeli air campaign to pummel Iran’s Islamic...

28.02.2026 10

Washington Examiner

Tom Rogan

Trump shakes Iran’s tree to see what falls out

President Donald Trump has ordered a start to “Operation Epic Fury,” a joint U.S.-Israeli air campaign targeting Iran’s naval, nuclear, and...

28.02.2026 10

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Tom Rogan

Keir Starmer takes another leap toward political oblivion

United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer suffered another major blow to his credibility early on Friday morning when his Labour Party lost a...

27.02.2026 9

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Tom Rogan

Mike Tilley, and how doctors are failing young gastrointestinal cancer sufferers

Attending my great friend (and great journalist) Al Weaver’s bachelor trip to Chicago last summer, I met Ryan Tilley. Ryan is a great guy. He’s...

24.02.2026 10

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Trump’s UFO order will mean videos and reports, but no alien cover-up

President Donald Trump attracted excited social media reactions on Thursday evening with the following post to his Truth Social network: “Based on...

21.02.2026 90

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The battle between Kari Lake and her Iran broadcasting critics

Recent articles by Marc Thiessen and Anne Applebaum have heavily criticized Kari Lake, the former Arizona GOP Senate candidate who is now CEO of the...

21.02.2026 30

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Tom Rogan

Trump and Rubio campaign for Viktor Orban, Xi’s European pet

Under Prime Minister Viktor Orban, the European nation of Hungary has become a de facto colony of Communist China. This is not a debatable point....

17.02.2026 10

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Tom Rogan

Chancellor Merz has earned the Trump administration’s ear

Addressing the Munich Security Conference on Friday, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz suggested that “a deep divide has opened between Europe and...

14.02.2026 70

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Puerto Rico, sugar, and crony capitalism

10.02.2026 9

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Why China is fueling Russia’s war on Ukraine

10.02.2026 7

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Tom Rogan

States ditch “West Bank,” reclaim Judea and Samaria

10.02.2026 4

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On This Day: Gen. Washington is being chased by a demon he cannot outrun

10.02.2026 20

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Tom Rogan

No country for free men

10.02.2026 5

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Tom Rogan

Gifting China a diplomatic opening, Trump must take advantage of Xi’s arrogance

06.02.2026 20

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Tom Rogan

The obvious risks of killing Ayatollah Khamenei outweigh the theoretical benefits

30.01.2026 7

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Tom Rogan

Imminent Iran idiocy

28.01.2026 10

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Tom Rogan

On This Day: Washington deeply skeptical of Mohawk leaders abandoning neutrality

27.01.2026 4

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China’s embassy spy base in London poses specific threats

27.01.2026 6

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Tom Rogan

The fastest deportations are the ones no one sees

27.01.2026 10

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Tom Rogan

Who is Rick Rieder, favorite for new Federal Reserve chairman?

27.01.2026 6

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Tom Rogan

Iran’s next chapter must be written in freedom

27.01.2026 10

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Does America have the resolve to deport illegal border crossers?

27.01.2026 10

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China military purge increases medium-term Taiwan threat

27.01.2026 10

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The Svalbard proof Trump wants Greenland for dollars, not defense

17.01.2026 10

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What Iran military options has the Pentagon presented to Trump?

14.01.2026 10

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Here is how not to be shot by ICE officers

09.01.2026 20

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Trump’s missed opportunity on housing affordability

09.01.2026 10

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What will Trump do if Iran massacres protesters?

09.01.2026 10

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Tom Rogan