President Trump tells Axios the U.S.–Iran deal to end the war is still on track for Sunday despite Israel's strike in Beirut and the Iranian threat to retaliate. Why it matters: The president is racing to save a deal that nearly collapsed the moment Israel struck Beirut, leaning on private diplomacy and public messaging to get it signed. - "It shook it up. It delayed the signing by a few hours. It was supposed to be now. Now it is scheduled for a few hours from now," Trump said in a phone call. - The escalation in Lebanon took place hours before the U.S. and Iran were supposed to sign a deal to end their war. State of play: Trump said he was shocked when his advisers called to brief him about the Israeli strike in Beirut, and he…
The eminent historian died last week. The post Gordon Wood, the Bard of the American Revolution appeared first on The American Conservative .
Culture Gordon Wood, the Bard of the American Revolution The eminent historian died last week. The preeminent historian of the American Founding, Gordon Wood, died last week as the result of a traffic accident. Wood, a long-time professor at Brown University, had a profound and prolific effect upon the historiography of the American Revolution and the Founding in an academic career spanning six decades. Significantly, he was the first leading historian to emphasize the importance of republican thought and principles, both classical and modern, to 18th-century America, a tradition that later gave way to the totalizing force of equality…Open
State of the Union: Tehran has said that any deal to end the Iran War must include an end to the war “on all fronts,” including in Lebanon. The post Iran War Day 107: Israel Bombs Beirut, Imperiling U.S.–Iran Peace Deal appeared first on The American Conservative .
After Iran’s foreign minister said that a deal to end the Iran War had “never been closer,” Israel bombed Dahiyeh, Beirut on Sunday, the 107th day of the Iran War. The Islamic Republic has insisted that the ceasefire to the war includes Lebanon, where Israel has waged a military campaign, and some analysts say Israel’s escalations in Lebanon are designed in part to hamper U.S.–Iran diplomacy. Israel bombed an apartment building in Beirut’s southern suburbs, killing at least three people, according to local journalists in Lebanon. The attacks came after Hezbollah drones were launched across the border into northern Israel. After Israel attacked Beirut last weekend, Iran launched strikes against Israel. After Israel’s…Open
State of the Union: The operation took place in partnership with Venezuelan security forces. The post U.S. Kills Tren de Aragua Chief appeared first on The American Conservative .
President Donald Trump said Friday that U.S. forces killed the leader of the Tren de Aragua gang in a strike carried out in concert with the Venezuelan government. “At my direction, the United States Southern Command delivered a swift and lethal kinetic strike to successfully execute Niño Guerrero, the infamous leader of Tren De Aragua, one of the most bloodthirsty Terrorist Organizations on Planet Earth,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social . “This action was coordinated closely with our friends in Venezuela, with whom we are working very well.” The Venezuelan government said in a statement that “in the course of a combined operation incorporating the security services of Venezuela and the U.S. … Hector Rusthenford…Open