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Foreign policy The Real Lesson of America’s Decades-Long Conflict with Iran Washington needs a strategy grounded in realism and reciprocal diplomacy. Donald Trump entered office promising to end America’s endless wars. Instead, he chose a war openly aimed at regime change in Iran that has predictably become a quagmire, trapping the United States in an open-ended cycle of tit-for-tat strikes, economic blockades, and escalating confrontation over the Strait of Hormuz, with no plausible military path to victory. The immediate crisis is dangerous enough. The larger problem is that Washington is once again doubling down on a…Open
President Trump held a Situation Room meeting Tuesday to discuss a massive offensive in Iran that will be wider in scope than the current strikes around the Strait of Hormuz, three sources with knowledge said. Why it matters: Trump appears willing to escalate the war to cause enough damage that the Iranian regime will open the Strait of Hormuz and accept Trump's nuclear demands. Driving the news: Trump convened the meeting as the U.S. military conducted strikes in the Strait of Hormuz area and along the southern coast of Iran for the fourth day in a row. - Most of the targets were air defense and radar systems, anti-ship missile positions and drone launch sites. - U.S. officials said the aim of the strikes was to significantly degrade…
President Trump held a Situation Room meeting Tuesday to discuss a massive offensive in Iran that will be wider in scope than the current strikes around the Strait of Hormuz, three sources with knowledge said. Why it matters: Trump appears willing to escalate the war to cause enough damage that the Iranian regime will open the Strait of Hormuz and accept Trump's nuclear demands. Driving the news: Trump convened the meeting as the U.S. military conducted strikes in the Strait of Hormuz area and along the southern coast of Iran for the fourth day in a row. - Most of the targets were air defense and radar systems, anti-ship missile positions and drone launch sites. - U.S. officials said the aim of the strikes was to significantly degrade…Open
In Abu Dhabi , the largest emirate in the United Arab Emirates, AI is as much a part of daily life as reporting a pothole or making a doctor's appointment or paying a parking ticket — because AI does all that for you. - Abu Dhabi, the capital of one of the world's wealthiest and most globalized business hubs, has near-universal adoption of an app that knows when you need to renew your national ID or health insurance or vehicle registration. - The app's "AutoGov" feature goes a step further: It handles the paperwork and pays what's owed without being asked. Why it matters: The UAE made a massive bet on AI, spending billions on infrastructure and research, backed by long-term thinking and alignment from top leaders. Before the war with…
In Abu Dhabi , the largest emirate in the United Arab Emirates, AI is as much a part of daily life as reporting a pothole or making a doctor's appointment or paying a parking ticket — because AI does all that for you. - Abu Dhabi, the capital of one of the world's wealthiest and most globalized business hubs, has near-universal adoption of an app that knows when you need to renew your national ID or health insurance or vehicle registration. - The app's "AutoGov" feature goes a step further: It handles the paperwork and pays what's owed without being asked. Why it matters: The UAE made a massive bet on AI, spending billions on infrastructure and research, backed by long-term thinking and alignment from top leaders. Before the war with…Open
An illegal immigrant responsible for a fatal eight-vehicle crash in California received a sentence of less than five years, reigniting debates over immigration enforcement, public safety, and soft justice.
An illegal immigrant responsible for a fatal eight-vehicle crash in California received a sentence of less than five years, reigniting debates over immigration enforcement, public safety, and soft justice. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Jashanpreet Singh, a 21-year-old illegal immigrant from India, was sentenced to just four years and eight months in prison for a deadly crash in Southern California that killed three people and injured four others. Singh’s semi-truck caused an eight-vehicle pileup on Interstate 10 in Ontario after failing to stop, according to investigators. DETAIL: Singh illegally entered the U.S. in March 2022 and was released into the country by the Biden government after being apprehended by Border Patrol. Eyewitness…Open