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5 hours ago

Trump's Iran Fiasco: Empire of Bluff & Two-Week Ceasefires. | Velocity Economics Trump started a war, threatened to end civilization by 8pm, got nothing, gave up everything, and called it a ceasefire. That's what just happened. And the people who understand how power works are...

Trump's Iran Fiasco: Empire of Bluff

Trump threatened war with Iran, then caved, lifting two decades of sanctions on Iranian oil for a temporary, breakable ceasefire. He blinked & now Iran has all the leverage.

#Politics #ForeignRelations #VelocityEconomics

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5 hours ago

Vance Boosts Putin's Ally. Ukraine's Fury Is the Point. | Velocity Economics The U.S. Vice President just flew to Budapest to campaign for a nationalist strongman four days before an election. That's the story. Not a diplomatic visit. Not a coincidence of scheduling. An...

JD Vance is campaigning for Hungary’s pro-Russia leader Viktor Orban days before his election after he blocked $90B in EU aid to Ukraine. #ForeignRelations #Politics #VelocityEconomics

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1 day ago

Trump Threatens Genocide. Media Buries It. | Velocity Economics A sitting U.S. president just posted what a former State Department legal advisor identifies as a plausible threat to commit genocide, and Reuters buried it in paragraph seven — after the Strait of...

Trump Threatens Genocide. Media Buries It.

Trump literally threatened genocide against Iran (89 million people) on Truth Social and Reuters is framing it as a deadline.

#ForeignRelations #MilitaryDefense #VelocityEconomics

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1 day ago

Rubio & State Dept. Downplay Russia Arming Iran to Kill Americans. | Velocity Economics Trump spent the last year calling Putin a genius, floating "peace plans" that hand Ukraine to Russia, and now his own Secretary of State is sitting in G7 meetings getting confronted with evidence...

Russia is actively helping Iran target US bases with satellite imagery & hacking tools, confirmed by intel. Meanwhile, the Sec of State downplays it as "insignificant"—seriously?

#ForeignRelations #MilitaryDefense #VelocityEconomics

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1 day ago

Trump's Coup Playbook: Yale Historian Names the Steps Now | Velocity Economics A Yale historian just laid out, in public, the specific playbook he sees Trump following toward a domestic coup attempt — and he's naming it now precisely because naming it might be the only thing...

Trump's Coup Playbook: Yale Historian Names the Steps Now

Trump’s openly prepping a coup, mirroring Putin & Orbán: provoke a crisis (maybe even a false flag attack), then deploy the military domestically.

#Politics #ForeignRelations #VelocityEconomics

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2 days ago

Trump's The President of the United States is calling a military rescue operation during a war he started without congressional approval an "Easter miracle" — invoking Christian resurrection symbolism to...

Trump's "Easter Miracle" War: Sacrilege as Strategy.

Trump is falsely framing a war he started as an "Easter miracle" while his Treasury Secretary compares a rescue to Jesus' resurrection.

#Politics #ForeignRelations #VelocityEconomics

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2 days ago

Stengel: Trump Killed “Brand USA.” It’s Over. | Velocity Economics A career diplomat who spent his life selling America to the world just published an obituary for the country's global reputation. Not a concerned op-ed. Not a warning. An obituary. Richard Stengel —.....

Stengel: Trump Killed “Brand USA.” It’s Over.

Obama’s former “marketing officer” says America’s global reputation is *dead*, thanks to Trump’s actions—specifically, killing 100+ Iranian schoolchildren.

#ForeignRelations #Politics #VelocityEconomics

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5 days ago

Trump vows to hit more Iranian infrastructure as nations seek to open Hormuz | Velocity Economics Trump's announcing which bridge he'll bomb next on social media. Not hinting. Not through diplomatic channels. Posting video of the strike, then saying "Bridges next, then Electric Power Plants!"...

Trump is openly announcing civilian targets in Iran—bridges, power plants—after Iran targeted desalination in Kuwait.

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Fazen Capital

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1 week ago

Pakistan Hosts Iran Talks as Region Seeks De‑escalation Pakistan hosted Iran’s foreign ministers on Mar 29, 2026; Islamabad’s talks could alter regional energy risk premia and affect Pakistan’s FX and sovereign credit in the near term.

Pakistan Hosts Iran Talks as Region Seeks De‑escalation: Pakistan hosted Iran’s foreign ministers on Mar 29, 2026; Islamabad’s talks could alter regional energy risk premia and affect Pakistan’s FX and… 👈 Read full analysis #Pakistan #IranTalks #EnergyDiplomacy #Geopolitics #ForeignRelations

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1 week ago

Trump says 'Cuba is next' in speech touting US military successes | Velocity Economics The President of the United States just announced his next target at an investment forum. Not a defense briefing. Not a national security meeting. An *investment forum* in Miami. He's telling the...

Trump openly told investors #Cuba is next for military action—after admitting he wants them to know—because he created the crisis there by cutting off their oil.

#Politics #ForeignRelations #VelocityEconomics

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1 week ago

Exclusive: US links security guarantees to Ukraine giving up Donbas, Zelenskiy says | Velocity Economics The United States is telling Ukraine it can have security guarantees — the promise that America will protect them if Russia attacks again — but only if Ukraine gives up the entire Donbas region...

The US is demanding Ukraine cede the Donbas region to Russia in exchange for vague “security guarantees.” Handing Putin a victory while Russia feeds US war intel to Iran.

#ForeignRelations #Politics #VelocityEconomics

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1 week ago

Trump’s Gulf Bases Are Rubble. Putin’s Laughing. Are You Paying Attention? | Velocity Economics They bombed Iran for three weeks straight, destroyed thirteen American bases in the process, and now U.S. troops are hiding in hotels while Iranian intelligence tries to figure out which ones. Russia....

US’s Gulf Bases Are Rubble. Putin’s Laughing. Are You Paying Attention?

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2 weeks ago

U.S. brought back $100 million of gold from Venezuela, Interior Secretary Burgum says | Velocity Economics The Interior Secretary of the United States just flew to a country we militarily raided two months ago, met with the government we left in power after capturing its president, and came home with $100....

Burgum literally flew to Venezuela—after we captured their president—and brought back $100M in gold for US refiners. Forget democracy, this is straight-up resource extraction with military backing.

#Economics #ForeignRelations #VelocityEconomics

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Steve R

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2 weeks ago

He has an important role in our #ForeignRelations yet he doesn’t have the courage to say NO to Dear Leader. He should go. Because of him & too many others ( including the other 3 Idahoans in Congress) there are no Checks in our system of Checks & Balances.

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2 weeks ago

Exclusive: Iran attacks wipe out 17% of Qatar’s LNG capacity for up to five years, QatarEnergy CEO says | Velocity Economics Three to five years. That's how long it takes to repair what Iran blew up in hours. Qatar just lost 17% of its LNG capacity — 12.8 million tons per year offline, $20 billion in annual revenue gone,...

Iran just crippled Qatar’s LNG exports—17% gone, $20B in revenue lost—after Israel hit Iranian gas facilities. Exxon & Shell are taking the financial hit while Europe & Asia scramble for energy.

#Energy #ForeignRelations #VelocityEconomics

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2 weeks ago

Trump calls NATO The man who started a war without telling his allies is calling those same allies "cowards" for refusing to fix the mess he made. That's where we are. Nine months into a war Trump launched to...

Trump is calling NATO allies “cowards” for refusing to help secure a shipping lane *he* destabilized after starting a war without consulting them.

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2 weeks ago

Black Cube, leaked tapes and corruption: Israeli spy firm crashes Slovenia’s election | Velocity Economics An Israeli spy firm that helped Harvey Weinstein hunt his victims just got caught running surveillance operations in Slovenia days before a national election. The operatives flew in on a private jet.....

Israeli firm Black Cube—known for spying on Harvey Weinstein’s accusers—is meddling in Slovenia’s election.

#Politics #ForeignRelations #VelocityEconomics

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3 weeks ago

Iran war fuels tensions in US Democratic primary races | Velocity Economics The Democrats are fighting each other while Trump's war hemorrhages money and kills American soldiers, and the party establishment is treating this as a distraction from winning swing voters instead.....

Trump’s bombing Iran costs $1B/day & killed US troops, yet Dems like Foushee (Lockheed/Northrop donor) & Hickenlooper funded the war machine then feigned opposition.

#Politics #ForeignRelations #VelocityEconomics

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3 weeks ago

Trump says he can do 'anything I want' with Cuba | Velocity Economics The President of the United States just said he can "do anything I want" with another country and expects to have "the honor of taking Cuba." Not regime change. Not intervention. *Taking.* Like a...

Trump literally said he wants to *take* #Cuba, after intentionally crippling their power grid. He’s escalating beyond Venezuela & #Iran, openly defying decades of agreements.

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3 weeks ago

Iran holds the key to reopening global energy markets | Velocity Economics The United States bombed Iran, destroyed its air force and navy, killed 200 children including 165 at a girls' elementary school, and is now learning that none of that matters if Iran decides...

US bombs Iran, spends $3.7B, and gets nothing—Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz, halting 20% of global oil/gas. Oil prices spiked 60% and Saudi Arabia is asking *Iran* for permission to ship.

#Energy #ForeignRelations #VelocityEconomics

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3 weeks ago

Israeli forces kill Palestinian parents, two children, in West Bank, medics say | Velocity Economics While Israel bombs Iran and the world watches, Israeli forces shot a Palestinian family in the head. All four of them. The father, the mother, a five-year-old, a seven-year-old. Each one shot in the....

Israeli forces executed a Palestinian family—parents & two young children—at a checkpoint in the West Bank.

#ForeignRelations #Politics #VelocityEconomics

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3 weeks ago

Trump administration estimates Iran war cost at over $11 billion in six days, source says | Velocity Economics Trump just spent $11.3 billion in six days bombing Iran and says "we won" while simultaneously asking Congress for up to $50 billion more to keep doing it. That's not what winning looks like — that's....

Trump blew $11.3B bombing Iran in six days, then met with Lockheed Martin & Raytheon to discuss *more* war. He's claiming victory while asking for another $50B—it's a profit scheme, not a strategy.

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Observe Lebanon

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4 weeks ago

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Lebanon's Foreign Minister Joseph Ryi gained support from Finland, Ireland, and Sweden to address Israeli escalation and uphold sovereignty. Ireland committed €3 million in aid, while Ryi dismissed Iranian interference.

#Lebanon #ForeignRelations #HumanitarianAid

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4 weeks ago

Players' union raises alarm over safety of Iran women's soccer team after Asian Cup exit | Velocity Economics The Iranian women's soccer team stood silent during their national anthem. State TV called them "traitors during wartime" who "must be dealt with more severely." Now they're being loaded onto a plane....

Iranian soccer players protested, then were threatened on state TV as “traitors.” Now they’re being sent home despite FIFPRO being unable to contact them, and Australia won’t intervene to discuss

#SocialPolicy #ForeignRelations #VelocityEconomics

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1 month ago

Israel hits Iran's oil depots as clerics say consensus reached on Ayatollah successor | Velocity Economics The United States and Israel are bombing a country's critical infrastructure — its oil depots, its water supply — while explicitly threatening to assassinate whoever tries to lead it next. Iran's...

Israel is openly bombing Iranian oil depots & water plants after killing their leader, with Netanyahu admitting it's regime change. Four tanker drivers are already dead.

#ForeignRelations #MilitaryDefense #VelocityEconomics

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1 month ago

Trump vows to 'take care of Cuba,' praises Venezuela cooperation at summit | Velocity Economics Trump just held a summit at his own golf course where he promised to "take care of Cuba" and praised Venezuela's new leader for "working with us" — by which he means doing what he says. This is naked....

Trump openly admitted the US arrested Venezuela’s president & replaced him with someone who'll hand over resources—and now wants to do the same to Cuba.

#Politics #ForeignRelations #VelocityEconomics

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1 month ago

How Lindsey Graham got Trump to yes on Iran | Velocity Economics A U.S. senator just admitted on the record that he sold a president on starting a war. Not responded to a crisis. Not authorized defensive action. Sold him. On a golf course. Using Trump's...

Lindsey Graham bragged about manipulating Trump into nearly starting a war with Iran, appealing to his ego & desire for a “Berlin Wall moment"

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1 month ago

US bombs likely killed 150 girls at an Iranian school, and the Pentagon is crafting a cover story instead of taking responsibility. Rubio & Hegseth are spinning it—they claim it wasn't “deliberate.”

#ForeignRelations #MilitaryDefense #VelocityEconomics

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1 month ago

Dem senators like Gallego & Slotkin are already funding Trump's potential Iran war despite previously opposing it—prioritizing the Pentagon's budget over actual national security.

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1 month ago

Trump is demanding to personally pick Iran's new Ayatollah after his assassination attempt backfired, radicalizing the region & spiking gas prices.

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