geopolitics

#FactCheck #TrumpLies

False claims #Trump made as he addressed the nation about #Iran

Trump “mischaracterized” core elements of the #US #economy [lied] & “stretched” the facts [lied] in claiming to have toppled Iran’s government as he addressed the nation Wednesday night in a time of soaring #GasPrices & persistent #inflation.

#gaslighting #propaganda #TrumpsWar #IranWar #law #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
https://apnews.com/article/trump-iran-fact-focus-gas-prices-inflation-821374c3c249ad0abf471843ce8e9557

#Trump vows to hit more Iranian #infrastructure as nations seek to open #Hormuz

Trump threatened to extend attacks on #civilian infrastructure in #Iran after a #US strike cut a major highway bridge on Thursday, prompting a defiant response from Iran, ​which hit a #desalination #water plant in #Kuwait & said more would follow.

#WarMonger #TrumpsWar #IranWar #WarCrimes #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-vows-target-more-iranian-infrastructure-nations-seek-open-hormuz-2026-04-03/

#Hegseth Says #US #Troops Are Fighting for #Jesus. The #Pope Disagrees.

In sharp contrast to the #Trump administration’s calls for #Christian prayers for the #war effort, #PopeLeo XIV says #military domination is “entirely foreign to the way of Jesus Christ.”

#law #Republicans #Constitution #FreedomOfReligion #Christianity #Evangelism #NewApostolicReformation #NAR #military #IranWar #Iran #NationalSecurity #geopolitics #USpol
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/world/middleeast/pope-iran-war.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

2 US warplanes now shot down; search ongoing in #Iran for 1 missing crew member

An F-15 fighter jet & an A-10 attack plane were lost to hostile fire. 2 Black Hawk helicopters also were hit, injuring the crews, before safely returning to their base, officials said.

#POW #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Israel #war #Trump #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/04/03/f-15-crash-iran-missing/

#Trump brushes off #WarCrime concerns as he repeats threat to #Iran #infrastructure

Trump described the consequences that Iran would face if it doesn’t reach a deal with the US by his 8PM Tuesday deadline.

#deranged #sociopath #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #war #WarCrimes #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #EnergyCrisis
https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-04-06-2026

#UAE quits #OPEC, a major blow to world's biggest #oil exporters & leading member #SaudiArabia as #Iran war roils global #energy markets

#IranWar #TrumpsWar #Trump #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
https://apnews.com/article/opec-united-arab-emirates-leaving-cartel-4966108c3fafacb67181152216deda14

I hate the Atlantic (scroll by on principle) but this is a *story*

'fellow academics and foreign diplomats marvel at the doyen of Hungarian foreign policy who doesn’t speak Hungarian. But Pappin’s value is clear, and the government can hardly believe its luck—a flesh-and-blood member of the MAGA intelligentsia on its payroll. That’s part of the reason the stakes are so high in Hungary this election season, high enough that Vance will appear alongside Orbán during the final stretch of the campaign this week'

#usPol #Vance #trump #geopolitics #euPol #europe #wtaf

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/04/hungary-maga-orban-gladden-pappin-trump/686652/?gift=nHf7iWmpOKBdlkwz68mfUPl8qpBfYjvlJnBlftYFpJE&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

#US #GasPrices Hit Highest Level Since Beginning of #War in #Iran

The jump on Tuesday of 1.6% was the highest percentage increase in more than a month.

#TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #Israel #war #ForeverWars #Trump #Netanyahu #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/business/oil-gas-stocks-iran-war.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

#US & #Israel strikes hit #Iran #oil, #rail & #bridges ahead of #Trump deadline

Iranian envoy says Tehran will not “stand idle’ if Trump follows through on #WarCrime threats

Amir-Saeid Iravani, Tehran’s representative at the #UN, said that Trump’s threats earlier Tuesday that a “whole civilization will die” if Iran does not make a deal “constitute incitement to #WarCrimes & potentially #genocide.”

#TrumpsWar #IranWar #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics
https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-04-07-2026

#US to weigh deadline extension while #Iran reviews #Pakistan's #ceasefire request

#MassMurder #genocide #TrumpsWar #IranWar #war #ForeverWars #Trump #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
https://www.reuters.com/world/iran-war-live-tehran-rejects-ceasefire-deal-trumps-deadline-reopen-strait-hormuz-2026-04-07/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement

RE: https://toad.social/@wdlindsy/116365282735264725

i cannot say this enough:

IT IS A BIG FUCKING DEAL DAPOPE IS CALLING OUT #MAGA #TRUMP BLASPHEMY

Pope Leo is absolutely to the left of Pope Francisco on #geopolitics.

y’all don't need to whitesplain me why you hate the RCC. just reckon with the fact y’all witnessing something that hasn't happened in the history of the modern Roman Catholic Church.

#religion #Vatican #PopeLeoXIV

Even as #Israel paused its attacks on #Iran, it escalated its parallel war in #Lebanon, launching what it described as its biggest strikes yet.

Lebanon's health minister said the strikes left dozens dead & hundreds wounded.

Lebanese PM Nawaf Salam said attacks on densely populated #residential areas ignored regional & international peace efforts.

#war #Netanyahu #WarCrimes #RulesOfWar #law #geopolitics #MiddleEast
https://www.reuters.com/world/iran-war-live-trump-announces-two-week-ceasefire-iran-says-talks-begin-soon-2026-04-08/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement

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So Trump communicated a ceasefire that isn't there, this makes him look extremely weak, also Iran controls Hormuz, Trump is essentially empty handed.
#trump #iran #israel #lebanon #usa #ceasefire #geopolitics @geopolitics

Meaningless nonsense

#Trump says deadline for #Congress to approve #IranWar doesn't apply: Hostilities have 'terminated'

The White House asserted to Congress in a letter Friday that hostilities with #Iran have “terminated” despite the continued presence of US armed forces in the region.

#TrumpsWar #war #ForeverWars #WarCrimes #RulesOfWar #law #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
https://apnews.com/article/iran-congress-war-powers-republicans-trump-authorization-41ef029df176a6486422e9d68aa6d872

#Inflation Surges as Effects of the #IranWar Show in Prices

The #Consumer Price Index [#CPI] jumped 3.3% in the year through March, a 2-year high, reflecting higher costs for #energy & goods affected by disruptions in the #MiddleEast.

#TrumpsWar #US #Iran #Israel #war #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #EnergyCrisis
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/10/business/inflation-cpi-report?smid=nytcore-ios-share

#Venezuela Approves New #Law to Open #Mining to Foreign Investors

The move opens the country’s coveted #mineral fortune up to foreign investors, in the latest move that Venezuela’s leadership has taken to satisfy the #Trump admin.

#geopolitics #MafiaState #sovereignty
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/world/americas/venezuela-mining-us.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Iran's Guards seize #wartime power, weakening Supreme Leader's role

2 months into a war with the #US & #Israel, #Iran no longer has a single, undisputed clerical arbiter at the pinnacle of #power — an abrupt break with the past that may be hardening Tehran’s stance as it weighs renewed talks with ​Washington.

#IranWar #TrumpsWar #Trump #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/irans-guards-seize-wartime-power-blunting-supreme-leaders-role-2026-04-28/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement

Cardinal’s meeting at #Pentagon was ‘unusual,’ #Vatican official says

Through the first year of Trump’s 2nd term, tensions between his admin & the Vatican — with the first #US born #pope — have simmered.

#law #Trump #Hegseth #Republicans #Constitution #FreedomOfReligion #ChurchAndState #Christianity #Evangelism #NewApostolicReformation #NAR #military #war #NationalSecurity #geopolitics #USpol
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/10/trump-vatican-pentagon-meeting/

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor #Orbán concedes defeat after 'painful' #election result ending 16 years in power for a powerful figure in the #FarRight movement allied with US President Donald #Trump & #Russia President Vladimir #Putin.

“I congratulated the victorious party,″ Orbán told supporters in Budapest. “We are going to serve the Hungarian nation & our homeland from opposition as well.”

#Hungary #geopolitics
https://apnews.com/article/hungary-election-orban-magyar-trump-1a4eb0ba6b94e0c80c3cd18bd36254ab

#US Central Command has announced that it will begin a blockade of #Iran #ports on Monday at 10AM ET.

#CENTCOM said the blockade would be “enforced impartially against vessels of all nations” entering or departing Iranian ports & coastal areas.

It said it would still allow ships traveling between non-Iranian ports to transit the #StraitOfHormuz.

#idiocracy #Trump #IranWar #war #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #oil
https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-04-12-2026#0000019d-838e-d1f7-a9bf-ebdea92c0000

#US military set to begin its #blockade of #Iran #ports & #coast

The US has vowed to blockade all Iranian ports to pressure Tehran into agreeing to open the crucial #StraitOfHormuz & accepting a peace deal. Iran responded with threats on all the ports of US #allies in the Persian Gulf & the Gulf of Oman.

#idiocracy #kakistocracy #TrumpsWar #IranWar #war #WarCrimes #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #EnergyCrisis
https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-04-13-2026

#Trump vows to 'kill' Iranian warships that near #US #blockade of ports

Trump made the comment on social media just after the blockade of #Iran was expected to begin. Trump said Iran has some “fast attack ships” remaining even after much of its navy was destroyed by US strikes.

#MafiaState #TrumpsWar #IranWar #war #WarCrimes #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #EnergyCrisis
https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-04-13-2026

completely unsurprising:

#Trump says he's 'not satisfied' with #Iran's newest peace plan

“They want to make a deal, I’m not satisfied with it, so we’ll see what happens,” Trump told reporters Friday at the White House.

Asked about what he sees as the proposal’s shortcomings, Trump said, “They’re asking for things I can’t agree to.”

#IranWar #MafiaState #piracy #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-05-01-2026#0000019d-e476-d6f5-adbf-edfeb6c00000

⚡ NEWS

IFS Analysis Reveals Help to Buy Scheme Favored High-Income Households

The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) concludes that George Osborne's 2013 Help to Buy mortgage schemes primarily benefited higher-income households rather than improving social mobility, contradicting the program's original intent.

📰 https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/apr/15/higher-income-households-benefited-most-from-help-to-buy-mortgages-thinktank

#UK #Markets #Geopolitics #GeoWire

#Iran has hit far more #US military assets than reported [or admitted to by the #Trump admin], satellite images show

Imagery published by Iranian state-affiliated media & verified by The Post shows damage to at least 228 structures or pieces of equipment at US #military sites.

#TrumpsWar #IranWar #war #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/05/06/iran-us-bases-satellite-images/