iranwar

#Trump admin sows “confusion” as it tries to reopen #StraitOfHormuz [they just have no idea what they’re doing]

The Trump admin’s approach to the #IranWar over the past 24 hrs has pinballed from declarations that a tenuous ceasefire was holding & military operations were over to new threats of bombing the Islamic Republic.

#idiocracy #kakistocracy #US #Iran #war #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #MarketManipulation
https://apnews.com/article/trump-iran-war-confusion-messaging-contradiction-20471bb90ad7abd6381a761fffeb8e96

#HouseRepublicans, you tiny wimpy nothings

Republican leaders pulled a resolution to halt the #IranWar that had been scheduled for a vote Thursday evening, after it became clear they just didn’t have enough votes to defeat it.

#TheRealSuckersAndLosers #Congress #USpol #TrumpsWar #US #Iran #war #ForeverWars #Trump #law #WarPowers #NationalSecurity
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/us/iran-war-powers-trump-measure.html?smid=url-share&smid=nytcore-ios-share&rsrc=cl-share

#US bears brunt of Israel’s missile defense, #Pentagon assessments show

The US military has depleted much of its inventory of advanced missile-defense interceptors after expending far more high-end munitions defending #Israel amid hostilities with #Iran than Israeli forces used themselves, according to #Defense Department assessments described to WaPo.

#Trump #TrumpsWar #IranWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #GovernmentSpending #GovernmentWaste #NationalSecurity #economy
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/05/21/us-bears-brunt-israels-missile-defense-pentagon-assessments-show/

#Iran Says It Is Discussing Plan With #US to End Hostilities

The one-page proposal under review would open the #StraitOfHormuz & pause the fighting for 30 days, but differences remain over US demands on Iran’s #nuclear program.

#TrumpsWar #IranWar #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/live/2026/05/07/world/iran-trump-hormuz-peace-deal?smid=nytcore-ios-share

So much for the “ceasefire” talks going well. Not that I believe anything from this admin.

#US launches #strikes on #Iran after attacks on warships, military says

The “self-defense strikes” followed attacks on 3 US naval vessels, #CENTCOM said in a statement. None of the US warships were hit.

#TrumpsWar #IranWar #war #ForeverWars #Trump #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/07/politics/us-forces-strike-military-facilities-in-iran?cid=ios_app

#GiftArticle

Brutally honest analysis of Trump’s failure in #Iran & its impact on the #US & #GlobalOrder from Robert Kagan

Checkmate in Iran

It’s hard to think of a time when the #UnitedStates suffered a total defeat in a conflict, a setback so decisive that the strategic loss could be neither repaired nor ignored.

#Trump #failure #TrumpsWar #IranWar #war #ForeverWars #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #NewWorldOrder
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/05/iran-war-trump-losing/687094/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxQsNAoumvTwglsKzbozefow

#Iran responds to #US #ceasefire proposal but #Trump rejects it as 'unacceptable'

Iran sent its response to the latest US ceasefire proposal via Pakistani mediators & wants negotiations to focus on permanently ending the war, but Trump quickly rejected it as “TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!” with no details.

#idiocracy #kakistocracy #IranWar #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #EnergyCrisis
https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-war-attack-may-10-2026-f8812db41837336d816efaea7bc1c44a

#Senate rejects bill to halt #IranWar despite lawmakers’ growing frustrations

It was the first such vote since a deadline passed for the #Trump admin to seek #Congress’s approval to continue the military campaign.

#TrumpsWar #US #Iran #Israel #war #ForeverWars #WarCrimes #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/05/13/senate-rejects-bill-halt-iran-war-despite-growing-frustrations/

A ship anchored off the #UAE was seized & taken toward #Iran & another—a cargo ship near #Oman —sank after being
attacked, authorities said Thursday, as tensions escalated near the #StraitOfHormuz.

It wasn’t immediately clear who was behind these incidents, but they happened as a snr Iranian ofcl reiterated his country’s claim of control over the waterway & another said it had a right to seize #oil tankers connected to the #US.

#IranWar #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers
https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-israel-war-oil-hormuz-may-14-2026-efb53c39ee6334733e1cb22ca4a6c279

A leaked Army memo🚨warns that #Hegseth's frantic push to flood the battlefield with cheap weaponized #drones is getting soldiers killed by bypassing fundamental explosive safety protocols nobody bothered to maintain in the rush."
-T Welborn3

The #DOD🚨is being accused of cutting corners on safety..
#Incompetence #Deaths #IranWar #Trump #TrumpRegime #Troops #USPol
https://www.thedailybeast.com/secret-memo-calls-out-pentagon-pete-for-drone-mishaps/

Could be another #MarketManipulation or even just that Trump is feeling like he’s not getting enough attention.

#Trump says a deal with #Iran & opening of #StraitOfHormuz are 'largely negotiated'

#TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Israel #war #WarCrimes #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
https://apnews.com/article/iran-united-states-war-ceasefire-negotiations-hormuz-1c283f26d037102cc5e6f798546d0e59

#Iran says it is closing the vital #StraitOfHormuz in response to what it described as #Israel #ceasefire violations in #Lebanon & a failure by the #US to implement the first clause of a tentative agreement to end the #war.

#TrumpsWar #IranWar #Trump #Netanyahu #WarCrimes #RulesOfWar #InternationalLaw #law #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #EnergyCrisis
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/20/world/live-news/iran-war-trump-israel-lebanon?post-id=cmqmdyk76000c396s8ae4atzg

The #US military carried out ​new #strikes overnight in #Iran targeting a military site that ‌officials claimed posed a threat to US forces & commercial maritime traffic in the #StraitOfHormuz, a ​US official told Reuters on Wednesday.

The official…said the US military also intercepted & shot down multiple ​Iranian drones that they claimed posed a similar threat.

#TrumpsWar #IranWar #ForeverWars #Trump #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #economy #EnergyCrisis
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-carries-out-new-strikes-iran-against-military-site-official-says-2026-05-27/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement

#US revokes license that authorized sale of Iranian #oil

The US #Treasury Dept issued the 60-day license last month, waiving #sanctions on Iranian oil as part of an interim agreement to end the fighting between the 2 countries. Treasury officials did not immediately respond to an AP inquiry on why the license was revoked.

#TrumpsWar #IranWar #Iran #war #Trump #law #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #EnergyCrisis
https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-israel-war-oil-4732228810c9839a1258309ad43b8289

Iranian drones attack #Bahrain & a ship is struck in the strait after #US airstrikes on #Iran

Iran launched a drone assault targeting Bahrain while a ship in the #StraitOfHormuz separately came under attack Saturday, likely Tehran’s response to overnight airstrikes by the US.

#TrumpsWar #IranWar #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-israel-war-hormuz-strait-june-27-2026-dca83ec0b72f498eea7146df5311b39c

He is just so freaking dumb

#Trump says #Iran agreed to #nuclear inspections into “infinity”, Tehran denies #US claims

#idiocracy #TrumpsWar #IranWar
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/us-waives-iran-sanctions-trump-says-he-will-do-what-i-have-to-if-tehran-2026-06-23/

But I thought there was no war

#Pentagon seeks $80 billion from #Congress for #IranWar

The Pentagon has told senators it needs roughly $80 billion, mostly to cover the cost of the #US war against #Iran, adding to what is already a sizable #military spending boost being sought by #Trump.

The White House #OMB has yet to make a formal request to Congress. But #Defense Secy Pete #Hegseth has been making the rounds on Capitol Hill, including Monday evening.

https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-costs-trump-senate-hegseth-4648071a31afceaa55638c69ea021fd8

So this will obviously be rejected …

#Trump sent changes to the proposed peace deal back to #Iran

Trump sent back changes to the proposed deal with Iran after a meeting with advisers Friday, ofcls said, extending the back & forth negotiations into another week.

The exact changes Trump requested weren’t immediately clear, but officials said he has insisted on tougher language surrounding Iran’s #nuclear commitments & its pledge to reopen to #StraitOfHormuz.

#IranWar
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/31/politics/trump-iran-deal-changes

Because, Trump

#US and #Iran exchange renewed fire as #Trump asks for changes to proposed deal to end #war

#TrumpsWar #IranWar #ForeverWars #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/31/politics/trump-iran-deal-changes?cid=ios_app

#MarcoRubio to be defiant on status of #US #ForeignPolicy in first congressional testimony since #IranWar

The fmr Republican senator is set to defend the #Trump admin’s bulldozing of US #SoftPower in his opening statement to senators Tuesday as part of an annual budget request hearing.

The written remarks focus mostly on the #WesternHemisphere, with NO mention of the ongoing, sprawling US operations in the #MiddleEast.

https://apnews.com/live/trump-administration-updates-06-02-2026#0000019e-88a9-dd65-a7bf-89e96ef60000

Whiny little worm #Trump berates #Senate #Republicans during his visit to the Capitol over their vote to block the #IranWar.

This is a #democracy moron. You may not act unilaterally nor without reason.

#idiocracy #kakistocracy #unfit #TrumpsWar #US #Iran #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
https://apnews.com/article/trump-capitol-republican-senators-968c1454ede461d2db413790670c07df

Holy hell, they finally found their ovaries

In a first, #House votes to block #Trump from ordering further #strikes on #Iran

The #Senate advanced a similar #WarPowers resolution last month on a procedural vote, reflecting growing impatience with a conflict #Congress hasn’t authorized.

#OvaryUp #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #war #ForeverWars #RulesOfWar #law #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/03/politics/house-iran-war-powers-vote?cid=ios_app

As the #Pentagon stays quiet, AP reconstructs a #US strike killing over 100 Iranian #children

A US missile killed Iranian schoolchildren four months ago. We still don’t know the full story

#TrumpsWar #IranWar #Iran #war #Trump #WarCrimes #RulesOfWar #InternationalLaw #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
https://apnews.com/article/iran-school-strike-baluch-trump-2a134a5c74d80db763db4c3eb6d0d847

#Israel says #Iran launched missiles at it in the first such bombardment during fragile “ceasefire”

#TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #war #ForeverWars #Trump #Netanyahu #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-ceasefire-hezbollah-israel-28d80744e192ae0d5cce73a5a08af906