Israel rejects Trump's 15-point plan for Gaza, Netanyahu says

Israel's PM says its military will not pull out from Gaza until Hamas is "genuinely" disarmed.

Trump Adopts 'Low-Key' Approach to Iran Talks

President Donald Trump has shifted from touting an imminent peace deal with Iran to adopting a “low key” attitude to negotiations. Bloomberg's Abeer Abu Omar reports. (Source: Bloomberg)

Iran Insists Strait of Hormuz Will Stay Closed Until Trump Agrees to Demands

A spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry said that talks with Oman on shipping routes in the Strait of Hormuz were “separate” from discussions to fully reopen the waterway.

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Trump and the failure of the Fafo doctrine

The president’s flawed decision-making is finally catching up with him

The one approach to the Iran war that is guaranteed to fail

Trump undermines his own threats and sabotages his own negotiations.

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Netanyahu rejects US-backed 15-point Gaza peace plan | First Thing

Israeli PM is insisting on a full Hamas disarmament before the deal can be implemented. Plus, what it feels like to get locked in to an opera performance that lasts nearly 24 hours Good morning. Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected a US-backed 15-point peace plan for Gaza in a rare public break with Donald Trump. In a statement, Israel’s prime minister said he was confronting a “wave of rumours about Israeli weakness and Israeli withdrawals on all fronts” and rebuked US pressure to end wars in Gaz...

By Martin Belam

Mike Lindell touts Trump ties in race for governor of Minnesota, where Trump has lost

Lindell, of "MyPillow," plays up his ties to Trump, who endorsed him for Tuesday's primary. But the state Republican convention backed one of his opponents.

By Dana Ferguson

Why Netanyahu’s ‘coup’ against Gaza plan risks endless war

The Israeli leader’s rejection of a US-led roadmap threatens to entrench a state of conflict, analysts say.

Trump’s foreign licensing business booms to $59.5 million as Gulf developers pay

Nearly two-thirds of Trump’s foreign licensing fees came from two Gulf developers, in the UAE and Qatar, including one pursuing a $20 billion U.S. expansion.

Netanyahu, at odds with Trump, rejects Gaza peace plan

The Israeli prime minister says his country will not withdraw from Gaza until Hamas fully disarms, setting himself against a US-backed roadmap endorsed by the group.

Iran's list of demands to reopen Hormuz: A capitulation document?

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday that they would not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until the United States complied with a list of demands, including paying compensation for war damages. Is it a surrender document? We discuss this with our guest, Dr. H.A. Hellyer, Senior Fellow in Geopolitics, International Security, and Middle East Studies, RUSI.

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Trump drags former FBI director James Comey into Reflecting Pool debacle

President Donald Trump says Lincoln Memorial vandals ‘probably’ took inspiration for graffiti from ex-FBI director’s ‘86 47’ seashell picture, which the Department of Justice has alleged was meant as an assassination threat

By Joe Sommerlad

Jamie Dimon says the dollar could lose reserve-currency status if the US loses its economic and military edge

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon launched a $1.5 trillion security and resiliency initiative last year. SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images Jamie Dimon says US economic and military strength underpins the dollar's reserve status. The US made a mistake relying on China for critical materials. The Iran war shows the US isn't ready for a prolonged war. The dollar could eventually lose its status as the world's reserve currency if the US fails to maintain its economic and military dominance, JPMorgan Chas...

‘We are low-keying it’: U.S. to let Iran’s economic stress do the work, Trump hints

Tehran says it’s nearing a deal on the Strait of Hormuz while laying out a long list of demands for Washington before shipping can resume

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In rural Wisconsin, frustrations over Trump ag policies heat up House race

US mosquito numbers have crashed during a historic drought

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Why Trump is ‘low-keying’ talks with Iran as Hormuz crisis drives oil higher

Abdul El-Sayed defends wife Sarah Jukaku after Trump's controversial post, ‘Yeah, he’s right’

Abdul El-Sayed, a US Senate candidate, responded to a Trump post contrasting their families, emphasizing the differences in their visions for America.

Hamas’s waiting game buys terror group time as Israel rejects Gaza plan, Palestinian analysts claim

"Hamas was hoping for Israeli rejection to delay disarmament," a Palestinian source claims; "Netanyahu's government is not a partner for peace, but only for war," PA official tells the 'Post.'

Iran ties Hormuz reopening to US concessions on several demands

Iran said it was nearing a final pact with Oman defining new shipping lanes between them through the Strait of Hormuz but repeated that the U.S. must meet other conditions, including compensation and an end to sanctions and military threats, before the strategic waterway is reopened. The strait, through which about a fifth of global […]

John Oliver Eviscerates The “Bizarro World” Of Trump’s DOJ On ‘Last Week Tonight’

On Sunday’s Last Week Tonight, John Oliver wasted no time jumping right into his main topic: the “bizarro-world version of civil rights” that he says Donald Trump’s Department of Justice is persuing. “In normal times, the DOJ does some incredibly important work. But sadly under Donald Trump, while political prosecutions have risen, other genuinely important […]

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Allies set to kick off annual joint exercise

South Korea and the United States will conduct their annual Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise from Aug. 17-27 to strengthen their defense posture against potential contingencies on the Korean Peninsula, the allies announced at a press conference Monday. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff and the South Korea-US Combined Forces Command announced the schedule for this year's UFS, describing it as an "annual exercise of a defensive nature." The exercise will incorporate realistic scenarios reflecting l

By The Korea Herald

'20 Warships Near Iran': US' Hormuz Warning Amid Trump's "Semi-Negotiations"

The post came amid heightened tensions around the Strait of Hormuz, with Tehran maintaining its demands that must be met before it removes its chokehold from the strategic waterway for commercial shipping.

Netanyahu risks wrath of US after spurning Trump’s 15-point Gaza peace plan

Israeli PM insists his forces will not withdraw until terror group Hamas gives up all its weapons

By Henry Bodkin

Israel rejects Trump's 15-point Gaza peace plan

Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would not accept the proposal in its current form.

Trump’s Gaza plan hinges on Hamas disarmament, Israeli withdrawals

Donald Trump’s latest plan to end the Gaza war calls on Hamas to lay down its arms as Israel withdraws from the territory, terms endorsed by the militants but rejected by Israel, which says it will not pull back until the group’s disarmament is complete. WHAT IS TRUMP’S LATEST PLAN FOR GAZA? The U.S. president […]

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AM Markets Need to Know: Trump holds back on Iran action, AI models breach test safeguards, and more

Iran War: Trump Impotence – WSJ Reports Desire to Exit if Strait Opened, Netanyahu Rejects Gaza “Deal”, Pentagon Issues 21-Day Demand for Plans for More Weapons as Iran and Ansar Allah Keep Attacking

Todays' Iran war news: Trump is visibly stymied on multiple Middle East fronts. So how long before he lashes out?

By Yves Smith

Trump reposted Thanos Plevris’ Breitbart statements on migration: “His re-election changed migration policy in the US & Europe”

The Greek minister linked the US president’s return to office with Europe’s shift towards tougher migration policies The post Trump reposted Thanos Plevris’ Breitbart statements on migration: “His re-election changed migration policy in the US & Europe” appeared first on ProtoThema English.

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