David Stockman

Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei, an Iranian politician, cleric, and eldest son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been elected the next Supreme Leader of Iran under pressure from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), according to Iran International.

Mind blowing revelation. Ben Rhodes exposes how Benjamin Netanyahu intentionally sabotaged the Iran Nuclear Deal because he was terrified it would actually succeed. Israel prefers a permanent state of war over diplomacy and peace in the Middle East.

What makes Tulsi Gabbard's behavior extra pathetic is that not only did Trump publicly state he doesn't give a shit what she thinks, but they have also excluded her from key national security meetings because they don't trust her. Sacrificing all dignity for an empty title.

JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Fed Chair Jerome Powell warns rising energy prices from US-Israeli war with Iran will drive inflation higher.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and credibility..... 😂😂😂😂

There are millions of us who are somewhere in the intersection of "Ron Paul Libertarians" and "Pat Buchanan" conservatives We are the ones who demand Limited Government, Fiscal Responsibility, ending the Federal Reserve and IRS, are Anti-War, and love Freedom Millions of us

Iran and India Have Come Face to Face. Iran Has Refused Permission for 22 Indian Ships to Pass Through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran Has Demanded That India First Return Its 3 Ships, Which It Had Seized to Please the United States. This Bold Decision by Iran Has Caused a Stir in New Delhi's Chambers, Where India Now Sees No Way to Meet Its Energy Needs Other Than Accepting Tehran's Conditions. India Had Seized Three Iranian Oil Tankers in February at That Time When It Was Trying to Strike a Major Trade Deal with the United States. India Had Detained Them on the Fabricated Charge of "Concealing Identity," But Tehran Has Now Made It Clear That Until Iran's These Three Tankers Are Returned with Honor, the Strait of Hormuz Will Remain a "No-Go Area" for Indian Ships. According to the Global News Agency 'Reuters,' 22 Indian Naval Ships Are Currently Stranded in the Warm Waters of the Strait of Hormuz, Carrying 611 Indian Citizens. Six of These Ships Are Loaded with Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). India Imports 90 Percent of Its Required LPG from Gulf Countries, and Due to This Restriction by Iran, There Is a Fear of Severe Shortages of Domestic Gas in India, Which Has Forced the Modi Government to Its Knees.

🇮🇱🇺🇸🇮🇷WSJ: Arab governments were furious about Israel’s attack on South Pars and Washington’s failure to stop it. They had aggressively lobbied the Trump administration to prevent strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure and now feel a target has been put on their backs.  They paid the protection money, bought American weapons, hosted the bases. They even signed the Abraham Accords. They even invested heavily in Trump personally. Gulf Monarchies went above and beyond the original petrol dollar arrangement. And when Israel’s theological Darwinism, its suicidal compulsion to burn everything within reach in pursuit of a twisted eschatological endgame... pointed its bombs at South Pars, Washington didn’t stop it. For years Gulf governments had tried to balance security "protection" with Washington against diplomatic engagement with Tehran on the understanding that avoiding participation in confrontation with Iran would reduce the likelihood of becoming a target. The events of the past week have seemingly repudiated that assumption entirely.  This is the moment the protection racket dies. Not with a declaration with a sobering realisation. The racket promised security in exchange for petrodollars, American arms purchases and absolute geopolitical compliance. What it actually delivered was Ras Laffan on fire, Al-Ahmadi hit, Habshan shut down, and Saudi Arabia’s top diplomat saying what little trust existed has been completely shattered. Israel’s self-destructive (inverted) theology is de facto helping Iran evict America from the region it spent 60 years acquiring — one burning refinery at a time. This is anything but America First. Had America come first, none of this happens. The Apprentice put Israel first. The Gulf is paying the invoice but they’re taking notes on who sent it.