David Rohde

"Although Rohde doesn’t hide his conviction that Trump undermined democracy... he writes in measured language that should hold up well in the light of history. “Where Tyranny Begins” is a work of reporting & sober analysis, not polemic. TY @republicofspin nytimes.com/2024/08/25/boo…

“The UK team were surprised by what the Iranians put on the table,” a former official told the Guardian. “It was not a complete deal, but it was progress and was unlikely to be the Iranians’ final offer. The British team expected the next round of negotiations to go ahead on the basis of the progress in Geneva.” ms.now/news/witkoff-e…

Iranian FM claims Tehran is receiving "military cooperation" from Russia & China. Vows to keep Strait of Hormuz closed & attack oil facilities across Persian Gulf if U.S. targets Iran’s oil infrastructure. ms.now/news/iran-war-…

“I’m kind of floored by the fact that the administration failed to plan or have any guidance in place for what to do with the commercial shipping," one expert said. "It just appears that the U.S. does not have sufficient resources.” ms.now/news/strait-of…

Scoop: A drone just hit a major U.S. diplomatic facility in Iraq in a suspected retaliation to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran by pro-Tehran militias, per a security official and an internal alert reviewed by The Post.

New from @VaughnHillyard @IanJSherwood & me. The Trump administration has cited concerns about Iran’s Tehran Research Reactor as a justification for its military strikes. But it has provided no evidence that the facility was being used to develop nuclear weapons. ms.now/news/trump-ira…

Se hizo una convocatoria pública para que todos los trombonistas de Nueva York llevaran su instrumento y despidieran a Willie Colón hoy, a la salida de su féretro de la Catedral de San Patricio, donde se celebró una misa en su honor. Mira el resultado:

Exclusive: Diplomats claim Witkoff undermined Iran talks & is falsely claiming Iranians boasted of having enough enriched uranium for 11 nuclear bombs. TY @iansherwood ms.now/news/exclusive…

Fire at U.S embassy in Riyadh after blast -two sources tell Reuters @timourazhari

The Trump doctrine: ‘The rest will be up to you.’ Unless Trump does more to aid Iranian protesters, the war in Iran will end in chaos, repression and a new hard-line ruler. “There is clearly some sort of organized opposition in Iran,” said a former CIA official. “The key thing in my mind is turning some Iranian military units. If that transpires, it’s a different ballgame.”ms.now/news/trump-doc…

The Omani foreign minister mediating the U.S.-Iran talks told MS NOW Iran is willing to reduce uranium levels below those it agreed to with former President Obama. ms.now/news/mediator-…

Mediator tells MS NOW that Iran has made major concessions regarding its nuclear program in talks with US. Urges Trump to second experts to talks on Monday in Vienna. ms.now/katy-tur/watch…

Was Jeffrey Epstein a spy? No evidence has emerged yet that Epstein spied for any nation, eight current & former U.S. officials say. But his vast contacts with the U.S. elite may have prompted Russia & China to spy on him. ms.now/news/jeffrey-e…

Rubio and AOC present dueling visions of how to remake America and the world at the Munich Security Conference. Their arguments could easily have been interpreted as a preview of the 2028 U.S. ms.now/news/rubio-aoc…

Exclusive: ICE plans to deport 40 Iranians days after mass killings of thousands of protesters in Iran. Two of the deportees are gay & terrified of returning to a country where homosexuality is punishable by death, their lawyer says. w/@lbarronlopez ms.now/news/trump-dep…

Exclusive: The Pentagon ordered more active-duty soldiers to ready for possible deployment to Minneapolis. The dept issued a prepare-to-deploy order for an Army military police brigade stationed at Fort Bragg, NC. w/@lbarronlopez ms.now/news/pentagon-…