Category: Middle East

Saudi Arabia After the American Security Umbrella

Saudi Arabia’s security bargain created dependencies and adversaries. A U.S. retreat could cost the kingdom strategic autonomy before it threatens its borders.

Scott Bessent Told Congress the Tariff Effect Was “Negligible.” It Is One of 130 Documented Lies by Trump, Bessent, and Hegseth.

The New York Fed found American buyers paid about 90% of Trump’s 2025 tariffs. Four months later Scott Bessent told Congress the price effect was negligible.

Obliteration of America’s Middle East Forward Military Bases

Radar measurement of 12 US bases, the transit counts in the Strait of Hormuz, and the inflation record set against what the administration said it had won.

Delusional: Only Trump Would Name a Strait After Himself That He Doesn’t Control

Trump’s Iran war mistook a blockade for control while raising costs, enriching his family network and driving Republicans toward a midterm reckoning.

Trump and His Ship of Fools

An open indictment of the Trump administration and the men who cannot see past the end of their own noses, on debt, dollar decline, drones, fleets, and the four brush fires.

Never a Winning Strategy: Shoot and Bomb Everything from a Bully Pulpit

The United States is losing wars in Iran and Ukraine that draw down the same interceptor stockpile, the same negotiators, and the same public treasury.