Hormuz Blockade: Clever Strategy or Desperate Measure?
Source: News and Politics - Slate Magazine · Bias: Left
Summary
The Pope said God doesn't bless wars. Trump had thoughts.
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Daily Analysis
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- Europe plots to exclude Trump from future Hormuz mission amid Iran war (Right)
- The Iran war has brought Israel to a new low point with Democrats in Congress (Center Left)
- US House narrowly rejects war powers resolution as dissent grows (Center Left)
- GOP firebrand vows to strip Swalwell and Gonzales of lifetime taxpayer-funded benefits (Right)
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