Houthis seize the Bab al-Mandab, leaving the US with no choice
In the ER, we have a saying: the quietest patient is usually the sickest.
By Josie Calloway ·
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Bessent’s siege on the dollar system proves external control over Iran
You think scarcity is natural? You think inflation is just bad management? Think again.
By Imani Sutton ·
Hardliners used ceasefire in Strait of Hormuz to arm up for war
Look, I’ve spent years reading about systems breaking down—whether it's the maternity ward closing in a county hospital or the global supply chain seizing up because some chokepoint gets volatile.
By Josie Calloway ·
Iran’s supreme leader tightens grip with top appointments
When a regime’s central pillar is violently removed—in this case, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killed in US-Israeli airstrikes—the immediate assumption is that the resulting chaos will…
By Sophie Naimi ·