Middle East

Word: “There are now only two outcomes to the conflict: either the kind of wholesale destruction of Iran that Mr. Trump posited, or a settlement that will leave the government intact and empowered, and a blustering American president humiliated.”  - Scott Anderson, the author of “King of Kings: The Iranian Revolution: A Story of Hubris, Delusion and Catastrophic Miscalculation”   Read 

Bloomberg - Donald Trump said the US will begin guiding some neutral ships through the Strait of Ho Bloomberg - rmuz starting today, testing his ability to restore traffic. The plan, outlined with few details, has left shipping executives perplexed, while Iran warned the move would breach the ceasefire, news outlet Al Mayadeen reported.