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This Week in the World Affairs Brief
IRAN PLAYS HARD BALL WITH TRUMP
All of the press coverage about the shortage of US missile interceptors and long-range attack weapons has clearly hampered president Trump’s negotiating position with Iran. Iran, rather than take advantage of Trump’s unilateral ceasefire in order to gain some room to rebuild and recoup their losses, has decided to take full advantage of Trump’s military limitations and demand yet more concessions. To some extent, I can see Iran’s point of view. In prior negotiations, Trump has demanded “unconditional surrender” and that the Strait of Hormuz return to open shipping like before the war, without giving Iran anything, after having suffered the vast majority of damage and loss of life from the joint Israeli/American attack. According to “The Hormuz Letter on X,” “Trump has privately admitted defeat and told senior aides he is willing to end the Iran war without a nuclear deal if Iran fully reopens the Strait of Hormuz, a [partial] retreat from his initial ‘unconditional surrender’ demand, per WSJ... “Trump has been laying the groundwork to declare victory based solely on Hormuz reopening, walking away from his initial promises to ‘decimate’ Iran's nuclear program.” However, Iran has raised its price for reopening the Strait in the form of new demands, effectively turning what Trump hoped would be his exit into a full US surrender document.” Trump, of course, has rejected all of Iran’s demands so the stalemate continues, and economic hardship continues to loom. To receive a free, one-time sample of the Brief, along with option on how to subscribe, click on Request a sample on the left.
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HHS Report on Alleged Pediatric Gender-Treatment Fraud: 5 Key Takeaways
Clinics and activist groups allegedly misdiagnosed children with physical conditions so insurers would pay for gender procedures.
What Happened When We Created a Snapchat Account for a 13-Year-Old
One study by the Heat Initiative found Snapchat recommended 739 “unsafe” videos—including 257 related to drugs and alcohol, and 244 with sexual content—to two 13-year-old avatar accounts across a 12-hour period. It also recommended 419 strangers as friends, including at least six sexual content creators and three people advertising drugs. Other questionable exposures included violence, criminal activity, disordered eating, self-harm, and suicide.
It Was DESTROYED In Just Days…
In a matter of days, once-pristine beaches in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta have been reduced to open-air dumps and disease-ridden camps occupied by thousands of illegal migrants who refused to leave after the mass invasion from Morocco. Locals describe feces, urine, garbage, and makeshift shacks covering the sand. Contagious illnesses are spreading. Mass brawls with bladed weapons have broken out.
Five years of Taliban rule: A state has survived, but at what cost?
Economic despair, social repression and regional friction have preserved Afghanistan as an enduring catalyst for crises
The Massachusetts Abortion Law Could Backfire On Democrats
"While many are pro-choice, you can still be pro-choice and see this law as going beyond the norms of acceptability." Rep. Dennis Gallagher, also a Democrat, said he simply saw no need for the law in the first place.
A Tour of America's Blue Utopias
Come for the Utopia. Stay Because Your Car Has Been Stolen.
Are China’s Surveillance Exports Turning Nations Into Digital Dictatorships?
China is winning the digital infrastructure race in more countries than you think.
Fauci In Hiding As ABC Censorship BOMBSHELL Explodes
Ex-ABC reporter exposes how Fauci killed a Wuhan lab leak story — while the doctor ducks another Senate probe
Woke 2.0 Will Be Worse
Now here comes Woke 1 and Woke 2. “Woke 1 was crazy,” said U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, quoting an unnamed city councilman in a viral interview for ABC. The congresswoman sheepishly acknowledged that Americans did not like the way Woke 1 played out, while also implicitly announcing that there will soon be, or already is, a Woke 2. And it will be tame. Oh, so tame!
Ukraine Hits Key Russian Space Facility With Flamingo Cruise Missiles
Ukraine's long-range drone attacks have frequently targeted military bases and oil refinery and energy sites of late, and more recently warehouses of major Russian online retailer Wildberries - but on Saturday a new target has been added: space facilities. Ukrainian forces have touted that they've struck the Progress Rocket and Space Center in Russia's Samara region. The facility focuses on the manufacturing and operation of space launch vehicles.
Somali Piracy Surges Amid Hormuz Blockade
The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz has forced hundreds of commercial ships onto longer routes around Africa, and Somali pirates are moving quickly to exploit the sudden increase in traffic off the continent’s eastern coast. Oil tankers MT Honour 25, MT Eureka and MT Asana were hijacked in the Gulf of Aden and off Puntland between April and July 2026, the largest attacks by Somali pirates in years. The Iran war has now delivered these groups more targets, spread across thousands of miles of ocean, while diverting naval resources to the Persian Gulf and Red Sea.
Socialism: A System Where The Government Uses Your Money To Solve Everyone Else’s Problems
They are coming for your money, and they have a ton of momentum right now. Democratic Socialists are winning election after election by promising free stuff, but of course free stuff is never actually free. Somewhere along the way, someone has to pay for it. If you find yourself protectively reaching for your wallet as you read this, I don’t blame you one bit. Socialism is a system where the government uses your money to solve everyone else’s problems. Unfortunately, it is also a system that is becoming increasingly popular among our young adults.
Trump Says He’ll Declare the Hormuz Strait a US Territory ‘Pretty Soon’
The president said the takeover of the vital waterway would happen once U.S. forces defeat Iran.
Trump denies US weapons shortage and says information 'leakers' being 'hunted down'
Trump and the Pentagon face mounting questions about the state of the military's arsenal, with the war now in its sixth month and a peace deal remaining elusive. Iran responded to reports of shrinking US supplies by saying its locally produced weapons gave it the ability to respond to "any threat".
Anatomy Of A Con: Trump and Witholding Patriot Missiles from Ukraine
Dozens of Patriot interceptors, (as well as thousands of 155mm rounds, 100+ Hellfires, 250+ GMLRS, plus Stingers, AIMs and grenade launchers) were halted on their way to Ukraine. Note the timing just before Trump goes to great lengths to say how much he knows Ukraine needs Patriots. This kind of cat and mouse game with the administration tormenting Ukraine over Patriots continues for the entire year. And then Trump’s War with Iran breaks out and Patriot deliveries practically stop. For all of 2026, according to Zelensky, deliveries of Patriots to Ukraine were running at a paltry one-third level of the reduced flow of 2025.
Russia uses North Korean missiles in attack that killed 6 in Ukraine, Zelenskyy says
Russia used North Korean missiles in a Zaporizhzhia attack killing six, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed. Six more died in Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk, while Kyiv suffered fires from the attacks. Russia's Defense Ministry confirmed strikes on Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia, though it denied North Korean missile use.
Indiana Lt. Governor Calls for Firing of Fever Coach Stephanie White After She Defends DiJonai Carrington
Indiana Lt. Governor Micah Beckwith called for the firing of Fever coach Stephanie White after she defended DiJonai Carrington despite her Flagrant 2 foul on Sophie Cunningham. While WNBA journalists and reporters circled the wagons in support of Carrington after she clotheslined Cunningham during a layup, it was Fever coach Stephanie White who provided the most puzzling defense during the post-game press conference.
Moscow says it knows where Western ships sail as Putin threatens to seize vessels
Moscow says it knows where Western commercial ships are sailing, as President Vladimir Putin threatens retaliation if Europe starts seizing Russian vessels.
Breaking Up MMR Vaccine Will Benefit Kids — But It Could Be Years Before Single Shots Are Available
President Donald Trump’s executive order calling for separating the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine into three single-disease vaccines administered at separate medical visits is a long-overdue step in the right direction, according to doctors, scientists and medical freedom advocates who spoke with The Defender. However, it could be years before separate vaccines become available.
Trump: US Controls Hormuz Strait, 'I Think We Will Keep It' - Confirms Economic Siege Strategy
Trump claims "total control" of Hormuz, signals strategy of continued economic pressure. Iran declares "victory" & says it can sustain the conflict & outlast. Iran shifts to a "survival economy" to withstand sanctions, Washington's economic warfare, naval blockade. Peace talks basically not happening, with Pakistan reporting "absolutely no progress." Tehran: Hormuz remains closed until Washington accepts all conditions.
Ukraine Defies Vance Warning With Massive Strike On Russia's Key Black Sea Port, Shuttering Grain Terminals
On Wednesday a "massive" Ukrainian drone and missile strike was unleashed on Russia's port city of Novorossiysk, which badly damaged grain export terminals at what also constitutes the the last major Russian naval base on the Black Sea.
FBI Director Vows to ‘Annihilate’ Scam Compounds Targeting Americans
The fraud factories are highly successful and growing, and the United States is feeling the toll. In 2025 alone, Americans reported 72,000 cases of cryptocurrency investment fraud to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center. More than $7.5 billion was lost.
Iran's Military Command Reshuffle Digs In For 'Hardline' Confrontation: US Must Meet All Demands For Hormuz Opening
Iran rejects peace push narrative: Tehran says Hormuz stays closed until the US accepts all its conditions. Hardliners take control: Iran reshuffles top military leadership, signaling a tougher stance. Pakistan pushes talks: Interior Minister arrives in Tehran for mediation efforts. US enforces blockade: American forces reportedly fired on a ship trying to breach the Iran blockade. Shipping attacks escalate in region: A Houthi attack reportedly killed three crew members, while another vessel was struck in the Gulf of Oman.
Massachusetts Legalizes Abortion UP TO BIRTH As Liberals Cheer
Gov. Healey erases final limits, joining states where viable babies have no protection
Woman Who Defrauded USAID-Funded Nonprofit Avoids Prison, Settles Civil Claims For $160,000
A Maryland woman has agreed to pay the U.S. government $160,000 to resolve civil allegations that she submitted false claims for payment, following her earlier criminal conviction for defrauding a nonprofit that received USAID funding.
China's Teapot Refiners Poised to Ramp Up Iranian Oil Buying
China’s independent refiners are likely to return to buying higher volumes of Iran’s crude oil this month as stockpiles in Shandong, home to the independent Chinese refiners, have dropped to the lowest level this year after the biggest estimated monthly draw in a decade.
Trump Finally Responds To Iran's Demands, Counters US Is Owed "Compensation," Stops Short Of New Threats
Trump demands Iran compensate the US and families of fallen soldiers, but issues no new military threats. US again pivots to economic warfare: Trump says Washington is "low-keying it" and betting Iran's economic weakness will force concessions. Iran digs in on Hormuz: Tehran says the Strait will not return to pre-war conditions without major concessions. Hardliners gain influence: Former IRGC commander Mohsen Rezaei is set to take Iran's top security post. Deal remains elusive: Tehran appears intent on prolonging talks and extracting maximum concessions from Washington.
UN Sounds Alarm as Iran Steps up Executions to Silence Dissent
The increase in executions has unfolded since the United States and Israel launched a bombing campaign against Iran in late February.
Trump Signs Executive Order Calling for Spacing Out Childhood Vaccines
The order recommended administering the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine in three separate shots.