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Matthew Petti

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Trump's Bluff to Iran Didn't Work

Foreign Policy Trump's Bluff to Iran Didn't Work After trying to open the Strait of Hormuz by force, the U.S. is ready to accept an...

06.05.2026 6

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Civilians Across the Middle East React to the Iran War: 'A Fear That Settles in Your Heart'

War Civilians Across the Middle East React to the Iran War: 'A Fear That Settles in Your Heart' "Now they are hitting everything....

03.05.2026 5

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A Pointless War: How Iran Hawks Finally Got Their Way

War A Pointless War: How Iran Hawks Finally Got Their Way President Donald Trump and his predecessors spent decades putting the...

02.05.2026 30

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Is Ukraine Helping Al Qaeda Conquer West Africa?

Foreign Policy Is Ukraine Helping Al Qaeda Conquer West Africa? The proliferation of drones to Malian rebels is a bizarre,...

29.04.2026 10

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War Hawks' 'Credibility' Obsession Makes America Less Credible

Foreign Policy War Hawks' 'Credibility' Obsession Makes America Less Credible Trump is making the same mistakes Nixon did, doubling...

28.04.2026 7

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Rubio Falsely Accuses Iranian Exiles of Being Soleimani's Nieces

Immigration Rubio Falsely Accuses Iranian Exiles of Being Soleimani's Nieces The State Department and ICE claimed to have caught...

23.04.2026 8

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Neither War nor Peace With Iran

Foreign Policy Neither War nor Peace With Iran The Trump administration is stuck in a standoff that is unstable and damaging to the...

22.04.2026 7

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Kodak Invented This Film for World War II Spy Planes. Then It Became Art.

Art Kodak Invented This Film for World War II Spy Planes. Then It Became Art. Aerochrome photography is a beautiful example of a...

21.04.2026 8

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Trump's Iran Deal Looks a Lot Like the Previous Ones He Hated

Foreign Policy Trump's Iran Deal Looks a Lot Like the Previous Ones He Hated What exactly was the point of killing thousands of...

17.04.2026 6

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The U.S. Military Has Finally Left Syria

Foreign Policy The U.S. Military Has Finally Left Syria After considering a permanent U.S. presence, the Trump administration...

17.04.2026 6

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Congress Declines Again To Rein in Trump's Iran War

War Powers Congress Declines Again To Rein in Trump's Iran War Republicans can’t decide whether the war is too early to stop, too...

16.04.2026 9

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Trump Responds to Iranian Blockade of Strait of Hormuz By Blockading It

War Trump Responds to Iranian Blockade of Strait of Hormuz By Blockading It After walking out of peace talks in Pakistan, the U.S....

12.04.2026 9

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FBI Goes After Whistleblower Who Helped Unmask the 'Fort Bragg Cartel'

Whistleblowers FBI Goes After Whistleblower Who Helped Unmask the 'Fort Bragg Cartel' The feds have arrested an Army staffer who...

09.04.2026 8

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Would U.S. Wildlife Laws Turn Greenland's Hunters Into Criminals?

Greenland Would U.S. Wildlife Laws Turn Greenland's Hunters Into Criminals? Greenlandic hunters fear a U.S. takeover because...

09.04.2026 10

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Has the Iran War Ceasefire Already Ceased?

War Has the Iran War Ceasefire Already Ceased? Both sides claim that they’ve agreed to stop fighting and open the Strait of...

08.04.2026 10

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Trump Is Openly Targeting Innocent Civilians

Foreign Policy Trump Is Openly Targeting Innocent Civilians He's using tools that were advertised as humane, but he isn't hiding...

07.04.2026 10

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The Islanders Expelled To Build the West's Middle East Fortress

Foreign Policy The Islanders Expelled To Build the West's Middle East Fortress The British Empire evacuated the Chagos Islands to...

01.04.2026 9

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Inside the U.S. Military Buildup in Israel

Foreign Policy Inside the U.S. Military Buildup in Israel Iran has reportedly made U.S. bases in Arab countries...

31.03.2026 10

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Trump Can't TACO His Way Out of Iran

War Trump Can't TACO His Way Out of Iran The president is good at backing out of a losing bet—but this time, it's out of his...

26.03.2026 10

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What Happens If There's a Murder in Antarctica?

World What Happens If There's a Murder in Antarctica? No single government controls the South Pole, so how do they deal with crime?...

22.03.2026 20

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Joe Kent Is the First Iran War Crack in the Trump Admin

War Joe Kent Is the First Iran War Crack in the Trump Admin The top intelligence official resigned because there was no “imminent...

18.03.2026 10

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Trump Wants To Cover Up Bad News About the Iran War

Iran Trump Wants To Cover Up Bad News About the Iran War And Middle Eastern dictatorships are helping him do it. ...

16.03.2026 20

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Review: Have Aliens Visited Earth? This Documentary Says Yes.

Aliens Review: Have Aliens Visited Earth? This Documentary Says Yes. The Age of Disclosure makes bold claims but is frustratingly...

13.03.2026 10

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What Is Life Like Beneath the Bombs of the Iran War?

War What Is Life Like Beneath the Bombs of the Iran War? Reason speaks with civilians about wartime life in Iran, Israel, Kuwait,...

09.03.2026 10

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Senate Punts on Iran War Powers as Ground War Grows More Likely

War Powers Senate Punts on Iran War Powers as Ground War Grows More Likely Lawmakers are refusing to acknowledge what is...

05.03.2026 10

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Epstein Files: FBI Tracked Down Anonymous 4chan Conspiracy Theorist

12.02.2026 70

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How Thousands of Randos Like Me Landed in the Epstein Files

06.02.2026 40

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Jeffrey Epstein Brokered Secret Meeting Between Qatari and Israeli Leaders

03.02.2026 10

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Trump Administration Plans More Deportation Flights to Iran Amid Violent Crackdown in the Country

24.01.2026 40

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Syria's Kurdish Revolution Has Been Crushed

21.01.2026 30

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Why Doesn't Regime Change Ever Seem To Work?

20.01.2026 20

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Iran's Inflation Protests Turned Into an Uprising. Will Trump Get Involved?

13.01.2026 10

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A Recent Book Shows Why Invading Greenland Would Be a Dumb Idea

07.01.2026 20

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Here Are 5 Wars Trump Started or Expanded in 2025

26.12.2025 50

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Epstein Wanted To Turn His Island Into a Resort for Paying Customers

16.12.2025 10

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If the Syrian War Is Over, Why Are Americans Still Getting Killed in Syria?

15.12.2025 10

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Nepal's Socialist Government Banned Social Media, So Activists Plotted a Revolution—on Discord.

13.12.2025 30

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Congress Gives the Military $8 Billion More Than It Asked for

11.12.2025 20

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What Is Syria Like 1 Year After Its Revolution?

08.12.2025 10

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Review: The British Spy Novelist Beloved by Fellow Spies

05.12.2025 20

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Can America Return to Neoconservatism Without the Same Results?

04.12.2025 10

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The Trump Admin Wants Western Union and MoneyGram To Report on Immigrants

04.12.2025 10

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How ICE Is Watching Your Thanksgiving Drive

26.11.2025 10

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Mamdani Understands Something About Trump That European Leaders Don't

25.11.2025 10

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Congress Votes To Open Up the Epstein Files

20.11.2025 20

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Declassified Documents Detail the FBI's Surveillance of a Libertarian Sci-Fi Author

18.11.2025 30

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Jeffrey Epstein's Secret Role in Washington's Middle East Diplomacy

14.11.2025 80

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Britain and Colombia Cut Off U.S. Intelligence Access Over Caribbean Boat Bombings

12.11.2025 10

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Jeffrey Epstein: Trump 'Spent Hours At My House' With Victim

12.11.2025 20

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Trump Is Quietly Expanding the U.S. Military Role in Syria and Gaza

07.11.2025 10

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