Kuwait and Iran are barely separated by a small section of Iraqi coastline at the head of the Persian Gulf, but they do share a maritime border. But given the small oil-rich Sunni sheikdom's close proximity to the Islamic Republic, and given its historic role in hosting American forces and bases, it is to be expected that it would be heavily targeted in Iranian military operations.

12 May 2026

After declaring Iran's recent peace proposal as a "piece of garbage," United States President Donald Trump considers new strikes against Tehran. With the standoff ongoing, many fear that the war will reignite with new strikes.

12 May 2026

United States ruler Donald Trump said that the ceasefire with Iran is "on life support." The comments were made after Iran rejected the US's latest counterproposal.

12 May 2026

Trump mulls restarting Project Freedom in Hormuz and says forcibly retrieving 'nuclear dust' is still on the table, oil jumps on the headline.

12 May 2026

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Ali al-Zaidi during a telephone call on Tuesday, May 5, that Tehran is prepared to meet global standards to demonstrate the peaceful nature of its nuclear program, according to a statement from Iran's presidency published by the Turkish Anadolu Agency.

11 May 2026

United States President Donald Trump is vowing to take Iran's enriched uranium, just a few days after seizing Venezuela's. Trump said that the US will get hold of Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium “at some point,” repeating one of his key demands in peace talks.

11 May 2026

One American has officially tested "mildly positive" for Hantavirus. The United States Department of Health and Human Services claimed that it was one of the 17 Americans being repatriated from a hantavirus-struck cruise ship had tested mildly positive.

11 May 2026

United States President Donald Trump has rejected an Iranian peace plan, calling the proposal "totally unacceptable." At the same time, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned that the war was "not over."

11 May 2026

While reading The Wealth of Shadows—Graham Moore’s excellent historical novel about pre-World War II global finance—I couldn’t help but feel a growing sense of unease regarding the current state of international economics. Set just before the United States enters World War II, the book follows the adventures of a plucky group of Treasury Department employees unofficially working to undermine the German economy while officially maintaining the US position of neutrality.

11 May 2026

The United States has used force to seize enriched uranium from Venezuela. This announcement, made triumphantly by the US ruling class, comes with an understanding that Iran has a much larger stockpile of HEU (highly enriched uranium).

10 May 2026