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Whether a President may strike Iran without Congress turns not on politics but on a single legal threshold, the difference between stopping an imminent attack and launching a preventive war.
President Donald Trump’s 2026 State of the Union address focused on Iran’s nuclear ambitions, border enforcement and economic policy. Meanwhile, separate reporting shows Russia assessed capable of sustaining the war in Ukraine through 2026 as global defense spending continues to rise.
Iran student protests resume as Tehran faces domestic unrest, U.S. military signaling intensifies, Russia targets Ukraine’s energy grid, and cartel violence in Mexico prompts shelter advisories for Americans.
The Supreme Court just clipped executive trade power at home, Washington is quietly gaming out strikes on Iran abroad, and U.S. and Chinese fighters are brushing wingtips near Korea, a reminder that law, leverage, and lethal force are all in play at the same time.
In a world where missiles gather dust and microphones do the real damage, nothing topples a throne faster than the wrong name on the wrong list.
President Donald Trump weighs military options against Iran as renewed scrutiny tied to Jeffrey Epstein’s network expands across U.S. and U.K. politics, intersecting with escalating tensions in the Middle East and ongoing transatlantic investigations.
U.S. naval forces mass near Iran as tensions rise, while fighting intensifies in Tigray and Myanmar and new allegations shake Ukraine’s foreign legion.
Trump signals possible Iran deal as Tehran fortifies nuclear sites, CIA targets Chinese military personnel, and Ukraine disrupts Russian Starlink.
Russia tightens controls on Telegram, Trump warns Iran of consequences, and new reporting links Ethiopia to training Sudan’s RSF fighters.
Newly released Epstein court records renew scrutiny of federal handling, as Starlink disruptions hit Russian forces, fighting grinds on in Ukraine, and Hormuz risks persist.
Washington should keep talking to Iran, but only if the talks stay locked on nukes, missiles, and terror proxies, backed by real sanctions, competent negotiators, allied unity, and zero daylight on Israel’s security.
We must distinguish between the moral instinct to care about oppression and the strategic decision to use military force, because starting wars requires clear answers about how they end—not just why they begin.
