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Tag Archives: middle-east
Axios: Week 1 of the war with Iran cost the U.S. $11.3 billion, the Pentagon told Congress in a closed-door briefing this week. And: Rising oil risk
Axios AM By Mike Allen · Mar 12, 2026 Hello, Thursday! Smart Brevity™ count: 1,319 words … 5 mins. Thanks to Noah Bressner for orchestrating. Edited by Andrew Pantazi and Bill Kole. Situational awareness: Week 1 of the war with Iran cost the U.S. … Continue reading
Futurism: Oil Shock. Ask your grandparents about OPEC 1970’s chaos. House prices tripled to keep pace with inflation.
Oil Shock Looks Like the Economy Is Hitting a “Nightmare Scenario” Wall Street is seeing red. By Victor Tangermann Published Mar 9, 2026 10:56 AM EDT Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and … Continue reading
Axios: World at War
World at war Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios This isn’t World War III. But it may be the closest we’ve come in decades — drawing in more countries, more great powers and more overlapping conflicts than any crisis since the Cold … Continue reading
Axios: Blowback gets real
3 of 1,479 Axios AM: Blowback gets real Inbox Mike Allen Unsubscribe 10:20 AM (1 hour ago) to me View in browser PRESENTED BY UNITEDHEALTH GROUP Axios AMBy Mike Allen · Mar 09, 2026 Hello, Monday! Smart Brevity™ count: 1,467 words … 5½ mins. Thanks to Noah Bressner for … Continue reading
Futurism: Are people up to date with the Polymarket. What about a Bet on Nuclear Detonation?
Science & EnergyEnergy Blast From the Future Polymarket Quietly Takes Down Bet On Nuclear Detonation How was this even allowed? By Frank Landymore Published Mar 4, 2026 3:02 PM EST Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding … Continue reading
ICAN: ICAN condemns U.S. & Israeli attacks on Iran
photo credit: Hosein Charbaghi February 28, 2026 Updates ICAN condemns U.S. & Israeli attacks on Iran SHARE 28 February 2026 – The Trump and Netanyahu administrations have launched a massive attack on Iran, using the alleged Iranian nuclear weapons programme … Continue reading
Axios Mike Allen: MAGA war revolt
2 of 1,466 Axios AM: MAGA war revolt Inbox Mike Allen Unsubscribe 11:09 AM (1 hour ago) to me View in browser PRESENTED BY META Axios AM By Mike Allen · Mar 03, 2026 Good Tuesday morning. Smart Brevity™ count: 1,979 words … 7½ mins. Thanks to Noah Bressner … Continue reading
Axios: Presented by Meta By Mike Allen … Trump’s lethal presidency
PRESENTED BY META Axios AM By Mike Allen · Mar 02, 2026 Good Monday morning. Smart Brevity™ count: 1,408 words … 5½ mins. Thanks to Noah Bressner for orchestrating. Edited by Andrew Pantazi and Bill Kole. 1 big thing: Trump’s … Continue reading
Axios: Big Thing: Brink of war
1 big thing: Brink of war An F/A-18E Super Hornet prepares to launch from the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea late last month. Photo: Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Daniel Kimmelman/U.S. Navy The Trump administration is closer to a … Continue reading
Wion: Muslim country Iran wasn’t always ‘Islamic’: How it went from hybrid secular to theocratic state
LOGIN Muslim country Iran wasn’t always ‘Islamic’: How it went from hybrid secular to theocratic state Authored By Vinod Janardhanan Published: Jun 17, 2025, 13:16 IST | Updated: Jun 17, 2025, 13:16 IST Reza Shah Pahlavi, Imam Reza shrine, and Ayatollah Khomeini are shown in … Continue reading