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“What the fuck are you doing?!” Trump lit into Netanyahu over the Lebanon bombing: “You're fucking crazy. You'd be in prison if it weren't for me. I'm saving your ass. Everybody hates you now. Everybody hates Israel because of this."
@barakravid.bsky.social
& I
www.axios.com/2026/06/01/t...
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"You're fucking crazy": Trump fumes at Netanyahu in call on Lebanon
"You'd be in prison if it weren't for me. I'm saving your ass."
https://www.axios.com/2026/06/01/trump-netanyahu-israel-lebanon-call
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Trump’s weaponization fund looks “dead for now” —but only after ✅ bipartisan congressional opposition ✅an adverse ruling from a federal judge ✅another federal judge launching an inquiry
www.axios.com/2026/06/01/t...
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Scoop: Trump plans to drop "weaponization" fund
Trump's proposal has drawn bipartisan pushback in the GOP-led House and Senate.
https://www.axios.com/2026/06/01/trump-weaponization-fund-drop
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The Trump administration is bracing for the potential collapse of Cuba's totalitarian government as early as this summer, and has war-gamed new military response plans in case the island descends into chaos, U.S. officials tell Axios.
www.axios.com/2026/05/28/t...
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Exclusive: Trump's accelerating squeeze on Cuba
The methodical operation against the island nation is focused on eventual regime change.
https://www.axios.com/2026/05/28/trump-cuba-squeeze-regime-change
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NEW: Secretary of State Marco Rubio marked Cuban Independence Day on Wednesday with a Spanish-language video message to the people of the island that blamed their "unimaginable hardships" on their communist leadership
www.axios.com/2026/05/20/r...
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Rubio offers
The speech is part of the Trump administration's multi-layered pressure campaign targeting Havana.
https://www.axios.com/2026/05/20/rubio-cuba-speech-independence-day
13 days ago
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Trump will attend the G7leaders' meeting in France in June to talk artificial intelligence, trade and crime-fighting The war in Iran, of course, will hang over the talks
www.axios.com/2026/05/19/t...
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Scoop: Trump to attend G7 summit in France despite friction with allies
The summit is next month, and Trump's attendance had been in doubt.
https://www.axios.com/2026/05/19/trump-attend-g7-summit-france-iran
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Cuba has acquired more than 300 military drones and recently began discussing plans to use them to attack the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, military vessels & possibly Key West, 90 miles north of Havana Exclusive on what the Trump Admin is thinking 👇
www.axios.com/2026/05/17/u...
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Exclusive: U.S. eyes attack-drone threat from Cuba
Cuba has acquired more than 300 military drones from Russia and Iran, U.S. intel says.
https://www.axios.com/2026/05/17/us-military-drones-cuba
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As fuel runs out in Cuba, CIA Director John Ratcliffe met Thursday in Havana with intelligence officials —and Raul Castro’s grandson, Raulito Castro (AKA “El Cangrejo”)— to emphasize it’s time for the regime to make a deal w/@BarakRavid & @DavidLawler10
www.axios.com/2026/05/14/c...
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CIA director visits Cuba for rare meeting as island runs out of fuel
Ratcliffe met with Rául Castro's grandson, Raulito, in a highly unusual meeting.
https://www.axios.com/2026/05/14/cia-ratcliffe-cuba-talks-raulito
18 days ago
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Rep. Thomas Massie’s ex, Cynthia West, accused him of offering her $5k to drop a wrongful termination claim against his ally, Rep. Spartz Massie campaign suggested West is lying There’s an Epstein Files tie here & a looming primary w/@kate_santaliz
www.axios.com/2026/05/13/t...
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Thomas Massie's ex accuses him of hush money offer
"You're not going to make a difference. Just walk away," she said Massie told her.
https://www.axios.com/2026/05/13/thomas-massie-cynthia-west-nda-spartz
20 days ago
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Philip Caputo wrote a best-selling classic about Vietnam, shared a Pulitzer for uncovering Chicago’s voting fraud, was captured by militants in Lebanon & shot by others, covered wars in Afghanistan to Africa, hunted big game & caught bigger fish RIP dad
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Rubio announces new sanctions on Cuba’s military-industrial enterprise GAESA, its leader and a state-owned mining enterprise
www.axios.com/2026/05/07/r...
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Rubio announces new Cuba sanctions
The new sanctions show the Trump administration is pushing forward for regime change in Cuba.
https://www.axios.com/2026/05/07/rubio-cuba-sanctions
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The U.S. is using force in the Strait of Hormuz and diplomacy in New York at the UN in an effort to break Tehran's chokehold on the vital shipping lane.
@barakravid.bsky.social
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www.axios.com/2026/05/04/s...
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U.S. and Iran exchange fire in strait as U.S. attempts to open shipping lane
It's looking more and more like war.
https://www.axios.com/2026/05/04/strait-hormuz-us-merchant-ships-cross
28 days ago
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"He wants action": inside Trump's latest Hormuz gambit
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www.axios.com/2026/05/04/t...
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"He wants action": Trump's frustration with Iran stalemate sparked Hormuz gambit
"If the Iranians do something they will be the bad guys and we will have the legitimacy to act."
https://www.axios.com/2026/05/04/trump-iran-strait-hormuz-operation
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Pentagon: blockade costs Iran $4.8b
www.axios.com/2026/05/01/u...
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Scoop: U.S. blockade has cost Iran $4.8 billion, Pentagon says
Officials want to emphasize the blockade's impact as peace talks stop and start.
https://www.axios.com/2026/05/01/us-blockade-oman-cost-iran-5-million
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The Iran conflict has entered a Cold War phase of financial sanctions, gunboat interdictions & talks about having talks. Higher energy prices appear certain for months — and a hot war could break out at any moment w/@BarakRavid
www.axios.com/2026/04/28/i...
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The Iran conflict has become the new Cold War
There's no immediate end in sight, higher energy prices appear certain for months — and a hot war could break out at any moment.
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/28/iran-war-peace-talks-stalemate
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FL's constitution bans partisan gerrymandering, so lawmakers don't release maps that highlight Republican red & Democrat blue districts But DeSantis did just that Monday He says FL's law violates the US constitution's 14A w/@apantazi & @ajlotz8
www.axios.com/2026/04/27/d...
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DeSantis unveils gerrymandered Florida map as redistricting war rages
The state constitution bans intentionally drawing maps to benefit either party.
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/27/desantis-florida-map-gerrymandering-redistricting-war
about 1 month ago
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Florida’s constitution bans lawmakers from intentionally creating congressional seats to give their party an advantage. But Gov. Ron DeSantis quietly has launched a three-tiered power play to evade the ban — and create more GOP-friendly seats — in November
www.axios.com/2026/04/24/d...
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DeSantis plots end run of Florida law to create more GOP House seats
Partisan control of Congress could hinge on how — or whether — Florida lawmakers approve DeSantis' map.
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/24/desantis-florida-redistricting-gop-house
about 1 month ago
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🇮🇷🇺🇸💣Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) navy laid more mines in the Strait of Hormuz in recent days, according to a U.S. official and a source with knowledge of the issue. Read the story by
@barakravid.bsky.social
and me on @axios
www.axios.com/2026/04/23/i...
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Iran deploys more mines in the Strait of Hormuz, sources say
The military standoff in the world's most important oil chokepoint is escalating.
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/23/iran-strait-hormuz-mines-trump
about 1 month ago
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Did you hear that a mine-sweeper en route to the Strait of Hormuz got delayed because a monkey bit a sailor in Thailand? @demarest_colin & I checked it out & found out the sailor got scratched & medevacked —but the ship wasn’t delayed Details👇
www.axios.com/2026/04/23/u...
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U.S. sailor en route to Strait of Hormuz sidelined by monkey attack
Officials say the attack is a reminder that military missions face unexpected troubles and disruptions.
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/23/us-sailor-monkey-attack-iran
about 1 month ago
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🌊 "Phelan didn't understand he wasn't the boss." "His job is to follow orders given, not follow the orders he thinks should be given." @axios, with Colin Demarest
www.axios.com/2026/04/22/n...
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John Phelan out as U.S. Navy secretary
"Phelan didn't understand he wasn't the boss," one person told Axios.
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/22/navy-secretary-john-phelan-hung-cao
about 1 month ago
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Scoop: Trump set to reclassify marijuana soon w/@josephine_walkr
www.axios.com/2026/04/22/t...
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Scoop: Trump set to reclassify marijuana soon
The change would expand research access but not legalize marijuana.
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/22/trump-marijuana-rule-change
about 1 month ago
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Scoop: Trump mulls extending waiver as new data shows it has eased U.S. oil shipments to lessen Iran War price shocks
www.axios.com/2026/04/22/t...
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Scoop: Trump mulls Jones Act waiver extension to lessen Iran War oil shock
Move is aimed at cutting costs of moving the product across the country during the Iran war.
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/22/trump-oil-jones-act-waiver
about 1 month ago
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At lunch April 12, DeSantis talked to Trump about an appointment or future job Trump told others DeSantis was “begging” to be Atty General; others say that’s unlikely but War Secretary or Supreme Court could be “dream jobs” after he’s termed out Scoop👇
www.axios.com/2026/04/21/d...
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Scoop: DeSantis "begging" Trump for prime role in administration
He's expressed interest in attorney general, secretary of defense and the Supreme Court, sources say.
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/21/desantis-trump-administration-attorney-general
about 1 month ago
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From the United Nations to the Sunday news shows, Ambassador Mike Waltz has emerged as a key player in advancing the White House's Iran war policy and message.
www.axios.com/2026/04/21/m...
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How Waltz became a key messenger in Trump's war
His high-profile role reflects how his stock has risen in the White House since the "signalgate" blunder.
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/21/mike-waltz-iran-war-messenger
about 1 month ago
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Trump declared Monday morning that an Iran peace deal would be signed "today" in Islamabad & Vance was on his way. But Vance was actually still in DC, waiting for a signal from Tehran before leaving — a sign of the ceasefire's deep uncertainty
www.axios.com/2026/04/20/t...
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Distrust, dishonesty and Trump's elusive Iran deal
"He doesn't want to fight anymore. But he will if he feels he has to."
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/20/trump-iran-deal-confusion
about 1 month ago
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Scoop: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent joined White House chief of staff Susie Wiles in a meeting with Anthropic's Amodei to figure out how to plot a way forward as the AI company is locked in a battle w/the admini @m_ccuri @DavidLawler10 & I
www.axios.com/2026/04/17/a...
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Scoop: Bessent and Wiles met Anthropic's Amodei in sign of thaw
"Every department other than War wants to use Anthropic."
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/17/anthropic-white-house-wiles-bessent-amodei
about 2 months ago
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🚨🇺🇸🇨🇺Scoop: U.S. State Dept officials met last Friday in Havana with their Cuban counterparts —including Raulito “El Cangrejo” Castro, the grandson of Raul Castro Here’s what we know about the historic meeting👇
www.axios.com/2026/04/17/c...
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Scoop: Inside the historic U.S.-Cuba negotiations in Havana
It's the first time a U.S. government plane has touched down since Obama visited a decade ago
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/17/cuba-negotiations-trump-havana-castro
about 2 months ago
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Scoop: U.S. considers $20 billion cash-for-uranium deal with Iran as peace talks progress Whether Iran takes the offer is another matter. We might find out in Islamabad this weekend @BarakRavid w/an assist from me
www.axios.com/2026/04/17/i...
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Scoop: U.S. considers $20 billion cash-for-uranium deal with Iran
The U.S. and Iran are negotiating over a three-page plan with some very sensitive elements.
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/17/iran-us-deal-20-billion-frozen-funds-uranium
about 2 months ago
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Before Trump posted an image of him as a Christ-like healer, he discussed the meme with his controversial housing finance chief Bill Pulte Two sources say Pulte shared the meme w/POTUS. Another says that’s false. He refused to comment
www.axios.com/2026/04/15/t...
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Scoop: Trump discussed "Jesus" meme with Bill Pulte before posting it, sources say
The mystery of who may have helped introduce the meme to Trump wasn't clear, until now.
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/15/trump-christian-meme-bill-pulte
about 2 months ago
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Peace talks are inching along between the U.S. & Iran, but why is the Trump Admin so confident a deal will happen? “Iran has no money. They're broke. We know it. And they know we know it," a US official told
@barakravid.bsky.social
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www.axios.com/2026/04/15/i...
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U.S. and Iran inch toward framework deal to end war, U.S. officials say
If a framework is reached, the ceasefire would need to be extended to negotiate the details of a comprehensive deal.
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/15/iran-war-negotiations-deal-pakistan
about 2 months ago
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Scoop: The Trump Admin eased sanctions on Venezuela's state-run financial system Tuesday to try to boost the country's economy amid protests by public workers demanding higher pay. VZ’s acting prez, Delcy Rodriguez, called for the relief Monday
www.axios.com/2026/04/14/v...
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Scoop: U.S. eases bank sanctions amid Venezuela's economic woes
The action by the U.S. Treasury is intended to help Venezuela's oil sector and stabilize its new government.
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/14/venezuela-bank-sanctions-protests-delcy-rodriguez
about 2 months ago
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President Trump sounded ready to dismiss top intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard until he got an earful last week from one of his oldest friends and advisers, Roger Stone
www.axios.com/2026/04/10/t...
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How Roger Stone persuaded Trump not to fire Tulsi Gabbard
Trump was displeased with Gabbard when she didn't wholeheartedly endorse the Iran war.
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/10/trump-tulsi-gabbard-roger-stone
about 2 months ago
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about 2 months ago
It's migration season! Monarch butterflies travel over 4,000 km to winter in Mexico's stunning oyamel forests. Witness the beauty of nature's incredible journey.
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How the ayatollah and Trump got to a ceasefire via
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www.axios.com/2026/04/08/e...
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Exclusive: How Iran's supreme leader reached a truce with Trump
The involvement of the new supreme leader was necessarily clandestine and laborious.
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/08/exclusive-how-irans-supreme-leader-reached-a-truce-with-trump
about 2 months ago
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Glimmers of hope for a deal with Iran —but it’s a long shot. And there’s always a chance of a delay… via
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www.axios.com/2026/04/07/i...
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Iran talks show glimmer of progress as Trump deadline looms
The thinking in the White House has shifted from "can we get there?" to "can we get there by 8 o'clock tonight?"
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/07/iran-negotiations-trump-threat-progress
about 2 months ago
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"What do you think of Infrastructure Day?" Trump is asking advisers and confidants as he gets ready to escalate the bombing campaign in Iran to include power plants, bridges and some industrial facilities Via
@barakravid.bsky.social
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www.axios.com/2026/04/07/t...
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Trump's tipping point: Destroy Iran's infrastructure or give talks a chance
"The president is the most bloodthirsty, like a mad dog," a U.S. official said.
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/07/trump-iran-deadline-bridges-power-plants
about 2 months ago
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Trump's threat to bomb Iran "back to the stone ages" showed how much he's willing to escalate amid efforts to strike a deal to end the war But he sounded cool to the idea of seizing nuclear material in the meantime @DavidLawler10 & i
www.axios.com/2026/04/02/t...
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Trump: U.S. will bomb Iran "back to stone ages" over next 2-3 weeks
Trump said the U.S. will strike civilian infrastructure if a deal isn't reached.
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/02/trump-bomb-iran-stone-ages-power-plants
2 months ago
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Trump isn't just befuddling foreign leaders and financial markets with his mixed signals on Iran. Advisers are just as uncertain.
@barakravid.bsky.social
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www.axios.com/2026/04/01/t...
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Trump's mixed messages on Iran perplex his own team
"That's the kiss of death, when you think you can predict him."
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/01/trump-iran-plan-confusion-truth-social
2 months ago
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Vance’s Persian puzzle: making peace with Iran in a war he was skeptical about
@barakravid.bsky.social
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www.axios.com/2026/03/27/v...
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Vance's greatest challenge: Making peace with Iran
The vice president is expected to be the top U.S. negotiator in potential peace talks.
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/27/vance-iran-peace-talks
2 months ago
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They'll get mowed down:” Trump rebuffed Netanyahu idea to call for Iran uprising.
@barakravid.bsky.social
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@axios.com
www.axios.com/2026/03/25/t...
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"They'll get mowed down": Trump rebuffed Netanyahu idea to call for Iran uprising
"Why the hell should we tell people to take to the streets when they'll just get mowed down."
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/25/trump-netanyahu-iran-uprising-rejected
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🇮🇷🇺🇸Iran suspects Trump's peace talk push is another trick. The U.S. made clear to the Iranians that Trump is serious and floated Vice President Vance's possible involvement in the talks as proof.
@barakravid.bsky.social
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@axios.com
www.axios.com/2026/03/25/i...
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Iran suspects Trump's peace talk push is another trick
"Trump has a hand open for a deal and the other is a fist waiting to punch you in the f***ing face."
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/25/iran-war-trump-peace-talks-tehran-suspicious
2 months ago
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International intrigue. An assassination plot. Millions of secret dollars. Code names. Secret meetings. Venezuela's shadowy dealings in the first Trump admin were laid bare by Rubio when he testified Tuesday against his longtime friend, David Rivera.
www.axios.com/2026/03/25/r...
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Rubio testimony sheds light on friend's shadowy Venezuela play
Trial offers a behind-the-scenes look at Maduro regime's push to curry favor with the U.S.
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/25/rubio-testimony-friend-trial-venezuela
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The Iran War is raging. Venezuela needs managing. A Cuba takeover is in the offing Where’s Secretary of State Marco Rubio? Testifying for the prosecution against his old close friend & adviser David Rivera, a former congressman Welcome to Miami
www.axios.com/2026/03/24/r...
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Rubio to testify in friend's trial over Venezuela oil deal
The Miami trial sheds light on the unseemly world of shadowy foreign influence efforts in Latin America.
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/24/rubio-miami-trial-friend-venezuela
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From “wordsmithing” Iran’s demand for reparations to U.S. insistence on missile limits, Trump’s Admin plans for potential peace talks There are no direct talks at this time, just messages relayed through 3rd parties Behind the scenes with
@barakravid.bsky.social
www.axios.com/2026/03/21/t...
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Trump's team game planning for potential Iran peace talks
The White House is starting to look for a way out of Iran.
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/21/trump-peace-deal-iran-kushner-witkoff
2 months ago
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The Trump administration is considering plans to occupy or blockade Iran's Kharg Island to pressure Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz No decision has been made Meantime, a steady bombing & strafing campaign is softening up Iran’s coast @BarakRavid & I
www.axios.com/2026/03/20/i...
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Trump mulls risky Kharg Island takeover to force Iran to open strait
Such a ground operation would put U.S. troops more directly in harm's way.
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/20/iran-invasion-kharg-island-strait-hormuz
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Israel. Iran. Joe Kent. Tucker Carlson. The FBI. Charlie Kirk
www.axios.com/2026/03/19/j...
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FBI investigates ex-U.S. Counterterrorism Center head Joe Kent for alleged leaks
"He left quite an online paper trail and he has been monitored for months," one source familiar told Axios.
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/19/joe-kent-fbi-leak-investigation
2 months ago
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NEWS: James Comey has been subpoenaed in the wide-ranging "grand conspiracy" case against those who had investigated & prosecuted Trump from 2017-2024, @axios sources say More than 130 subpoenas have been issued by the Southern District of FL
www.axios.com/2026/03/19/c...
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Comey subpoenaed in alleged "grand conspiracy" against Trump
The former FBI director and other targets have called the investigation political persecution.
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/19/comey-subpoena-conspiracy-trump
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The U.S. & Israel have been closely aligned in their execution of the Iran war But the countries’ interests could diverge on how and when the war ends & there’s a nagging U.S. concern that Israel “doesn’t hate the chaos” in the war
@barakravid.bsky.social
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www.axios.com/2026/03/18/i...
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Trump aides foresee Iran endgame divide: "Israel doesn't hate the chaos"
"Israel doesn't hate the chaos. We do."
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/18/israel-us-iran-war-objectives-trump-netanyahu
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Trump is working to assemble a coalition of countries to reopen the Hormuz Strait —but if it remains closed, chances increase for a Kharg Island invasion to choke Iran’s life’s blood
@barakravid.bsky.social
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www.axios.com/2026/03/16/t...
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Trump eyes "Hormuz Coalition," seizure of Iran's Kharg Island oil hub
Seizing Kharg Island would require U.S. boots on the ground.
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/16/trump-iran-hormuz-strait-kharg-island
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“The Iranians fucking around with the Strait makes him more dug in,”
www.axios.com/2026/03/12/t...
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Iranian oil squeeze tests Trump's war plans
"The Iranians f*cking around with the Strait makes him more dug in," a senior Trump official told Axios.
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/12/trump-iran-oil-prices-hormuz
3 months ago
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SCOOP: In August, Ukraine tried to sell battle-proven tech for downing Iranian drones — & made a PowerPoint showing how it could protect US & its allies in a war But the Trump adm dismissed it until now
@barakravid.bsky.social
@demarest-colin.bsky.social
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www.axios.com/2026/03/10/u...
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Exclusive: U.S. dismissed Ukraine deal for anti-Iran drone tech last year
Snubbing Ukraine's offer ranks as one of the U.S.'s biggest tactical miscalculations before the war, officials say.
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/10/us-ukraine-anti-drone-offer
3 months ago
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