🎖️ PENTAGON — Hegseth loses his Army Secretary mid-escalation, not mid-peacetime. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Driscoll's exit strips the Army of civilian leadership as CENTCOM weighs new Iran strike packages. Hegseth-backed options need institutional Army support; a vacancy at the top creates friction precisely when ground-force logistics and Jordan basing decisions can't wait for a confirmation cycle.
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🚀 PYONGYANG — Two tests in 48 hours. Pyongyang is selling a package. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Back-to-back tests — ballistic then cruise with dispersal warhead — signal an integrated strike package, not isolated development. A 5-6 hectare submunition footprint can hit airfields, carrier decks, or base clusters. With US assets stretched across
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US strikes Qeshm as Doha talks end without a deal. Trump votes, then decides: war or peace. Brent crashes 8% on diplomatic hopes, but Hormuz stays shut. Nobody's lying — nobody's really negotiating either.
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Colpi USA a Qeshm mentre i negoziati di Doha collassano senza accordo. Trump vota e poi decide: attacco o pace. Il Brent crolla dell'8% sulle speranze diplomatiche, ma Hormuz resta chiuso. Nessuno mente — nessuno tratta davvero.
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🐻 MOSCOW — Shoigu says Europe's collapsing on its own — but warns worse is coming. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: "No plans to attack" paired with "you haven't seen real hybrid war yet" is a calibrated double message. Russia signals restraint while reserving escalation as leverage — timed