Iran Plotted to Assassinate Trump; Israeli Intelligence Exposed the Plan

🛰️ INTEL — Iran targeting Trump personally while negotiating through Ankara tells two stories at once. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Israeli intelligence feeding Trump assassination data to Washington mid-conflict isn't just coordination — it binds the two governments' threat calculus together. Tehran targeting the commander authorizing strikes removes any remaining ceiling on US retaliation logic. Congress debating funding cuts now collides with a presidential threat; that debate ends.

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Houthi Offensive Elevates Enigmatic Commander to War's Center Stage

🎖️ SANAA — Washington is negotiating in Oman without knowing who holds the wheel. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: As Houthis consolidate Bab el-Mandeb and down Saudi F-15s, internal command is reshaping. An obscure figure rising now — while US talks Oman and Riyadh reels — means any deal reached may not bind the faction&

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US CENTCOM Confirms Advisors Supporting Saudi Partners in Yemen

🎖️ CENTCOM — Washington just admitted its boots are guiding Riyadh's campaign. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: CENTCOM confirming advisors via Al Jazeera — not a Pentagon briefing — signals US commitment to Riyadh after the F-15 shootdown, without triggering War Powers thresholds. But with US-Houthi talks in Oman just revealed, Washington is

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US Officials Held Secret Talks with Houthis in Oman Over the Weekend

🤝 MUSCAT — Washington is talking to the proxy while bombing the patron. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Direct US-Houthi contact in Oman — while Saudi F-15s are downed and Yanbu is struck — signals Washington is pursuing a Yemen off-ramp independent of Riyadh. Oman as venue is deliberate: same channel used for Iran

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Turkey State Body Seizes Bank Sanctioned by US Over Iran Ties

🏦 ANKARA — Turkey just nationalized the bank Washington sanctioned for Iran. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: State takeover doesn't dissolve US sanctions — it absorbs the liability into Ankara's sovereign balance sheet. Erdoğan is signaling Turkey won't let Washington's Iran pressure reshape domestic finance. This fractures NATO

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Houthi Offensive Elevates Enigmatic Commander to War's Center Stage

US CENTCOM Confirms Advisors Supporting Saudi Partners in Yemen

US Officials Held Secret Talks with Houthis in Oman Over the Weekend

Turkey State Body Seizes Bank Sanctioned by US Over Iran Ties