💥 JORDAN — Iran's ballistic missiles just reached the Jordanian base again. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Jordan hosts US assets but isn't a declared belligerent — each ballistic strike forces Amman to choose: absorb silently or demand US cover. Bahrain paid for hosting HIMARS. Jordan now faces the same calculus. With Saudi Arabia already in the exchange, this extends the conflict's southern arc and compresses Amman's remaining neutrality.
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🏛️ CONGRESS — Third vote, same result: the House can't end a war the Senate won't stop. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: A House war powers resolution dies in the Senate — that's been the pattern twice already. With DEFCON 1 active and Trump's electoral timeline driving strategy,
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The Salalah Hormuz ministerial collapsed before it started: Saudi Arabia objected, Bahrain stayed home. Brent at $107.49. While diplomats argue over seats, Hossein Taeb — the cleric who blew up the June deal — now commands the Basij.
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Il vertice di Salalah sul corridoio Hormuz è saltato prima ancora di cominciare: Arabia Saudita contro, Bahrain assente. Brent a $107,49. Mentre i diplomatici litigano sui posti, Hossein Taeb — il clerico che ha fatto esplodere il memorandum di giugno — guida ora il Basij.
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⚰️ GAZA — Structural collapse is now killing people the strikes already missed. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: With IDF targeting ongoing and 1,400 dead since October ceasefire, war-damaged buildings are becoming a secondary kill chain. Emergency response in Gaza is functionally absent — no heavy equipment, no safe corridors. Each collapse multiplies the