Andrew Jensen
Trump Demands Six Muslim-Majority Countries Sign Abraham Accords as Precondition for an Iran Deal
On Memorial Day, May 25, President Donald Trump posted a statement on Truth Social demanding that eight Muslim-majority countries sign onto the Abraham Accords as part of a settlement to the war with Iran. The...
Thomas Massie, Trump’s Most Persistent Republican Critic in the House, Loses Kentucky Primary
Rep. Thomas Massie conceded the Republican primary for Kentucky's 4th Congressional District on the evening of Tuesday, May 19, ending a fourteen-year run in Congress that had made him one of the most recognizable contrarians...
Closing Arguments End in Hong Kong Trial of Tiananmen Vigil Organizers
A Hong Kong court concluded closing arguments on Tuesday, May 19 in the national security trial of two former organizers of the city's annual vigils marking the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. The three-judge panel said...
US Farmers Face Spring Planting Squeeze as Hormuz Closure Strands Global Fertilizer Trade
The director-general of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization warned on May 7 that disruptions to fertilizer shipments through the Strait of Hormuz will reduce global crop yields and tighten food supplies through the...
Congressional Commission Holds Hearing on Forced Organ Harvesting in China as Trump Meets Xi
News analysis The Congressional-Executive Commission on China held a hearing in Washington D.C. in the morning of Thursday, May 14, to examine the systematic, state-enabled removal of organs from prisoners of conscience inside the People's...
How the Iran War Disrupted China’s Oil Supply
The 40-day US and Israeli air campaign against Iran severely disrupted Chinese oil imports. The International Energy Agency reported that crude and oil product flows through the Strait of Hormuz plunged from around 20 million...
What Holding Kharg Island Would Actually Require
On Friday, March 28, U.S. Central Command announced that the USS Tripoli had arrived in its area of responsibility, delivering approximately 3,500 sailors and Marines from the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group and the 31st Marine...
How the United States Would Seize Iran’s Enriched Uranium
On Thursday, March 27 Israel announced it had completed "a wave of extensive strikes in Isfahan targeting infrastructure." In the same 24 hours, Israel killed Alireza Tangsiri, the commander of the IRGC's navy, along with...
Why the 82nd Airborne is Sending its Division Headquarters to the Middle East
On Wednesday, the Pentagon confirmed that "elements of the 82nd Airborne Division HQs, some division enablers and the 1st BCT will be deploying to the CENTCOM AOR." Fox News reported earlier that Maj. Gen. Brandon...
Israel’s Accelerating Strikes Follow Pattern From Midnight Hammer
On Thursday, the Israeli military announced it had completed "a wave of extensive strikes in Isfahan targeting infrastructure." In the same 24-hour period, Israel killed Alireza Tangsiri, the commander of the IRGC's navy, in a...