After 37 years in power, Iran’s supreme leader finds himself without new blood in the system and is once again leaning on a religious aristocratic family sidelined over corruption. The reinstatement of a veteran propaganda chief as the regime’s “No. 2” is not a sign of strength, but evidence of fear within a regime in decline.
Iranian Foreign MinisterAbbas Araqchi told CBS News on Sunday that a diplomatic path remains viable – pointing to "a good chance" of resolution – with a Thursday encounter in Geneva alongside US envoy Steve Witkoff now viewed as likely.
From a Supreme Court tariff blow to Epstein anger among young voters, a convergence of domestic pressures is forcing the White House to weigh military action against the political cost of getting it wrong.
An armed man carrying a shotgun and a gasoline canister was shot dead by agents assigned to protect the president. His identity has not been released pending notification of his family, and the FBI is investigating the suspect’s motives.
Combat medics serving under Northern Command who treated soldiers wounded in Syria and Lebanon were found to lack sufficient immunity – testimony reveals the failure was systematic, went undetected, and may still be continuing.
