"Speramus meliora; resurget cineribus." "We hope for better days; it shall rise from the ashes."--Motto of the city of Detroit
Iranian officials said they were close to reaching an agreement with Oman over control of the Strait of Hormuz but said any deal would not reopen open the waterway unless the U.S. met a list of demands, including payment of war damages to Tehran.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) August 8, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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Trump just threatened to bomb Oman. “The straits will be open to everybody, and they won’t be controlled by anybody. We will watch over them. “Oman will behave just like everybody else, or we will have to blow them up.”
— Mark Chadbourn (@chadbourn.bsky.social) May 27, 2026 at 1:12 PM
The moldy old Hunter hype fizzles. Shall we turn our eyes to the Trump Family mega deal in the Middle East that's unfolding before our eyes as Trump runs for president while under indictment for stealing national security secrets?
— digby (@digby56) June 21, 2023
Hmmmm???https://t.co/v2VnymzTw3
