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Andrew Bridgen: Far from ending the conflict...

Far from ending the conflict in the Middle East is escalating again with President Trump considering strikes against the Houthis in Yemen after their attack on Riyadh where a ballistic missile was fired at the capital of Saudi Arabia. Events caused President Trump to returned early to the White House from Camp David, cancelling all of scheduled meetings and events US embassies across the Middle East — Israel, Iraq, Oman, Kuwait, Jordan, Lebanon, and Bahrain — issued security alerts. The Houthi’s have attacked Jeddah, Yanbu, Abha, Jazan, and the East-West pipeline, effectively preventing Saudi Arabia from exporting oil via the Red Sea as an alternative to the blockaded Strait of Hormuz. The world wide energy crisis is only deepening as if it was all planned out in advance.

Pouria Zeraati: A Note...

A Note/ Contrary to the regime leaders' perception and given Trump's character, the Republicans' poor performance in the midterm elections actually increases the likelihood of the U.S. returning to operations against them. Trump is intensely furious about the Islamic Republic's recent actions in Yemen and the Strait of Hormuz, and when he has nothing left to lose, he will become even more determined against the mullahs. The Washington Post has reported that Trump has privately acknowledged in conversations that some of his decisions, including the war with the Islamic Republic, may have played a role in creating the tough political conditions the Republicans are now facing. Trump's advisors have recently been much more straightforward with him about the unfavorable polls, and Trump himself is showing greater attention to them, as they indicate that support for him and the Republican Party has declined.

Ben Judah: Labour has a challenge...

Labour has a challenge in answering this campaign of super wealthy Britons, leaning in to undermine the government, with their talk of severe national decline. Labour now too speaks of an uninterrupted national slide — “decades of neoliberalism” — and warns of “harsh times” to come. And that’s in a country where decline is a widely felt public perception. So these comments from the super rich on the front page resonate on terrain Labour has only softened by not owning the successes of 1997-2010 and by refusing to date this slide to 2016 with Brexit and hold Farage fully accountable for it.

Liz Webster: Jim Ratcliffe...

‼️ Jim Ratcliffe: 🔹 Backed Brexit 🔹 Moved his tax residence to Monaco 🔹 Abandoned plans to build the British Grenadier in Wales and moved production to France 🔹 Now lectures Britain from Denmark about why the country is on the slide And who does he blame? Immigrants and people on benefits. The billionaires who helped hollow Britain out always point down, never at Brexit, tax flight, chronic underinvestment or their own decisions. *Toughness* seems to mean somebody poorer paying the price.
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