Trump's rejection raises Gulf tensions

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by Steven Heydemann

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Steven Heydemann

@stevenhyde.bsky.social

He derided Iran’s leaders as religious fanatics, while participating enthusiastically in one of the most extreme Christian nationalist congregations in the US.

Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 2h

Pete Hegseth says the Pentagon is "putting on the full armor of God." He's cut the faiths the military recognizes from 200 to 31. Troops who don't fit his list lose out. Tell your rep to impeach him: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

Tell Congress: Impeach Pete Hegseth

Contact Congress today!

actionnetwork.org

October 3, 2026 at 7:13 PM

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by Mohammad Marandi

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by Scott Lucas

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Scott Lucas

@scottlucas.bsky.social

#Yemen 's #Houthis: #Saudi forces launch 26 strikes on capital Sana'a today, a day after the first attacks in years

No deadlines were given on casualties

#SaudiArabia #IranWar

Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 16h

UPDATES: US War on #Iran, Day 219 --- #Trump Camp Sending 3rd Aircraft Carrier

#IranWar #USSTheodoreRoosevelt #StraitOfHormuz

eaworldview.com/2026/10/us-w...

UPDATES: US War on Iran, Day 219 - Trump Camp Sending 3rd Aircraft Carrier - EA WorldView

The US is sending a third aircraft carrier strike group to the Middle East, as the Trump camp threatens a renewal of a full-scale War on Iran.

eaworldview.com

October 3, 2026 at 4:24 PM

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by Timothy D. McBride

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Timothy McBride

@mcbridetd.bsky.social

Kristof: Trump’s War Empowers Extremists in Iran www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/o...

Opinion | Trump’s War Empowers Extremists in Iran

Threats to withdraw from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty are growing in Tehran.

www.nytimes.com

October 3, 2026 at 11:51 AM

New York Times

Trump’s War Empowers Extremists in Iran

Threats to withdraw from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty are growing in Tehran.

Reposts 16 9h

by Timothy D. McBride

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Timothy McBride

@mcbridetd.bsky.social

Oil Flows Are Up, but Iran Is Still Menacing the Strait of Hormuz www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/w...

Oil Flows Are Up, but Iran Is Still Menacing the Strait of Hormuz

Iran has been launching drones and missiles at commercial ships in the waterway each week, though it has often failed to strike its targets, according to a Western security official.

www.nytimes.com

October 3, 2026 at 10:38 AM

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

US military bases: Is American hegemony in the Middle East coming to an end?

Iran's missiles have badly hit America's military bases in the Gulf. Now the closure of bases is being debated. This could upend the regional order.

Reposts 1 10h

by Linda Yueh

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Linda Yueh

@lindayueh.bsky.social

Strategic sovereignty is the idea that sovereignty is not only a legal constraint on foreign intervention; it can also become a political resource for the government being targeted. Before foreign intervention, citizens may view protest as a domestic conflict
cepr.org/voxeu/column...

Strategic sovereignty, social movements, and political agency: Evidence from the US-Israeli military campaign in Iran

Military intervention may be undertaken to weaken a hostile regime and strengthen the position of its opponents. This column argues that evidence from the 2026 US-Israeli strikes on Iran points to a d...

cepr.org

October 3, 2026 at 9:50 AM

by Scott Lucas

46%

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Scott Lucas

@scottlucas.bsky.social

#Yemen Govt armed forces say they carried out 474 air strikes and precision attacks w/n 24 hours v. #Houthi positions, movements, reinforcements, and military capabilities

Claim attacks killed or wounded 1,540 Houthi fighters and destroyed or damaged 216 military vehicles and equipment

#IranWar

Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 16h

UPDATES: US War on #Iran, Day 219 --- #Trump Camp Sending 3rd Aircraft Carrier

#IranWar #USSTheodoreRoosevelt #StraitOfHormuz

eaworldview.com/2026/10/us-w...

UPDATES: US War on Iran, Day 219 - Trump Camp Sending 3rd Aircraft Carrier - EA WorldView

The US is sending a third aircraft carrier strike group to the Middle East, as the Trump camp threatens a renewal of a full-scale War on Iran.

eaworldview.com

October 3, 2026 at 5:00 AM

by Scott Lucas

46%

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Scott Lucas

@scottlucas.bsky.social

Crude oil tanker struck by unknown projectile, 4 nautical miles east of #Oman

All crew are reported safe and there has been no environmental impact

#Iran #IranWar #StraitOfHormuz

Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 16h

UPDATES: US War on #Iran, Day 219 --- #Trump Camp Sending 3rd Aircraft Carrier

#IranWar #USSTheodoreRoosevelt #StraitOfHormuz

eaworldview.com/2026/10/us-w...

UPDATES: US War on Iran, Day 219 - Trump Camp Sending 3rd Aircraft Carrier - EA WorldView

The US is sending a third aircraft carrier strike group to the Middle East, as the Trump camp threatens a renewal of a full-scale War on Iran.

eaworldview.com

October 3, 2026 at 4:55 AM

by Scott Lucas

46%

Scholar power: 46.5%

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Scott Lucas

@scottlucas.bsky.social

#Trump Admin top members meet for hours on Friday about next steps in #IranWar and #Saudi- #Houthi conflict in #Yemen

#JDVance chaired - Attending: Sec of State #Rubio, Sec of Defense #Hegseth, envoy #Witkoff, CIA director #Ratcliffe and Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman #Caine

#Iran

Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 16h

UPDATES: US War on #Iran, Day 219 --- #Trump Camp Sending 3rd Aircraft Carrier

#IranWar #USSTheodoreRoosevelt #StraitOfHormuz

eaworldview.com/2026/10/us-w...

UPDATES: US War on Iran, Day 219 - Trump Camp Sending 3rd Aircraft Carrier - EA WorldView

The US is sending a third aircraft carrier strike group to the Middle East, as the Trump camp threatens a renewal of a full-scale War on Iran.

eaworldview.com

October 3, 2026 at 4:52 AM

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