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  1. Trump Drops a Cuba Bombshell — Joke or Warning Shot? https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/05/01/trump-jokes-that-wel…aking-over-cuba-almost-immediately-or-was-it-a-joke-n2201923
    the way back from Iran, we'll have one of our big, maybe the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier. … the way back from Iran, we'll have one of our big, maybe the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier. … We'll finish one [the conflict in Iran] first. I like to finish the job."Cuba is next, Marco [Rubio] has been waiting!…
  2. Russia's Victory Day Parade: Now With Fewer Tanks and More Copium https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/05/03/russias-victory-day-parade-now-with-fewer-tanks-and-more-copium-n2201947
    To put it bluntly, militarily, Russia can no longer pass gas and chew gum at the same time.Read More: Putin’s Iran Play Raises … Stakes in Already-Tense RegionRussia Just Delivered a Big Message to Iran About What It Should Do in Response to the USSo, who will…
  3. Rashida Tlaib's New Homeless Bill of Magical Thinking: Live Anywhere, Solve Nothing https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/05/04/rashida-tlaibs-new…ill-of-magical-thinking-live-anywhere-solve-nothing-n2201995
    Amid Questionable 'Reporting' on Operation Epic FuryNot a Joke: Squad Members, Dozens of Other Dems Refuse to Vote Aye on Basic Iran
  4. Pres. Trump Says War Powers Act Is Unconstitutional – and He Has No Intention of Following It https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/05/01/trump-says-war-power…stitutional-and-he-has-no-intention-of-following-it-n2201921
    Friday is the supposed 60-day deadline for Trump to ask Congress to authorize continued military action in Iran, but he didn’t do so … MORE: Iran Makes Another Offer - Trump Isn’t ImpressedBig Mouth, Empty Hands: Iran Defies US While Choking on SanctionsHe said … "🚨 IT'S OFFICIAL: President Trump informs Congress he does NOT NEED any war authorization for Iran under the War Powers Act — which…
  5. Iran Makes Another Offer - Trump Isn’t Impressed https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/05/01/trump-gives-thumb…an-finally-seems-to-get-they-may-have-miscalculated-n2201903
    President Donald Trump weighed in on the situation with Iran and Operation Epic Fury on Friday. … @POTUS: "We just had a conversation with Iran. Let's see what happens, but I would say that I'm not happy... … Iran has been working to send some of its oil by rail to China and to import foodstuff by road from the Caucasus and Pakistan.…
  6. Trump Slaps New May Day Sanctions on Cuban Regime https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/05/01/trump-slaps-new-sa…tions-on-cuban-regime-for-repression-and-us-threats-n2201906
    Cuba's Commie ProblemCuba hasn't drawn the attention of the Trump administration that some other nations have, like Venezuela and IranIran is taking a little longer, but that conflict is essentially over; Iran has nothing left to fight with. … A reborn Iran, with a new, genuinely elected government, the mullahs out of power, and the support for terrorist groups gone.…
  7. Nice Try: Iran’s $800M Oil Smuggling Scheme Using Fake Iraqi Tankers Falls Apart https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/04/30/windward-ai-uncove…new-800m-oil-smuggling-plot-with-fake-iraqi-tankers-n2201855
    Operation Economic Fury may have done more lasting damage to Iran than Operation Epic Fury. … Iran has come up with a new trick to sneak oil tankers past the U.S. … Iran, yes, will keep trying to sneak shipping past, but that's only going to get more difficult.…
  8. Wait, That's Not What the Media Has Been Telling Us — Majority of Americans Thinks We're Winning in Iran https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/04/30/wait-thats-not-what…e-majority-of-americans-thinks-were-winning-in-iran-n2201848
    over to their site or picked up a newspaper to peruse their coverage, you’d see that almost every one of their stories about the Iran … Harris Poll suggests that a majority of American voters support President Donald Trump's handling of the escalating tensions with Iran … Nuclear stoppage.MORE IRAN: Iranian Leader Ghalibaf Tries a Desperate Bluster, Gets Decimated by BessentRubble and Ruin: Epic…
  9. Morning Minute: The Dog Knew What Was Up https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/05/01/morning-minute-n2201894
     HotAir — No, Iran Is Not Winning, and Yes, There Is a StrategyTrump has the upper hand, not Iran. … Thinking that Iran can win this assumes that the US cannot survive a closure of the Strait of Hormuz as long as Iran can.…
  10. Morning Minute: I Don't Think 'Make America Kind Again' Looks Quite Like This https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/05/04/morning-minute-n2201963
     TOP O' THE MORNIN'Red-Hot at RedState Iran Responds to Trump’s Strait Move - He Finishes Them With One ReplyMeanwhile, the…
  11. Big Mouth, Empty Hands: Iran Defies US While Choking on Sanctions https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/04/30/big-mouth-empty-hands-iran-defies-us-while-choking-on-sanctions-n2201865
    Iran has a long history (since 1979, really) of having its mouth write checks its fourth point of contact can't cash. … On Thursday, this tendency of Iran was on display yet again, as a statement purporting to be from the new Supreme Leader, Ayatollah … On Thursday, the global benchmark for oil, Brent crude, traded as high as $126 a barrel.OK, Iran has no chokehold on the Strait of…
  12. Iranian Leader Ghalibaf Tries a Desperate Bluster, Gets Decimated by Bessent https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/04/29/ghalibaf-and-bessent-remarks-n2201840
     The blockade is choking them out, and their economy is collapsing.Now, Iran is struggling to ship oil and other commodities … As recently as March, Iran exported 1.85 million barrels of crude oil a day, worth $191 million at international prices. … Brad Cooper, CENTCOM commander on the success of the U.S. blockade against Iran: pic.twitter.com/78OL04k5cZ— U.S.…
  13. Hegseth to Congress: Fund the Fight Now, or Fold on Iran https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/04/29/hegseth-to-congress-fund-the-fight-now-or-fold-on-iran-n2201815
    The testimony centered on Operation Epic Fury, on denying Iran nuclear weapons, and on the progress of that conflict to date.In his … Iran cannot have a nuclear bomb. … President Trump, unlike other presidents, has had the courage to ensure Iran never gets a nuclear weapon, and he’s ironclad on that…
  14. Trump Heralds More Good News With the UAE Pulling Out of OPEC https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/04/29/trump-heralds-more-good-news-with-uae-pulling-out-of-opec-n2201834
    The United Arab Emirates (UAE) made a big move this week, and it went beyond the military action against Iran. … oil down, getting everything down,” Trump said, adding, “they’re having some problems in OPEC.”This is also another direct hit at Iran …  READ MORE: Trump Turns the Screws on Iran After Their Last OfferIranian President's Plaintive Plea to the People Shows What Deep…
  15. Rubble and Ruin: Epic Fury Now Pushing Iran Into Economic Free-Fall https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/04/29/rubble-and-ruin-epic-fury-now-pushing-iran-into-economic-free-fall-n2201823
    In the ongoing conflict with Iran, Operation Economic Fury may not be given as much coverage as the military side, Operation Epic Fury … Operation Economic Fury is producing results that may well be more impressive still, as we learn now just how bad things are getting in Iran … regime, and it can claim that resisting economic pressure is a question of national pride,” said Alex Vatanka, a senior fellow and Iran
  16. Trump Action Near May Day Protesters Has Them Flipping Their Lids, People on Right Are Loving It https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/05/01/trump-flies-over-protesters-n2201912
     Now, you had a conglomeration of them out in D.C. for all the current causes: May Day, anti-Iran military action, and anti-ICE…
  17. THE ESSEX FILES: Stalled Iran Talks Drive Up Gas Prices, Underscoring Need for Energy Independence https://redstate.com/brad-essex/2026/04/29/the-essex-filesst…as-prices-underscoring-need-for-energy-independence-n2201775
    The stalled talks between the United States and Iran over the fragile ceasefire have once again highlighted the high costs of instability … As negotiations drag on without resolution, with Iran conditioning any easing of its restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz on the lifting … Trump blockaded Iran, surged US exports to record levels, & now the cartel is breaking apart.…
  18. America First: Trump Drops the Hammer With 25 Percent Tariff on EU Cars https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/05/01/america-first-trump-now-raising-stakes-on-eu-car-tariffs-to-25-n2201904
    there hasn't been any response from the EU.Read More: Now Trump Is Tearing It Up on TariffsTrump Tells the World: Sell Arms to Iran
  19. Watch: 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Commandeers Ship Trying to Slip Past US Blockade https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/04/28/watch-31st-marine-ex…it-commandeers-ship-trying-to-slip-past-us-blockade-n2201791
    Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit boarded M/V Blue Star III, a commercial ship suspected of attempting to transit to Iran … Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit boarded M/V Blue Star III, a commercial ship suspected of attempting to transit to Iran … Prior to the U.S. blockade on Iran, 5 ships were moored or anchored in the Iranian port of Chah Bahar on an average day.…
  20. Watch: Wild Police Take Down of Suspect Who Stabbed Two Jewish Men in Terrorist Attack in London https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/04/29/wild-video-police…nto-custody-who-allegedly-stabbed-two-jewish-people-n2201816
    The U.K. has accused Iran of using criminal proxies to conduct attacks on European soil targeting opposition media outlets and the … Britain's MI5 domestic intelligence service says more than 20 "potentially lethal" Iran-backed plots were disrupted in the year ending…
  21. Trump Turns the Screws on Iran After Their Last Offer https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/04/28/trump-response-to-iran-offer-n2201786
    The level of sanctions on Iran are extraordinary, the pressure on Iran is extraordinary, and I think more can be brought to bear," … As we explained, when Iran has to pull in empty oil tankers to help cover their storage, you know they're getting desperate to avoid … Scrambles As Blockade Bites: Regime Resorts to Rusting Tankers to Stay AfloatAs Hot Air noted, "Analysts told the WSJ that Iran
  22. 'Rockets and Feathers': Why Gas Prices Stay High Even As Oil Falls https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/04/28/rockets-and-feathers-why-gas-prices-stay-high-even-as-oil-falls-n2201784
    supply trends threaten to push fuel costs higher.Oil futures have been volatile amid mixed signals on potential peace talks between Iran … traffic in the Strait of Hormuz returned to a standstill.Global energy prices have remained elevated since the start of the war with Iran … differences are as much due to local regulations and taxation as to any issues of global oil prices or supplies.Read More: Iran
  23. Japan Dumps Green Dreams for Coal and Nuclear Comeback https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/05/01/japan-chooses-affordable-baseload-power-coal-and-nuclear-surge-ahead-n2201900
    splashback in global energy markets; prices of crude oil and natural gas alike are up, and may not moderate much until the scrap with Iran
  24. US Jobless Claims Hit a Number Not Seen Since Nixon Was President https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/04/30/us-jobless-claims-hit-a-number-not-seen-since-nixon-was-president-n2201863
    Although the conflict in Iran has caused a spike in oil prices — meaning higher costs at the pump — there are numerous positive signs…
  25. Iran Floats Hormuz Deal: Ease the Squeeze - but Stall the Nukes https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/04/27/strait-of-hormuz-s…ew-proposal-to-restart-shipping-delay-nuclear-talks-n2201733
    Iran has a new offer on the table to resolve the ongoing American naval blockade of Iranian ports in and around the Strait of Hormuz … The best way to understand Iran is you have a political class now. I think, look, people talk about moderates and hardliners. … They're all hardliners in Iran.…