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INVESTIGATION: DOGE at the Pentagon — 82,940 civilians cut, $350 billion demanded
The paradox is striking: on one side, DOGE has eliminated 82,940 civilian Pentagon positions since January 2025, reducing the workforce from 778,188
REPORT: Bill Pulte at the DNI — lightning purge and chaos in American intelligence
On June 19, 2026, Donald Trump names Bill Pulte acting director of the DNI — the Office of the Director of National
DECODING: Versailles, Macron and Trump — the diplomacy that saved the Strait of Hormuz
On June 17, 2026, in the gilded salons of the Palace of Versailles, a document reshapes the Middle East: the Iran-USA MOU
ANALYSIS: BIOSECURE Act — Trump encircles Chinese biotechs linked to Iran
In June 2026, the Trump administration crossed a decisive threshold in the economic war against China: WuXi AppTec, a Chinese giant in
TESTIMONY: When Trump Chose Iranian Oil Over Russian Oil — and Changed the World's Rules
I have covered energy geopolitics long enough to recognize a historic turning point when it arrives. June 17, 2026 was one. That
OPEN LETTER: To the Iranian Regime — the June 17 MOU Does Not Absolve Your Proxies
On June 17, 2026, Iran and the United States signed a memorandum of understanding that ended military operations between the two countries
FACT-CHECK: Iran's Nuclear Program and the MOU — What Is True, False, and Still Unclear
Since the signing of the Iran-USA MOU on June 17, 2026, contradictory declarations have multiplied. Washington announces a historic breakthrough. Tehran says
ESSAY: Iran, from Kuwait to Versailles — How Two Weeks of War Produced a Precarious Agreement
From June 2 to 17, 2026, the Middle East came close to a conflict of a scale it had not seen in
NARRATIVE: Iran-USA, June 17, 2026 — How a Historic MOU Reopened the Strait of Hormuz
On June 17, 2026, in the gilded halls of the Palace of Versailles, a virtual handshake changed the face of the Middle