TRUMP’S WAR: All about the Benjamins

Smedley Butler was right: war IS a racket!

VF: The Art of the Deal: Jared Kushner’s Hacked Phone Revealed His Secret Mideast Negotiations—Including More Than $700 Million in Transfers

WSJ: Iran Threatens Wider Strikes on Economic and Civilian Targets if U.S. Attacks

Semafor: Israel, Iran ramp up war rhetoric, as prospect of open conflict looms

Guardian: Netanyahu orders ‘very extensive’ operation in West Bank after two Israeli soldiers killed

PBS: The Kremlin says a first tanker of Russian diesel sets sail for the U.S. despite Ukraine’s protests

Marketwatch: Oil prices approach Iran-war highs as soaring tanker rates trigger a second energy squeeze

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