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Iran's foreign minister announced the Strait of Hormuz is open for commercial traffic for the remaining period of the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, and President Trump thanked Iran and expressed optimism about a deal.
Krystal argues the backlash from billionaires like Linda Yaccarino and Donald Trump to the pied-à-terre tax proves its political effectiveness. She says the tax is a tiny burden for the ultra-wealthy but a potent symbolic victory for Mamdani.
WLE threatens legal action against Justin Sun after he accused the Trump-linked project of treating users as ATMs over a $75 million stablecoin loan.
Trump meme coin holders are invited to a Mar-a-Lago luncheon, with the top 29 getting a private reception, drawing criticism for pay-to-play conflicts.
The Trump administration is reportedly floating a 1% remittance tax, making Bitcoin a more attractive, pseudo-anonymous alternative to traditional banking or stablecoins for circumventing such fees.
Saagar states President Trump ordered a full US naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz after peace talks with Iran collapsed in Islamabad, effective at 10 a.m. Eastern time. Central Command warns any vessel headed to or from Iran is subject to interception.
Krystal highlights domestic political pressure, noting the US public opposes the war and rising gas prices. She and Saagar question the administration's seriousness, pointing to Trump and Secretary Rubio attending a UFC event while talks collapsed.
Norman Finkelstein argues Trump won't restart full-scale war with Iran because it's unnecessary, unwinnable, and economically onerous. He says Trump lacks the mental stamina to focus.
Finkelstein outlines two possibilities for Israel: covert provocations to drag the US back in, or Trump simply ordering Netanyahu to stop, as he did with Gaza's most barbaric phase.
Finkelstein rejects Tucker Carlson's 'slave to Israel' and blackmail theories. He argues Trump's ego and an informational void filled by Netanyahu's 'cakewalk' promises better explain the war decision.
Israel did not agree to the US-Iran ceasefire extending to Lebanon. Netanyahu tried to convince Trump to allow Israel to continue its campaign against Hezbollah.
Netanyahu views the US-led war on Iran as his last chance to achieve long-standing regional goals. He fears Trump holds ultimate leverage to end the war but is determined to continue until his objectives are met.
First Lady Melania Trump publicly denied any relationship with Jeffrey Epstein or Ghislaine Maxwell, stating she never traveled on his jet or visited his island and calling for Congress to let Epstein victims testify.
Melania Trump is suing media outlets and individuals for defamation over Epstein links, and has already secured public apologies and retractions from the Daily Beast, James Carville, and HarperCollins.
Adam Curry argues Melania’s call for sworn congressional testimony aims to break NDAs, as testimony under oath to Congress protects witnesses from civil penalties for breaking such agreements.
Vice President J.D. Vance led U.S. talks in Islamabad with Iran, which failed because Iran refused to agree to never develop a nuclear weapon; Vance called Iranian proposals 'ChatGPT-written' nonsense.
Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak believe Vance was set up to fail in the Iran talks by Trump, with Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff as handlers, so Marco Rubio could emerge as the successful negotiator.
Iran's chief negotiator Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf is a senior IRGC figure with ties to Soleimani, and U.S. media reports suggest he is favored by the Trump administration as a potential future partner.
Pakistan, acting on behalf of China which needs oil, brokered the ceasefire talks; Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is a Board of Peace member and nominated Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize.
Megyn Kelly accused Trump of being manipulated by Bibi Netanyahu into the Iran war, citing a New York Times report that Netanyahu pitched Trump in the Situation Room as an equal.
Alex Jones responded aggressively to Trump's social media attacks, warning he would escalate if Trump continued, framing the conflict as WWE-style show business.
Adam Curry compiled a supercut showing Trump repeatedly promising 'no more wars' and being a 'peacemaker,' contrasting his 2024 campaign rhetoric with his launch of the Iran war.
President Trump secured promises from hyperscalers that Americans would not foot the bill for AI infrastructure buildout. The anti-AI movement gained mainstream coverage on the cover of Time magazine.
He dismisses political solutions, calling figures like Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis 'atomic debris' and asserting Bitcoin must develop its own social immune system to purge 'Fabian' influencers.
Regarding the Iran ceasefire, David Sacks praises the two-week pause and upcoming Islamabad talks as crucial to de-escalation, giving Trump credit for negotiating a halt to a conflict prone to dangerous escalation ladders.
Brad Gerstner cites market resilience during the Iran conflict, with only a 5-7% drawdown on indices, as evidence investors trust Trump's 'destroy capabilities and get out' doctrine and see upside if Middle East and Ukraine deals are finalized.
He argues Trump's role is to dismantle this old order via tariffs and war, facilitating a shift of economic power eastward to BRICS and China, which prepped by reducing its US Treasury holdings from $1.4 trillion to $650 billion.
Truss explains that meaningful change requires a broad anti-establishment movement, not just a single leader, to provide the infrastructure and support needed to counter the permanent bureaucracy. She cites the Tea Party as a precursor to Trump.
World Liberty Financial, co-founded by the Trump family, used nearly 2 billion of its own WLFI tokens as collateral on Dolomite, borrowing $31.4 million in stablecoins and creating concentrated risk for other depositors.
Mearsheimer states Trump's only viable off-ramp from the war is surrender, with the Iranian ten-point plan forming the basis for negotiations.