Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Tag: UAE

Trump’s Hormuz gamble pushes US and Iran toward wider war

Missile and drone strikes, disputed civilian deaths, and escalating threats have raised fears that tensions in the Strait of Hormuz are moving away from diplomacy and toward a broader conflict.

Netanyahu delays evacuation of sick Gaza children to UAE amid rising...

Israeli Prime Minister’s decision leaves 150 Palestinian children stranded in Gaza amid cross-border attacks.

UAE used Global Climate Summit to secure $100 billion in oil...

The investigation found that the UAE's Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) sought nearly $100 billion in deals with oil, gas, and petrochemical companies during COP28.

Peace through weapons sales to the UAE

If the American people really want to pursue peace in the Middle East and instead use our taxes to build up U.S. infrastructure, healthcare, education and address the climate crisis, then we must immediately pressure our Congressional representatives to make sure that the U.S.-UAE weapons sales deal does not go through.

Lack of global leadership spurs instability in the Middle East

President Donald J. Trump has proven to be more partisan than Mr. Obama in his backing of the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Israel and his confrontational approach of Iran.

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Civil rights groups sue HHS over records tied to $10 billion childcare funding freeze

Advocates say the Trump administration must disclose how disputed fraud allegations involving Somali childcare providers became the basis for sweeping restrictions on federal aid.

Trump slaps 50 percent tariffs on $20 billion in Canadian goods

The duties will hit Canadian cars, dairy products, alcohol and consumer goods, raising the threat of higher prices and further damage to the United States’ largest trading relationship.

5 lessons from 20 years of climate surveys: Political party matters, but it doesn’t...

Those patterns may go against the partisan rhetoric of our times, but they reflect the reality that Americans do not sort neatly into simple camps on climate change.

Justice Department drops multiple corporate crime investigations

A reported decision to abandon several major corporate crime cases has raised concerns that the federal government is easing pressure on corporate misconduct.

What blind Lord of Misrule keeps showing he can’t avoid wrack and ruin, leans hard on dumb Big Lies, and expects different outcomes? 

“Trump’s self-love, not Iran, is global enemy No 1. He’s a one-man weapon of mass destruction.”