https://freerepublic.com/tag/nazineocons/ en-us Mon, 27 Jul 2026 03:28:09 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389482/posts It's been coming for a while, but this week, the once-conservative firebrand Tucker Carlson has doubled down on a version of reality that would make Iran's mullahs blush. Carlson used an appearance on the East Meets West with Olga and Tara podcast to unload on a provision in the fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act that would expand defense-technology cooperation between the United States and Israel. His verdict? Lawmakers who back the measure are acting against America's own interests, effectively merging our nations’ militaries.Carlson didn't stop at policy disagreement. He accused the Republican Party of handing the country's sovereignty... PJ Media https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389482/posts#comment Mon, 27 Jul 2026 03:28:09 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389445/posts Iran summoned a Ukrainian diplomat in Tehran on Sunday to protest an attack on an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea, as the war in the Middle East threatened to overlap with the Ukraine conflict. Iran said the attack left one sailor dead and injured several others. The country’s foreign ministry complained to Ukraine’s chargé d’affaires in Tehran early on Sunday and “conveyed Iran’s strong protest over the ‘hostile and criminal act.’” Iran’s Islamic Republic News Agency reported. In a post on X highlighting Ukraine’s attacks on distant Russian targets, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that his country’s... CNBC https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389445/posts#comment Sun, 26 Jul 2026 18:57:15 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4389451/posts "No. 1 has been tried for the past 5 months with no effect. No. 1 has been tried since 2018 with no effect. No. 3 can't be done because Israel is against it, so everyone will blame Vance and call him an antisemite." X.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4389451/posts#comment Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:03:04 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4389464/posts The top U.S. military commander in the Middle East recommended ending the bombing campaign around the Strait of Hormuz after concluding it reached the limits of its effectiveness, a recommendation that helped shape President Donald Trump's decision to pause strikes against Iran, Axios reported Sunday.Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Central Command, advised Pentagon leaders, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the White House last week that two weeks of sustained airstrikes had weakened Iran's ability to threaten commercial shipping through the strategic waterway, multiple sources familiar with the discussions said.His assessment, combined with advice from other senior military officials,... Newsmax via Yahoo https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4389464/posts#comment Sun, 26 Jul 2026 23:33:52 GMT