CHINA SYNDROME: Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned President Trump that if the Taiwan situation is handled poorly that could lead to conflict and “an extremely dangerous situation.”   Speaking at a state banquet in Beijing Xi warmed up Trump saying, “The great rejuvenation …

DIRE STRAITS: Control of the Strait of Hormuz was one of the demands made by Iran in the peace proposal abruptly rejected yesterday by President Trump. Iran also wanted war reparations and an end to American sanctions and blocked assets, according …

DIRE STRAITS: President Trump conducting diplomacy on social media yesterday dismissed out of hand the Iranian response to a peace proposal. He wrote, “I have just read the response from Iran’s so-called ‘Representatives.’ I don’t like it — TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!”    The …

DIRE STRAITS: The war that Donald Trump says is over continues.    US forces yesterday struck Iranian military facilities believed to be the source of “unprovoked” missile, drone, and small boat attacks against American warships in the Strait of Hormuz, US Central …

May 7, 20296 DIRE STRAITS: As the US awaits Iran’s response to a peace proposal, one Iranian official dismissed it as a “list of American wishes” while another said the offer was under consideration.   Both governments have officials giving conflicting messages on what’s …

THE WAR ROOM: President Trump undercut his own secretary of State yesterday, announcing on social media that he was pausing his “project Freedom” to escort shops through the Strait of Hormuz because “Great Progress has been made toward a Complete and Final …

THE WAR ROOM: In a major breach of the ceasefire, Iran fired missiles and drones at ships being escorted by the US Navy through the Strait of Hormuz in what the Pentagon dubbed “Project Freedom.” The Pentagon says Iran scored no …

IN THE RED: President Trump’s negative numbers have jumped to new highs with 62 percent of Americans disapproving of the job he’s doing, according the latest ABCNews-Ipsos poll. His overall approval is 37 percent.   On some issues it’s even worse. Seventy-six …

NO DEAL: President Trump yesterday told reporters he doesn’t like the latest peace deal that Iran offered. “Iran wants to make a deal because they have no military left, essentially, and they want to make a deal but I’m not satisfied …

VERBAL WARFARE: While American forces fight a war in the far side of the world, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for the past two days engaged in verbal combat with Congress.   Yesterday before a Senate Committee he repeated his charge that, “The biggest …