Tennessee Munitions Town Stands by Trump Amid Iran War Costs

Chris Hedges: Trump’s War on Iran Is Bringing Down the American Empire

“I don’t think we live in a functioning democracy—and that has been true for some time.” Hedges Joshua Scheer Six months into the disastrous U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, the fantasy of a quick and decisive victory has collapsed. American weapons stockpiles are dwindling, energy and food prices are soaring, Washington’s Gulf alliances are fracturing and…

Iran's Brutal Trump Strategy: Drag Out the War Until His Presidency Is Over

Iran has openly floated a strategy that could turn Donald Trump's political clock into a weapon, prolong the war until he leaves office, and make the conflict itself a test of endurance. Mohammad Reza Naghdi, a senior adviser to the commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, told PBS NewsHour that prolonging the war until the next US presidency was one possible way for Tehran to wear down its adversaries and strengthen deterrence. It…

The Iran War Has Left the U.S. Dangerously Exposed

The fight has offered Iran and other adversaries a clear picture of U.S. weaknesses.

Iran believes Trump is a coward

Donald Trump lost a war he started, the only president in history to accomplish such a feat. Perhaps worse is he continues to lose it in the absence of a hard stop. His challenge now seems to be preventing the American public from knowing the truth about what's happening.I mean, everyone else seems to know. According to Politico, Iran believes he "isn’t interested in a serious peace pact and can’t be trusted to uphold one anyway." Meanwhile, the…

Trump’s Iran headaches are mounting

The Iran war hasn’t gone well for President Donald Trump since, well, shortly after it began.

Tennessee munitions town stands by Trump amid Iran war costs

In the Appalachian foothills of eastern Tennessee, a working-class city of 58,000 is doing something most of the country is not: standing firmly behind President Donald Trump as his approval ratings hit historic lows and the cost of the Iran war ripples through the American economy. Kingsport is home to the Holston Army Ammunition Plant, the only domestic supplier of some essential explosive and propellant components used in Patriot missiles, wa…