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		<title>San Francisco Bay Area Conference:Middle East in Crisis</title>
		<link>https://www.antiwar.com/blog/2026/04/18/san-francisco-bay-area-conferencemiddle-east-in-crisis/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rick Sterling]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 11:58:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[US &#38; Israeli Wars on Iran, Palestine, Lebanon, International Law, and the United Nations The Mt. Diablo Peace &#38; Justice Center in the San Francisco Bay Area is hosting an urgent half-day conference on the Middle East Crisis on Saturday, April 25. The event will focus on US/Israeli wars on Iran, Palestine, Lebanon and international [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>John Mearsheimer says the Trump Blockade Will Fail</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Mearsheimer]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:39:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Reprinted from John&#8217;s Substack:  On 12 April 2026, I was on the “Switzerland” podcast with Josh Landis, one of the world’s leading experts on Syria, and the host Tom Switzer. In the wake of the failed negotiations in Islamabad, President Trump announced that the US was going to blockade the Strait of Hormuz, which means [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Shadow Over Hormuz: a Test of Global Resilience or the End of Hegemony?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kanan Heydarov]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:33:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Leaked details from the recent high-level marathon in Islamabad, a grueling 21-hour session between U.S. and Iranian delegations reveal more than just a failure to communicate. It marks a profound strategic deadlock. The U.S. team, led by Vice President J.D. Vance arrived with &#8220;red lines&#8221; that left little room for maneuver: the immediate surrender of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>‘Cowardly Bullshit’: Handful of Dems Join With Senate GOP To Block Ban on US Bombs, Bulldozers to Israel</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brett Wilkins]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:58:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[US senators on Wednesday voted down a pair of resolutions aimed at blocking US bomb and bulldozer sales to Israel as it continues its genocidal war on Gaza and devastating bombardment and mass displacement in Lebanon. Upper chamber lawmakers voted 59-40 against advancing SJ Res. 32, a joint resolution introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>John Mearsheimer says Israel Owns Trump</title>
		<link>https://www.antiwar.com/blog/2026/04/15/john-mearsheimer-says-israel-owns-trump/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Mearsheimer]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:26:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Reprinted from John&#8217;s Substack: On 14 April 2026, I was on “Judging Freedom” talking with Judge Napolitano about Iran. My central point to the judge was that Trump is in no position to work out a deal with Iran that settles the ongoing war in a meaningful way. The reason is simple: Israel has no [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Kyle Anzalone Show [Guest] LtCOL Karen Kwiatkowski: Trump Orders Hormuz Blockade After Talks Fail—Ceasefire at Risk?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kyle Anzalone]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:41:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A blockade of the Strait of Hormuz sounds like a clean, decisive move until you run it through the real world: geography, international law, ship insurance, and the uncomfortable question of what happens when the other side shoots back. We sit down with Lt Col Karen Kwiatkowski to parse Trump’s threat to interdict ships tied to Iranian [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>John Mearsheimer says Escalation Will Not Work for Trump</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Mearsheimer]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:39:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Reprinted from John&#8217;s Substack: On 10 April 2026, I was on Breaking Points talking about why Trump cannot win against Iran if he goes up the escalation ladder and why his only exit option is to concede defeat. Now that the 11-12 April 2026 US-Iranian negotiations in Islamabad have failed, Trump has decided to escalate [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ron Paul asks Who&#8217;s Blocking Who in the Strait of Hormuz?</title>
		<link>https://www.antiwar.com/blog/2026/04/14/ron-paul-asks-whos-blocking-who-in-the-strait-of-hormuz/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ron Paul and Daniel McAdams]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:55:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: There is much confusion about President Trump&#8217;s announced blockade of Iran&#8217;s partial blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Who&#8217;s getting through? Who is blocked? Who is in danger? How long will the blockade last? New talks coming? Reprinted from The Ron Paul Institute for Peace &#38; Prosperity.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Is the 1945 Order Sinking in the Waters of Hormuz?</title>
		<link>https://www.antiwar.com/blog/2026/04/14/is-the-1945-order-sinking-in-the-waters-of-hormuz/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kanan Heydarov]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:03:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The global architecture established in 1945 built upon the pillars of the Bretton Woods financial system and the UN’s security umbrella is currently undergoing a structural collapse. What we are witnessing in the Strait of Hormuz as of April 2026 is the violent crack in an eighty year old foundation. The &#8220;15-day ceasefire&#8221; recently hailed [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Kyle Anzalone Show [GUEST] Larry Johnson: Are Russia, China and Iran the Big Winners of Trump and Netanyahu’s War?</title>
		<link>https://www.antiwar.com/blog/2026/04/13/the-kyle-anzalone-show-guest-larry-johnson-are-russia-china-and-iran-the-big-winners-of-trump-and-netanyahus-war/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kyle Anzalone]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:13:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The fastest way to understand the Iran war scare isn’t cable news hype, it’s leverage. We sit down with Larry Johnson to map what Tehran is demanding, why Washington looks desperate for an exit plan, and how a single chokepoint, the Strait of Hormuz, can squeeze the global economy. If ships need to pay a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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