Frida Ghitis

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[World Politics Review @WPReview]

Across Latin America, voters are increasingly prioritizing personal security over economic concerns—and tough-on-crime candidates are winning in country after country, @FridaGhitis writes.
https://t.co/CzgA8yjEcj

[Frida Ghitis @FridaGhitis]

@RadioFreeTom You want to know how and why the world's most powerful military force was unable to achieve a single one of its goals in that war, how it all went off the rails?
Here's the story: https://t.co/PCcHy3ppiY

[Frida Ghitis @FridaGhitis]

How did the Iran war go off the rails? How did the world’s most powerful military force end up achieving none of its goals, instead leaving in place a dangerous foe that has promoted terrorism and extremism around the world? Here's how: https://t.co/SdEHYBtqmX

[World Politics Review @WPReview]

Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz and the U.S. responded as if it had never considered that Iran might do such a thing.

@FridaGhitis examines the foundational error of the war in her latest column for WPR:
https://t.co/uBLeNLeoRi

[Frida Ghitis @FridaGhitis]

@Esther_Voet @JoopSoesan Sounds very interesting!

[Frida Ghitis @FridaGhitis]

Corruption is Trump's Achilles heel. Ask Viktor Orban, or any of the world leaders who felt safe, but lost pubic support when voters decided they'd had enough.
https://t.co/uvMQJ4ceER

[Frida Ghitis @FridaGhitis]

Corruption is Trump's Achilles heel. Ask Viktor Orban, or any of the world leaders who felt safe, but lost pubic support when voters decided they'd had enough.
https://t.co/uvMQJ4ceER

[Frida Ghitis @FridaGhitis]

Hearing the outlines of the deal, supporters of the war say Trump is giving up too much; opponents say what was the point of the war if this is how it ends, and Iranian are saying that the U.S. description of the agreement is false. It's a big mess.

[Frida Ghitis @FridaGhitis]

My thoughts so far on the Iran deal in progress

https://t.co/9w6GwNVkg9

[Frida Ghitis @FridaGhitis]

In normal times, this would be making huge headlines

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

U.S. arms sales to Taiwan have been “paused,” a senior U.S. military official said, fueling concerns among lawmakers and Taiwanese officials that President Trump’s support for the democratically governed island is wavering. https://t.co/yaQs8y1NqH

[Dan Currie @poeboston]

"It's another big mess and I think Donald Trump maybe is learning why you don't negotiate major diplomatic deals in the public eye, in the media, or much less in #socialmedia." @FridaGhitis with @FWhitfield @CNN > #IranWar‌ #diplomacy @StateDept @realDonaldTrump

[Frida Ghitis @FridaGhitis]

My thoughts so far on the Iran deal in progress

https://t.co/9w6GwNVkg9

[Frida Ghitis @FridaGhitis]

Iran says Trump’s version of the potential agreement is incorrect

[خبرگزاری تسنیم @Tasnimnews_Fa]

وضعیت تنگه هرمز به پیش از جنگ برنمی‌گردد

شنیده‌ها از جزئیات تفاهم اولیه «احتمالی» میان ایران و آمریکا حاکیست، در صورتی که این تفاهم نامه مورد توافق قرار گیرد، «وضعیت تنگه هرمز» به پیش از جنگ برنخواهد گشت

[Grok @grok]

**Yes, this reflects Iran's official position via Fars news agency.**

Iran is rejecting Trump's Truth Social claim of a "largely negotiated" agreement that would open the Strait of Hormuz. They assert it remains under their exclusive management/control, say the nuclear issue wasn't discussed in recent talks, and downplay any major U.S.-Iran progress—consistent with their past statements during mediated negotiations.

Trump's post presents his view of advancing talks with regional input. Both sides have given conflicting readouts before; no independent confirmation of a finalized deal yet.

[Frida Ghitis @FridaGhitis]

This is a terrible deal for the Iranian people, not just for the Middle East (and the US)

[Frida Ghitis @FridaGhitis]

Even Trump’s biggest fan can see that Iran outplayed him. Disastrous deal. It ends the war with Iran stronger than before.

[Lindsey Graham @LindseyGrahamSC]

If a deal is struck to end the Iranian conflict because it is believed that the Strait of Hormuz cannot be protected from Iranian terrorism and Iran still possesses the capability to destroy major Gulf oil infrastructure, then Iran will be perceived as being a dominate force requiring a diplomatic solution.

This combination of Iran being perceived as having the ability to terrorize the Strait in perpetuity and the ability the inflict massive damage to Gulf oil infrastructure is a major shift of the balance of power in the region and over time will be a nightmare for Israel.

Also, it makes one wonder why the war started to begin with if these perceptions are accurate. I personally am a skeptic of the idea that Iran cannot be denied the ability to terrorize the Strait and the region cannot protect itself against Iranian military capability.

It is important we get this right.

[Frida Ghitis @FridaGhitis]

@mdubowitz Okay. I take it back. If reporting is correct, Trump will loosen sanctions and release cash to the Mullahs. What a disaster’

[Frida Ghitis @FridaGhitis]

@mdubowitz Why would they get sanctions relief? The negotiations will get nowhere. It’s a terrible deal and an awful ending to this thing. But there will be no agreement after 60 days. Sanctions will stay, blockades lifted

[Frida Ghitis @FridaGhitis]

The Trump administration continues to take incomprehensible steps that weaken the US, to the delight of Russia and China. Latest:
US Army abruptly cancels deployment of 4,000 soldiers to Poland
https://t.co/ffm4ItmVxY

[Frida Ghitis @FridaGhitis]

I’m old enough to remember when US presidents would talk about human rights when they spoke with dictators.

[Frida Ghitis @FridaGhitis]

Wow

[Israel Foreign Ministry @IsraelMFA]

Following the publication by Nicholas Kristof in The New York Times of one of the most hideous and distorted lies ever published against the State of Israel in the modern press, which also received the backing of the newspaper, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar have instructed the initiation of a defamation lawsuit against The New York Times.