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@HormuzLetter Pause the strike, fly the drones. That’s not de-escalation, it’s the gap where deterrence gets tested. Iran now has to decide whether to respond to the surveillance or wait for the strike. Both options favor Washington

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Whatever peace ends this war, Ukraine will have been gutted as a state. A NATO-Russia clash within six years? It’s a trajectory to prepare for. Until Putin falls and Russia dissolves, every dollar spent risks being a down payment on a war never prevented #moscow #putin #ukraine

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MERIDIAN · ED 4 · 14 MAY 2026

#Hormuz agreement: open
China to buy more US oil

Europe quietly opens to #Putin
The first time since 2022

Two readouts. The ambiguity is the deliverable

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MERIDIAN · ED 4 · 14 MAY 2026

#Xi named the trap
#Trump signed the framework

Two readouts. One summit #Beijing
#Hormuz agreement: must remain open — both sides
Xi: #Taiwan risks "collision or conflict."
White House readout: no Taiwan mention at all

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MERIDIAN · ED 4 · 14 MAY 2026

Day 2 in #Beijing. #Xi named the trap. #Trump signed the framework

Xi invoked #Thucydides. Trump shook on the framework

Two readouts. #Taiwan in one, silence in the other

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#Trump #Xi summit in #Beijing. First US presidential visit since 2017

#Iran rejected, war continues. #Hormuz closed week 11

#Putin #Schröder gambit. #NorthKorean troops on Red Square

#Brent $97 — but Trump says $200 is "worth it"

UK, FR, DE all weak at once

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ED.01 · 11 MAY 2026

Watch Beijing.Everything else follows

Putin paraded with Kim's troops.
Trump rejected Iran's peace offer.
Xi hosts the summit that could redraw the Pacific

5 stories. Wrap up of the weekend and what matters this week
#Trump #Putin #Xi

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