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Just the Facts: Where the Iran War Really Stands Now

Just the Facts: Where the Iran War Really Stands Now

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Tiffany Rebelmouse
By Tiffany RebelmouseJun 04, 2019
Tiffany Rebelmouse
Tiffany Rebelmouse is a contributor for The Fulcrum, a nonpartisan publication dedicated to strengthening democracy by fostering informed civic engagement and elevating diverse perspectives.
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What the end of Viktor Orban means for the New Right

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban salutes supporters at the Balna center in Budapest during a general election in Hungary, on April 12, 2026.

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What the end of Viktor Orban means for the New Right

Viktor Orban, the proudly “illiberal” prime minister of Hungary, beloved by various New Right nationalists and MAGA American intellectuals, was crushed at the polls this weekend.

Over the last decade or so, Hungary became for the New Right what Sweden or Cuba were to the Old Left. For generations, various American leftists loved to cite the Cuban model as better than ours when it came to healthcare, or education. Some would even make wild claims about freedom under Fidel Castro’s dictatorship. Susan Sontag famously proclaimed in 1969 that no Cuban writer “has been or is in jail or is failing to get his works published.” This was simply not true. The still young regime had already imprisoned, tortured or executed scores of intellectuals. (Sontag later recanted.)

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An NBC News live feed airs a clip from U.S. President Donald Trump's Truth Social video announcement in the White House James S. Brady Press Briefing Room on February 28, 2026 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the United States and Israel had launched an attack on Iran Saturday morning.

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When a President Threatens a Civilization, Silence Becomes Permission

Ninety minutes before his own deadline expired, President Trump agreed to pause his threatened strikes on Iran. The ceasefire was real. The relief was understandable. And none of it changes what happened.

In the days leading up to Tuesday’s deadline, the President of the United States threatened to destroy “every” bridge and power plant in Iran. He warned that “a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again." He said Iran “can be taken out” in a single night. These were not the ravings of a fringe provocateur. They were statements of declared intent from the commander-in-chief of the most powerful military on earth, broadcast to the world.

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Why strong GDP and stock markets mask middle-class struggles—exploring inequality, housing costs, deficit spending, and the breakdown of economic mobility.

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Growth Without Gain: Why a Strong Economy Feels So Weak

Whenever Donald Trump talks about the economy, he always points to the same indicators. GDP is up. The stock market is up. By conventional measures, the economy appears stable, even strong.

And yet, a growing share of Americans–particularly younger ones– feel economically insecure, locked out of homeownership, burdened by debt, and unsure whether they are moving forward or falling behind. If you are in the top 1 percent, things have rarely looked better. For everyone else, the picture is less rosy.

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Bulk Carrier, Belray, in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz on March 22, 2026 in northern Ras al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates.

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The Strategic Mistake: Ignoring Iran’s Indispensable Global Leverage

Al Ries and Jack Trout are considered America’s foremost marketing strategists, with their seven solo and co-authored books being bestsellers. Three of their books became standard readings for my senior-level Marketing Strategy students when I taught at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI). All seven of their books were thoroughly discussed when teaching Marketing Management for UNI’s MBA program in Hong Kong.

If President Trump, Pete Hegseth, and their military advisors had consulted even one of Ries and Trout’s bestselling books, the Iranian war might have been avoided. I will explain further.

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