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Originally Posted by Carth

Has anyone heard from Putin lately, or is he still rolling about on the floor laughing his nuts off?

Putin's a bit anxious that his other fan boy, Hungary's Viktor Orban may lose the election. Fortunately JD Vance flew out to Hungary to endorse Orban whilst criticising other countries for interfering.

Originally Posted by Carth

edit: Am I right in thinking 20:00 EDT is the same as midnight here in the UK?

I might stay up to watch the end of a Civilisation . . or another change of mind when his bluff is called

1am UK time I believe.

Will Trump Taco?

Donald Trump has walked himself into a "very, very tight corner" with his latest comments on Iran, military analyst Professor Michael Clarke says.

He tells presenter Barbara Serra that he believes Trump could try to back down from his threats against Iran that a "whole civilisation will die tonight".

But Clarke says history does not necessarily suggest a climbdown will come - pointing out that Trump pressed ahead with his military operation in Venezuela in January after building up a sizeable force.

"They tend to press the go button rather than the go home button," he adds.

Secondly, Clarke says the increased strikes across Iran today (which have targeted railway bridges and Kharg Island) might suggest that "somebody has gone early".

"Why would the Americans do that? Unless the Israelis are trying to bounce the Americans into going early, which is plausible," Clarke adds.

https://news.sky.com/story/iran-war-...-news-13509565