US senate passes intelligence bill with measures targeting Iran threats iranintl.com/en/202512186621
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ACA subsidies set to expire. Moderate Republicans rebel
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The United States will impose a complete ban on entry for citizens of seven countries: Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan, Syria, Laos, and Sierra Leone, Azernews reports.
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NPR News: 12-17-2025 11PM EST
Helpful acknowledgment here that Witkoff and this admin play the press very easily. Might come in handy treating with much of the anonymously sourced whispers about a Ukraine deal.Gregory Brew (@gbrew24)Not surprising, of course, but @wapo confirming that the US and Israel cooperated in the days leading up to the war in June.
Reports on US-Israel friction and expected talks were a cover for Israel’s surprise attack. Suffice it to say, the strategy worked.— https://x.com/gbrew24/status/2001337328766456021
— Michael Weiss (@michaeldweiss) Dec 18, 2025
The U.S. State Department tonight announced a massive new arms package, the largest in history, for Taiwan. The package, worth over $11 billion, is likely to infuriate China and is set to include:
– The U.S. Armed Force’s Tactical Mission Network (TMN)
– 82 M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS)
– 420 MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS)
– 120 M109A7 “Paladin” Self-Propelled Howitzers and M992A3 Carrier Ammunition Tracked Vehicles
– 1,545 Tube-Launched, Optically-Tracked, Wire-Guided (TOW) 2B BGM-71F-7-RF Missiles
– 1,050 FGM-148F “Javelin” Anti-Tank Missiles
– Seekers and Repairs for Harpoon Anti-Ship Missiles
– ALTIUS-600M and 700M Loitering-Munition Systems
– Spare and Repair Parts for AH-1W “SuperCobra” Attack Helicopters— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) Dec 18, 2025