Month: April 2026
No one writes a book alone. And for me, writing a book about Russian intelligence was not without considering the risk. But this has been a life-long mission, and many helped me -and that same mission- along the way.
🎉I want to take a moment to thank those who supported, and to… pic.twitter.com/HgCPfJZCjI
— Sean Wiswesser (@Wiswesser) April 4, 2026
If you are a Trumpist, you opt for extortion and dismiss the rule of law.TV News Now (@TVNewsNow)🚨 NEW: Fox’s Marc Thiessen has a GENIUS PLAN to fund the re-opening of the Strait of Hormuz: “I think what President Trump ought to do is have a Hormuz Transit Tariff.”
“Instead of Iran charging $2M per vessel going through the Strait, the U.S. will charge a $2M escort fee for every vessel — which is about $9B a month or $100B in revenue.”
“We will waive that fee for any country that participates in the coalition to open up the Strait.”
“That will open it and reward the good guys that are helping us and punish those staying on the sidelines,” @marcthiessen tells @BretBaier.
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— https://x.com/TVNewsNow/status/2040207115571118571— Anders Åslund (@anders_aslund) Apr 4, 2026
What are you saying? Trump kills people who lied to him but Trump lies to us all all the time.
Does that justify his killing?
I don’t think you meant that.
Can you please clarify?
Do you think Trump’s & your many lies are justified, while others should be killed for lying?Stew Peters (@realstewpeters)KAROLINE LEAVITT: “[Regarding foreign diplomacy] If we don’t like the way you negotiate, we’ll kill you.”I’m sorry. What?!?!
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— https://x.com/realstewpeters/status/2038701843560255933— Anders Åslund (@anders_aslund) Apr 4, 2026
An Iranian one-way drone attack last month on the U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia’s capital of Riyadh did more extensive damage than previously disclosed, penetrating a secure part of the embassy and heavily damaging three floors as well as a station for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), while sparking a blaze that raged for half a day, current and former American officials have told The New York Times.
The Iranian attack on the embassy, which occurred March 3rd when an Iranian drone evaded air defenses guarding Riyadh’s gated Diplomatic Quarter and slammed into the American compound. A minute later, a second drone flew into the hole made by the first one and also exploded, the officials said. More drones were intercepted that night a few hours later, one was thought to be targeting the residence of the highest-ranking U.S. diplomat in Saudi Arabia, located a few hundred feet from the U.S. Embassy.
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) Apr 4, 2026
9PM ET 04/03/2026 Newscast
Rep. Nancy Mace ‘concerned about escalation’ in Iran war
thehill.com/homenews/house/5…— The Hill (@thehill) Apr 4, 2026
Trump’s situation appears truly disastrous. Since he always escalates – like a true Russian – we are likely to see him doing something really awful.
It is sad that the US has no checks or balances.Brian’s Breaking News and Intel (@intelFromBrian)I expect Trump to do something very stupid in the next day or so.— https://x.com/intelFromBrian/status/2040168003120025817— Anders Åslund (@anders_aslund) Apr 4, 2026
