The Brutalist Report

• Trump encourages Latin American leaders to use military action to help the U.S. fight cartels [11d]
• Forget the U.S. Navy, the best protection for ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz may be claiming to be a ‘Chinese’ or ‘Muslim’ vessel [11d]
• How the U.S. and Israel's war with Iran is realigning the politics of the Middle East [11d]
• Pope Leo names veteran Vatican diplomat as ambassador to the U.S. to manage relations with Trump [11d]
• The U.S. is sending an AI-powered anti-drone system to the Mideast as response to countering Iran’s Shahed has been ‘disappointing’ [12d]
• Coinbase says new U.S. tax-reporting rules for crypto are cluttered, confusing [12d]