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 [12d]
• How the U.S. and Israel's war with Iran is realigning the politics of the Middle East [12d]
• Pope Leo names veteran Vatican diplomat as ambassador to the U.S. to manage relations with Trump [12d]
• 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]
• Skies above Tehran 'turning orange' amid U.S. strikes [12d]
• Keanu Reeves’ Dogstar Reveals New Album ‘All in Now’ and Upcoming U.S. Tour [12d]
• Wendy's targets Mexican customers amid mass U.S. store closures [12d]
• Iran Is Hitting the Radars That Underpin U.S. Missile Defenses [12d]
• Latin America’s crypto user growth outpaced U.S. by 3x in 2025, report shows [12d]
• Iran Foreign Minister Claims U.S. Attacked Water Desalination Plant [12d]
• Aaron Judge sets tone as U.S. pours it on late in WBC opener vs. Brazil [12d]
• Trump says U.S. may target new parts of Iran in escalating war [12d]
• U.S. Military-Industrial Complex Agrees To Quadruple Bomb Production As Operation Epic Fury Rages On [12d]
• As Trump says military has plenty of munitions for Iran war, Democrats point out U.S. didn’t give Ukraine more interceptors because of low supply [12d]
• U.S. Army Sends Ukraine-Tested Drones to Hit Iran’s Drones [12d]
• The U.S. and Gulf states have made repeated requests for Ukraine’s interceptor drones, but Kyiv banned weapons exports after Russia’s invasion [12d]
• With little or no help from the U.S. government, Americans stranded in the Mideast used WhatsApp and social media to figure out how to get home [12d]
• Times the U.S. has backed a foreign leader, as Trump hones in on Iran [12d]
• International Funds Outscore U.S. So Far [12d]
• Those who cheered U.S. Bitcoin reserve have spent year watching Trump's order languish [12d]
• How China is challenging the U.S. to become the next great space power [12d]