The worst ceasefire ever, Trump's stumbles and the Qatar jet
Iran is controlling the tempo. Trump is calling it a ceasefire while missiles still fly. And a $400 million gift plane from Qatar is now shuttling around Europe while the commander-in-chief fumbles country names at a NATO summit. Paul Rieckhoff cuts through all of it — no jersey, no spin, just a ground-truth read on what's actually happening to American power right now.
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