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What We’re Reading: Iran’s ‘New’ Leaders, Birthright Citizens, Doing Energy Right … And More

Some headlines, issues and news that caught our eye.

Trump’s Message To Iran: Time To Talk

‘New’ Iran Regime in Place and Talking, but U.S. Will Blow up Its Power Infrastructure if No Deal — Breitbart

Trump: War against Iran won’t last ‘much longer’ — Strait of Hormuz will reopen ‘automatically’ after US exit — New York Post

Hegseth: “Regime Change Has Occurred” In Iran And The Coming Days Will Be “Decisive” — Real Clear Politics (video)

Iran Drives Gulf Toward Israel — Front Page Magazine

Gulf allies privately make the case to Trump to keep fighting until Iran is decisively defeated — Associated Press

Why Iran’s Escalation Strategy Is Likely to Backfire — TIPP Insights

The Two Wars for Iran: The War in a Historical Context — American Greatness

Nazi Germany and the Iranian Mullahs — Front Page Magazine

Here are the ABCs of a reasonable Iran cease-fire deal — New York Post

Will High Court End Birthright Citizenship?

The Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship options — Washington Post

When Birthright Citizenship Goes Wrong — Daniel McCarthy, Real Clear Politics

The question that will doom Trump’s birthright citizenship gambit — New York Magazine Intelligencer

Trump Might Have a Case on Birthright Citizenship — Randy E. Barnett and Ilan Wurman, New York Times

Message To Dems: Illegal Immigration Is Still Serious Problem

Democrats keep choosing illegal immigrants over Americans — Washington Examiner

New Census data reveals how much Dems depend on illegal aliens for political power and government cash — Rod Thomson, Human Events

GOP Senator Introduces Bill to Debank Illegal Migrants — The National Pulse

Is U.S. Facing Creeping Jihad By Extremists?

Michigan Synagogue Terrorist Attack Was Directed By Hezbollah, DOJ Says — Daily Wire

Delayed Reaction, Islamic Terror Attacks in the United States — Calling All RushBabes

Energy: How Can We All Get It Right?

Trump convenes “God Squad” to override Endangered Species Act, up oil production — Ars Technica

Ending the Era of Energy Favoritism: How Technology-Neutral Policy Can Unlock the US Power Grid — Julia R. Cartwright, The Daily Economy

OIl Prices Under Trump High? Not Compared To Biden And Obama — Chart of the Day, Committee to Unleash Prosperity

AI, datacenters, ignorant politicians: The coming electricity crisis — Ronald Stein, America Out Loud News

Europe’s climate policies offer no relief for gas prices, as oil-rich U.S. is somewhat shielded — Just The News

Italy to Keep Coal Power Stations Open for Another Decade — The Daily Sceptic

EU Tells Members to Prepare for ‘Prolonged Disruption’ to Energy Markets From Iran War — gCaptain.com

Miscellaneous Interesting Stuff …

Trump To Crack Down On Mail-In Voting With New Executive Order — Daily Caller

Comer says ‘biased’ Census miscalculated in 2020, costing Republicans multiple House seats — Just The News

Why Democracy Needs the Rich — Paul McDonnold, The Daily Economy

Is Bitcoin Doomed By Quantum Computing? — Forbes

Social Security needs money to fix its shortfall. The question is, who will pay? — CNBC

Pelosi’s homeless project fails — American Thinker

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