Simon Marks

Simon Marks: Trump’s masterclass in evasion is falling apart YouTube video by LBC

Sorry for any confusion...the correct link for me and James on YouTube is this one:

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It's now blatant and open. A wannabe theocracy trying to topple an actual theocracy.

Hegseth reads from the Bible at his update today, reinforcing the impression that the illegal war is a Christian nationalist crusade.

March 10, 2026 - Amid oil price turmoil, is the end of Trump's strategy-free war on Iran in sight? Simon's live update for "The Claire Byrne Show" on Ireland's Newstalk.

One more from me...earlier today on "The Claire Byrne Show" on Ireland's Newstalk:

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#iran #Trump #Congress #Democrats #Epstein #journalism #simonmarks

Oh.

Trump says he's "winning" in Iran, but has not yet "won enough". That, and an array of other specious claims and falsehoods littered the air in Mar A Lago.

Mine with @mrjamesob.bsky.social earlier on @lbc.co.uk

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There are “shared values that unite us” and Jim Jordan, apparently. I’d love to see a list of them.

DHS detains US citizen from Evanston at O'Hare, releases her in WI after nearly 2 days: family The woman's family said federal agents told them that she was not in custody despite her phone location previously showing her at the Broadview facility.

“Curious travel history”.

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Unerringly exhausting.

Breath-taking act of betrayal.

Asked whether he isn't betraying the Iranian people, Trump confirms that he is betraying the Iranian people. "I’d love to help them, but they have to be in a system that allows them to be helped. And right now they’re in a system that only allows failure".

Trump again cites Venezuela approvingly, as an example of what he foresees for Iran. Totally absent from his comments: any message to the Iranian people that he encouraged to rise up just 11 days ago.

Trump: Vladimir Putin (to whom he spoke today) was "very impressed with what he saw" in terms of US military success in Iran. Putin, as ever, playing him like a 🎻

He is threatening here to destroy Iranian infrastructure targets (power plants etc) if the regime continues to disrupt the Strait of Hormuz. The offramp offer to Iran appears to be: leave the Strait open, and we won't go after your power grid.

Trump's line that the USA has won, but "we haven't won enough" suggests the possibility of several more days of bombardment, before - at the behest of the Saudis and the Qataris - he folds his tent. Having plunged the region into crisis, incinerated his relationships in Europe and the Middle East.

Totally false, obviously.

Latest Trump on Iran via White House pool.

The TACO moment approaches.

Trump administration subpoenaing Arizona 2020 voting records, as Trump pushes to consolidate election power The administration has also obtained records from Fulton County, Georgia, as Trump continues to focus on the 2020 election he lost.

#jiggerypokery

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Nigel Farage fails to meet Trump after flying to Mar-a-Lago Reform UK leader insists he never planned on meeting the president, despite flying to his resort

Wait, what?

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Trump's inner circle cannot rein him in. And his mental state is being questioned The US President is acting like a dictator - and no one is stopping him

My latest for @theipaper.com

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March 9, 2026 - Second full week of war on Iran, and Trump still has no plan for its outcome Simon's live round up for Nick Abbot's Sunday night / Monday morning programme on the UK's LBC.  Listen weekly at 0045am UK time or find it here on-demand afterwards.

Second week of war on Iran is underway as the US death toll rises and oil prices soar. Mine with @nickabbot.bsky.social on the UK's @lbc.co.uk

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#simonmarks #america #donaldtrump #trump #iran #israel #iranwar #middleeast #petehegseth #marcorubio #netanyahu #LBC

Trump is isolating the US by attacking its allies – and playing into Putin's hands Russia’s President doesn’t need to do anything, he can just sit on the sidelines and watch as his enemies become increasingly divided

Mine for @theipaper.com

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NTSB member who responded to D.C. midair crash abruptly departs, says he was fired by the White House National Transportation Safety Board member Todd Inman has abruptly departed the agency two years into what is typically a five-year term.

👀 This was the man who attended the scene of the mid-air collision that Trump falsely blamed on DEI hires among Air Traffic Controllers, even before the debris had been recovered.

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BREAKING

The Islamic Republic of Iran has announced that Mojtaba Khamenei, the 56-year-old son of Ali Khamenei, has been chosen by the Assembly of Experts as the new Supreme Leader.

This is according to Islamic Republic state media.

Wish I had that kind of archiving system at my disposal.

Fox had now apologized for this, claiming the use of the archival footage was “inadvertent”.

Actually…that’s a point BBC lawyers should pounce on!!

March 7, 2026 - As Iran war rages, more questions pile up about Trump's relationship with Epstein Simon's live update for Natasha Devon's Saturday evening programme on the UK's LBC.

The Epstein story is by no means over for Trump and the White House. Mine for @natashadevon.bsky.social's programme last night on @lbc.co.uk

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Quite a moment, even by local standards.