When the European members of NATO decided not to come to Donald Trump’s rescue when he asked for help to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the president said it no longer mattered, that the United States did not depend on the oil coming from the Gulf and that its blockade by Iran would have no consequences in Washington. “I have a suggestion for you: buy it from the U.S., we have plenty, and arm yourselves with the courage you lack, go to the strait and simply take the oil,” he urged the United Kingdom, Germany, France, and other European allies.

Iran and the U.S. recognized this Saturday “encouraging progress” in their indirect negotiation to end the war. An extension of the sixty-day truce and a preliminary agreement would be within reach, according to the Pakistani mediators, who see a second meeting in Islamabad between the contenders possible within a week.

It has been several decades since Kortatu sang about Don Vito and the revolt in the asylum. So much time later, another Don (Donald Trump) is provoking with his war in Iran that the Republican Party enters a phase of derangement and political schizophrenia. Revolt among the Republicans