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US, Israel Plot Ahmadinejad Return, Taiwan Arms Deal Pending

5/23/2026

Left

US-Israeli Plot

U.S. officials and Israeli intelligence allegedly plotted to reinstall former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad after a regime-change strike.
The $14 billion arms sale to Taiwan, featuring anti-drone systems and air-defence missiles, remains undecided.
Donald Trump said he was to resume Iran strikes, but stopped after Gulf allies intervened.
Analysts said the Ahmadinejad scheme exposed U.S.–Israeli miscalculations and risked civilian casualties in the war.

Right

Trump slams MacDonough

President Donald Trump publicly called Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough a ‘vicious lunatic’ appointed by former leaders.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune pledged immediately to protect Senate staff after Trump demanded MacDonough’s removal.
Currently $14 billion arms sale potentially including anti-drone systems and air-defence missiles remains undecided.
Retiring Senator Thom Tillis warned the GOP could struggle to pass voter-focused bills before midterms.

Center

Trump Calls Taiwan

U.S. President Donald Trump said he will call Taiwan President Lai Ching-te, a move that would break the 1979 diplomatic norm.
The $14 billion arms package will be discussed with Lai, though no call date is set and sale remains undecided.
Taiwan ministry said Lai is ready to talk and affirmed Taiwan as a sovereign democracy.
China’s ministry condemned U.S.–Taiwan contact and delayed a Pentagon official’s visit until the arms decision.

Blindspot

Left coverage emphasized the reported U.S.–Israeli scheme to reinstall former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a detail absent from Right coverage.
Right coverage focused on Senate staff security and internal procedural disputes, giving little attention to the Taiwan arms-sale and diplomatic-norm issues highlighted by Left.

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US-Israeli Plot

U.S. officials and Israeli intelligence allegedly plotted to reinstall former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad after a regime-change strike.
The $14 billion arms sale to Taiwan, featuring anti-drone systems and air-defence missiles, remains undecided.
Donald Trump said he was to resume Iran strikes, but stopped after Gulf allies intervened.
Analysts said the Ahmadinejad scheme exposed U.S.–Israeli miscalculations and risked civilian casualties in the war.

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