Diplomatic cables show Iran war is damaging US on multiple fronts across the world - POLITICO

The documents show the fallout for the US in Bahrain, Indonesia and Azerbaijan as it struggles to catch up with pro-Iran messaging...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/17/embassy-cables-detail-how-iran-war-is-hurting-the-us-abroad-00877205

This Ancient Silk Road City Is Now a Modern Marvel - National Geographic

Prismatic and enigmatic, Baku, Azerbaijan, remains largely unknown to travelers. ....
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/destinations/asia/azerbaijan/photos-pictures-baku/

Ivanka's signature real estate deals were disasters linked to drug cartels and money laundering -- ThinkProgress.org

Before her father became president, Ivanka Trump tied herself more closely to two of her father's international projects than any others. One, in Panama, was the current president's first international foray -- a building, according to the developer, that Donald Trump wanted to be Ivanka's "baby." ....
https://thinkprogress.org/ivankas-real-estate-deals-corruption-33f65f778d0f/

A Trump hotel project seems to have involved a front for Iran's Revolutionary Guard

It wouldn't be the first time Trump got into money-laundering trouble. ...
http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/3/6/14827604/trump-tower-baku