On April 7th, the world held its breath as Donald Trump threatened genocidal escalation in the illegal US-Israeli war on Iran, stating: "a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again." Though eventually, the US stepped back from the brink and announced a "ceasefire" with Iran and the beginning of negotiations. A month on, it is clear that this is not a true ceasefire, but rather a lull in the fighting as the US and Israel flounder to secure any meaningful victory and are incapable of admitting defeat.

US imposed sanctions and multiple coup attempts have succeeded in producing extreme hardship among the populace of Venezuela since the success of the Bolivarian Revolution in 1999, which in turn has caused a mass refugee crisis, with many fleeing to the US.