Monday, April 20, 2026

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US Seizes Iranian Ship after Navy Destroyer ‘Blew a Hole’ in Its Engine Room

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Trump said on Sunday that a US warship “blew a hole” in the engine room of an Iranian cargo ship that attempted to get past the US naval blockade of Iranian ports and claimed that US Marines now “have custody” of the vessel. “Today, an Iranian-flagged cargo...

FBI Arrests Iranian National for Arms Trafficking

(Headline USA) A 44-year-old Los Angeles woman from Iran was arrested Saturday night at Los Angeles International Airport on suspicion of helping Iran traffic weapons to Sudan, which is in its fourth year of a bloody civil war. Shamim Mafi will face charges that she brokered the sale of “drones, bombs,...

Final Offer: Trump Threatens Massive Bombing Campaign if Iran Doesn’t Take Deal

(Headline USA) President Donald Trump said that U.S. negotiators will head to Pakistan on Monday for talks with Iran, lifting hopes of extending a ceasefire set to expire this week even as Washington and Tehran remain locked in a standoff over the Strait of Hormuz. The prospect of talks on the...

Iran Fires on Ship Passing Through Straight of Hormuz

(Headline USA) The standoff over the Strait of Hormuz escalated again Saturday as Iran reversed its reopening of the crucial waterway and fired on ships attempting to pass, in retaliation after the United States pressed ahead with its blockade of Iranian ports. The strait is closed until the U.S. blockade...

Drone Kills Lebanon Man Minutes After Trump Said Israel Prohibited From Striking

(Jason Ditz, Antiwar.com) President Trump declared on Friday, shortly after the start of the Israel-Lebanon 10-day ceasefire, that Israel was absolutely “PROHIBITED” by the United States from carrying out any strikes on Lebanon because “Enough is enough!!!” Mere minutes after that declaration was posted on social media, the first strike...

Iran Closes Strait of Hormuz Again in Response to US Blockade

(Headline USA) The standoff over the Strait of Hormuz quickly escalated again Saturday as Iran reversed its reopening of the crucial waterway and fired on ships attempting to pass, in retaliation after the United States pressed ahead with its blockade choking off Iranian ports. Confusion over the strait, through which roughly...

Trump Says Iran Agrees to Turn Over ‘Nuclear Dust’

(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) The United States will receive Iran’s “nuclear dust,” President Donald Trump said Friday. “The U.S.A. will get all the nuclear ‘dust,’ created by our great B2 bombers – no money will exchange hands in any way, shape, or form,” Trump posted on Truth Social. It is...

‘Enough Is Enough’: Trump Tells Israel to Halt Attacks on Lebanon

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump instructed Israel to halt its attacks on Lebanon. Iran said the truce with Lebanon was the reason it elected to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.  “Israel will not be bombing Lebanon any longer. They are PROHIBITED from doing so by the U.S.A. Enough is...

US Has Completed Full Withdrawal from Syria

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The US military has completed a full withdrawal from Syria, Syrian officials told Middle East Eye on Thursday, marking the end of a military presence that first began with US special operations troops in 2015. So far, the withdrawal hasn’t been confirmed by the US military, but...

US Military will Target Iran-Linked Ships Worldwide, Broadening Scope Beyond Blockade

(Headline USA) The U.S. military has widened its efforts beyond the blockade of Iran's ports to allow its forces around the world to stop any ship tied to Tehran or those suspected of carrying supplies that could help its government, from weapons to oil, metals and electronics. Gen. Dan Caine,...

Informant Earned Millions Working for the DEA While Paying No Taxes

(Headline USA) A longtime informant who traveled the world partying with rogue U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents avoided a prison sentence this week after admitting he failed to pay taxes on nearly $4 million he received for years of undercover work. Andres Zapata was sentenced Wednesday in Austin, Texas, to...

US Dramatically Ramps Up Bombing Campaign Against Small Boats in the Waters of Latin America

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The US military has dramatically ramped up its bombing campaign against small boats in the waters of Latin America in recent days amid the very fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran, and as it prepares for a potential attack on Cuba. According to press releases from...
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