(Headline USA) President Donald Trump said Saturday that a deal with Iran on the war, including opening the Strait of Hormuz, has been “largely negotiated” after calls with Israel and other allies in the region.
“Final aspects and details of the Deal are currently being discussed, and will be announced...
(José Niño, Headline USA) Tulsi Gabbard stepped down as Director of National Intelligence on Friday, with the resignation effective June 30, publicly attributing her exit to her husband's cancer battle. However, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters that the White House had forced her out following months...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Iran is reconstituting its military capabilities that were degraded by the US-Israeli bombing campaign much faster than expected and is already producing new drones, CNN reported on Thursday, citing sources familiar with US intelligence.
One US official told the outlet that some US intelligence estimates indicate Iran...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Bloomberg reported on Thursday that during the US-Israeli bombing campaign against Iran that began on February 28, Iranian forces destroyed more than two dozen US MQ-9 Reaper drones, or nearly $1 billion worth of the unmanned aircraft.
The number represents about 20% of the Pentagon’s MQ-9 inventory....
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) House Republicans on Thursday canceled a vote on a War Powers Resolution to end President Donald Trump’s war against Iran as it became clear they didn’t have the votes to defeat the measure. The delay means that the House won’t take up the bill until after...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Thursday that he will send 5,000 additional troops to Poland, the same number of troops the Pentagon has announced it plans to pull out of Germany.
“Based on the successful Election of the now President of...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters on Thursday that the chances of reaching an “agreement that’s peaceful” with Cuba are “not high,” comments that come after the US indicted a former Cuban president, setting up a pretext for a potential attack.
“They’re not going to be...
(Headline USA) Federal prosecutors on Wednesday announced charges against former Cuban President Raúl Castro in the 1996 downing of civilian planes operated by Miami-based exiles as the Trump administration escalated pressure on the socialist government.
The indictment was related to Castro’s alleged role in the shootdown of two small planes...
(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) In a remarkable rebuke of the Trump administration's mission against Iran, the U.S. Senate narrowly advanced a War Powers Resolution when a handful of Republicans joined Democrats in a 50-47 vote.
Sens. Rand Paul, R-Ky.; Susan Collins, R-Maine; Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska; and Bill Cassidy, R-La.,...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The Senate on Tuesday voted to advance a War Powers Resolution meant to bring an end to President Donald Trump’s war against Iran as he is threatening to restart the full-scale bombing campaign.
The legislation, which would direct the removal of US forces engaged in the blockade...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Monday that he has decided to “hold off” on a plan to attack Iran on Tuesday due to requests from the US’s Gulf Arab allies.
Trump claimed that the request to delay the attack came from...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said on Monday that any US attack on Cuba would cause a “bloodbath,” a warning that comes as US officials are setting up pretexts for a potential war on the island nation.
“The threats of military aggression against from the world’s greatest...