(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday said that the US launched a war against Iran because Israel was planning to attack, an admission that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu steered the US into the conflict.
“It was abundantly clear that if Iran came under attack by...
(The Center Square) The number of American service members killed in action as part of Operation Epic Fury has climbed from four to six, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio vows “the hardest hits are yet to come from the U.S. military.”
CENTCOM announced that two additional service members had...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Trump said in an interview with The New York Post on Monday that he won’t rule out sending troops into Iran as the war the US and Israel launched against the Islamic Republic on Saturday morning continues to rage.
“I don’t have the yips with respect...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Former US House Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Sunday urged Vice President JD Vance and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard to speak out against the US war against Iran, citing their previous opposition to a conflict with the Islamic Republic.
“ and you both need...
(Headline USA) Three American fighter jets were mistakenly downed by friendly Kuwaiti fire Monday during an Iranian air assault, the U.S. military said.
All six crew members safely ejected from the F-15E Strike Eagles and were in stable condition after being recovered, the U.S. said.
An attack by Iranian aircraft, missiles and...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Before the US and Israel launched a war against Iran on Saturday morning and killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the CIA assessed that if the Iranian leader were killed, his rule would likely be replaced by “hardline” figures from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Reuters has reported.
The report...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Trump said in an interview with the Daily Mail on Sunday that he expects his new war with Iran to last “four weeks or so” as US and Israeli strikes continue to pound Iran and Iranian missiles and drones continue to make an impact in Israel...
(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) Nine Iranian ships have been “destroyed and sunk” by U.S. forces as part of Operation Epic Fury, according to President Donald Trump.
The president’s announcement comes as the joint coordinated U.S.-Israeli strikes enter their second day.
“I have just been informed that we have destroyed and...
(Jose Nino, Headline USA) Released Justice Department documents reveal Jeffrey Epstein pressured Qatar to recognize Israel during the 2017 Gulf blockade as a way to gain favor with President Trump, according to Reuters.
During the 2017 to 2021 blockade of Qatar by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt, Epstein...
(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) One of the major global maritime passageways for oil transport, the Strait of Hormuz, has been closed, according to multiple reports.
The Strait of Hormuz, which connects the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, has reportedly been receiving VHF transmissions from the Iranian Revolutionary...
(Headline USA) Three U.S. service members have died, and five more have been seriously wounded, in the early stages of the U.S./Israel war against Iran.
U.S. Central Command announced the casualties Sunday morning, adding that several others sustained minor shrapnel injuries and concussions, and are in the process of being...
(Headline USA) Violent clashes between protesters and security forces in the Pakistani port city of Karachi left at least nine people killed and more than 50 others wounded on Sunday, after hundreds of demonstrators attempted to storm the U.S. Consulate, authorities said.
The violence came hours after the United States...