Monday, May 4, 2026

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Trump Renews Call for Israel to Give Netanyahu a Pardon

(Kyle Anzalone, Libertarian Institute) President Donald Trump is ramping up pressure on Tel Aviv to grant a pardon to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Israeli leader is battling multiple corruption charges. Trump told the Israeli outlet Kan News on Sunday, “Tell your president to pardon Bibi . He’s a...

Trump Says US Acting ‘Like Pirates’ Against Iran

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Trump said on Friday that the US Navy was acting “like pirates” while enforcing the blockade against Iran, comments that affirm Tehran’s characterization of the US military action, which has involved seizing ships and Iranian oil. “We … land on top of it and we took over...

US Will ‘Guide’ Ships Out of the Strait of Hormuz Starting Monday Morning

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Trump said in a long post on Truth Social on Sunday night that the US has informed other countries that it will help “guide” their commercial ships out of the Strait of Hormuz, a move that would mark an escalation of US military operations off of...

DOJ Indicts Top Mexican Officials for Drug Trafficking

(Headline USA) Two members of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s party in the northwestern Sinaloa state said they would temporarily step down from their posts after the United States charged them and eight other politicians and security officers with drug trafficking. The bombshell indictment against the 10 has shaken Mexico's political establishment. In...

2 U.S. Military Members Go Missing in Training Exercise

(Headline USA) Two U.S. service members are missing in southwestern Morocco after taking part in annual multinational military exercises in the North African country, the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) said Sunday. The U.S., Morocco and other countries participating in the African Lion exercise have launched a search and rescue operation,...

Congress Passes 45-Day Extension of Warrantless Spy Powers

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Both the House and the Senate passed a 45-day extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which gives the federal government the power to conduct warrantless surveillance of Americans. The Senate passed the 45-day extension by unanimous consent, and the bill then passed...

US Military Reaches Deals with 7 Tech Companies to Use Their AI on Classified Systems

(Headline USA) The Pentagon said Friday that it has reached deals with seven tech companies to use their artificial intelligence in its classified computer networks, allowing the military to tap into AI-powered capabilities to help it fight wars. Google, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Nvidia, OpenAI, Reflection and SpaceX will provide...

US May Deploy New Hypersonic Missile Against Iran

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) US Central Command has requested the deployment of the US’s hypersonic missile, known as the Dark Eagle, for potential use against Iran, as President Donald Trump is considering restarting the bombing campaign, Bloomberg has reported. The US has already used a missile for the first time against...

Real Cost of Iran War Likely Double the $25 Billion Figure the Pentagon Gave to Congress

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The $25 billion estimate the Pentagon gave to Congress on Wednesday regarding the cost of the Iran war is a lowball figure that doesn’t include the cost of repairing the destruction at US bases across the Middle East, CNN has reported. Sources told the outlet that factoring...

Police Were Forewarned of Terror Attack before Anti-Jewish Shooting in Australia

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Police were warned of an impending terror attack before two terrorists killed 11 people in December in Australia, according to the New York Times. The attack, which took place during a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi Beach, was the country’s worst mass shooting in some three decades. Citing a...

Man Convicted of Aiding IS Group, but Not for Deadly Kabul Airport Bombing

(Headline USA) An alleged Islamic State group militant from Afghanistan was convicted on Wednesday of aiding the terror organization that took credit for a deadly suicide bombing at a Kabul airport, but a jury couldn’t agree on whether he bears some responsibility for that attack during the U.S. military’s...

Trump Consulting With Iran Hawks Who Want Him To Restart Bombing Campaign

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Amid a US blockade on Iranian ports and a very fragile ceasefire with Iran, President Trump has been consulting with some of the most rabid Iran hawks who want him to restart the bombing campaign, according to a report from Axios. The report said Trump has been speaking...
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