(José Niño, Headline USA) In the debut episode of Headline Geopolitics, deputy editor José Niño sat down with Dr. Arta Moeini, Managing Director of the Institute for Peace & Diplomacy, to explore the unraveling of the liberal international order and the rise of multipolarity.
They also dug into the fallout...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) A report from the Israeli newspaper Haaretz estimates that the US used 93 interceptors from its THAAD missile defense system to defend Israel from Iranian missiles during the 12-day US-Israeli war against Iran.
At $13 million per interceptor, that means the US launched an estimated $1.25 billion worth...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) A newly declassified CIA memo revealed that top officials within the Obama administration deliberately manipulated intelligence to exaggerate Russia’s purported 2016 election interference. This set the stage for the years‑long Trump‑Russia collusion probe.
The review, commissioned by CIA Director John Ratcliffe in May 2025, reassessed the 2016 Intelligence Community...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The Pentagon has halted shipments of some air defense missiles and other munitions to Ukraine over concerns that US stockpiles have gotten too low, POLITICO reported on Tuesday.
The report said the decision was driven by Elbridge Colby, the undersecretary of defense for policy, a China hawk who wants...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The Senate on Tuesday advanced a massive spending package, dubbed the “Big Beautiful Bill” by President Trump, that includes $150 billion in extra military spending.
The bill passed in a vote of 51-50, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote, as three Republicans — Senators Rand...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) According to The Wall Street Journal, Israel codenamed its initial attack on Iran that killed senior military leaders “Red Wedding,” referring to a gruesome massacre from the book series “Game of Thrones,” which was adapted into a TV series on HBO.
In the Red Wedding scene, one family...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The DOJ Inspector General issued a report Tuesday, finding that a then-FBI supervisory special agent solicited and used prostitutes overseas. However, the Justice Department declined to prosecute the agent.
According to the DOJ-OIG report, the then-agent used an FBI-issued mobile device to conduct the transactions with...
(José Niño, Headline USA) Hackers claiming ties to Iran say they possess 100GB of emails from President Donald Trump’s inner circle and may soon leak or sell the trove, after previously distributing a batch to the media before the 2024 U.S. election.
In online conversations with Reuters on Sunday and...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The Trump-led DOJ busted two Chinese nationals for spying on U.S. Navy service members and bases, and for plotting to recruit others on behalf of the People’s Republic of China.
Prosecutors said that Yuance Chen, 38, and Liren “Ryan” Lai, 39, were arrested on June 27 and...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The FBI has declassified internal records about possible Chinese election interference in 2020. Buried in those documents is perhaps an even more explosive allegation—that the Chinese Communist Party has underground bases in the U.S.
The newly declassified—but still heavily redacted—records were released Tuesday by Sen. Chuck...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) US military tanker aircraft refueled Israeli jets throughout the 12-day US-Israeli war against Iran to ease the burden on Israel’s limited and aging fleet of tankers, Israel Hayom has reported.
The report said that “hundreds of aerial refuelings were conducted for Israeli fighter jets flying to Iran” during...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The Trump administration has approved a new arms deal for Israel that will provide the country with $510 million worth of Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAMS), kits that turn bombs into precision-guided weapons, as the US continues to provide military aid to support the genocidal war in...