(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Trump on Thursday tried to portray the increase in oil prices since the start of the US-Israeli war against Iran in a positive light, saying the US makes more money when prices rise, though Americans are already paying significantly more for gas.
“The United States is the...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Conservative media personality Tucker Carlson said Saturday that the CIA is reading his texts, and could be preparing a criminal referral against him over allegations that he’s acting as an unregistered foreign agent.
“I found out the CIA is preparing some kind of criminal referral for...
(Ioannis Vlahos, Antiwar.com) Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has approved a request from CENTCOM (U.S Central Command) to send additional Marines and warships to the Middle East, according to three U.S officials. CENTCOM, which is responsible for all U.S forces in the Middle East, requested an amphibious ready group and...
(Headline USA) A pilot from Alabama had just been promoted to major in January and had been deployed less than a week when the refueling aircraft he was aboard crashed in Iraq this week, killing him and five others, his brother-in-law said Saturday.
Alex Klinner, 33, leaves behind three small children:...
(Sarah-Roderick Fitch, The Center Square) A U.S. Air Force refueling jet involved in Operation Epic Fury has gone down over Iraq, according to U.S. Central Command.
The KC-135 was flying over “friendly airspace” during the incident involving another aircraft, which CENTCOM claims wasn't attributed to hostile or friendly fire. The...
(Headline USA) A man with a rifle who crashed into a large Michigan synagogue in what federal officials are saying was an attack had lost four family members in an Israeli airstrike in his native Lebanon last week, an official said Friday.
Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, 41, a naturalized U.S. citizen born...
(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) As the conflict with Iran enters day 12, 50,000 service members remain deployed around the Middle East, while the U.S. has struck over 5,500 targets inside the Islamic Republic.
During a press briefing at the Pentagon Tuesday morning, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said it...
(Headline USA) With no clear end in sight, the war with Iran is sending oil prices back to $100 per barrel, and stocks are sinking worldwide on Thursday.
The S&P 500 fell 1.2% and is returning to big swings following a couple days of relative calm. The Dow Jones Industrial...
(Headline USA) California Gov. Gavin Newsom said there was no imminent threat to the state, despite a warning from the FBI that Iran could send drones to the West Coast in retaliation for war.
Newsom said drone issues “have always been top of mind.”
“We've been aware of that information. ......
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said on Tuesday that the US “seems to be on a path” toward deploying troops to Iran, comments he made after a classified briefing for members of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
“We seem to be on a path toward deploying American troops...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The US is responsible for bombing an elementary school in Minab, southern Iran, during the opening hours of the US-Israeli war against Iran on February 28, a strike that massacred 175 children, the vast majority being young schoolgirls and schoolboys, according to a preliminary US military...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened Iran with “consequences never seen before” if its forces lay mines in the Strait of Hormuz, as the Trump administration appears to be scrambling on how to deal with the war’s impact on the global oil market.
“If Iran has put...