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Top GOP Lawmaker Says Pentagon Not Sharing Enough Details on Potential Iran Ground War

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), chair of the House Armed Services Committee, denounced the US War Department on Wednesday for not providing enough information about the US war against Iran, including plans for potential ground operations. According to POLITICO, Rogers said that during a briefing, members told Pentagon officials...

US Arms Control Official Refuses To Comment When Asked If Israel Has Nuclear Weapons

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) A senior US arms control official on Wednesday refused to comment when asked during a congressional hearing if Israel has nuclear weapons, maintaining the US government’s ambiguity over Israel’s undeclared nuclear arsenal. “I can’t comment on that specific question. I’d have to refer you to the Israelis on...

DOJ to Pay Michael Flynn $1.2 Million for Malicious Russiagate Prosecution

(Headline USA) The Justice Department has settled for roughly $1.2 million a lawsuit from Michael Flynn, the former national security adviser to President Donald Trump who was prosecuted during the Republican's first term as part of the FBI's politically motivated Russiagate investigation. Court papers filed Wednesday do not reveal the settlement...

Bipartisan Senate Bill Would Ban Sports Betting on Prediction Markets

(José Niño, Headline USA) ​​A cross-party coalition of U.S. legislators has put forward a measure that would ban wagering on athletic events through prediction exchanges, specifically aimed at services like Polymarket and Kalshi. The measure unveiled Monday would "bar any entity registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission from listing or...

Pentagon Secretly Dictates What Satellite Companies Can Say About Iran War Damage

(José Niño, Headline USA) The Defense Department has discreetly directed private space imaging firms on approved terminology for Iran conflict coverage, imposing information controls on what Americans can learn. Defense insiders informed journalist Ken Klippenstein that information restrictions surrounding the Iran campaign remain unprecedented, with virtually no public disclosure regarding...

US Pilot Suffered Shrapnel Wounds After F-35 Hit Over Iran

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) A United States Air Force pilot suffered shrapnel wounds when a US F-35 fighter jet was struck while flying over Iran last week, Air and Space Forces Magazine has reported, citing people familiar with the matter. US Central Command (CENTCOM) hasn’t shared any details about the incident...

US Sends Iran 15-Point Proposal To End War, But No Sign Tehran Is Interested in Talks

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The US has reportedly sent a 15-point proposal to Iran to end the war that the US and Israel launched on February 28, but there’s still no sign Tehran is interested in negotiations at the moment, despite President Donald Trump’s claims that they’ve been happening. According to...

Iran Rejects US Proposal To End War, Lays Out Its Own Conditions: Iranian Media

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Iran’s PressTV reported on Wednesday that Tehran has rejected the Trump administration’s 15-point proposal to end the war the United States and Israel launched on February 28 and laid out its own conditions to end the conflict. “Iran will end the war when it decides to do...

Pete Hegseth Shares War Propaganda Video From a Criminal Marine

(José Niño, Headline USA) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced widespread mockery after recently sharing a years-old video of a Marine urging troops to be "combat ready" without apparently realizing the Marine had been relieved of duty for entering a subordinate's home without permission, per a report by The Daily...

Commander of 82nd Airborne Ordered to Middle East for Potential Ground Operation in Iran

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Maj. Gen. Brandon Tegtmeier, the chief of the US Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, and his headquarters staff have been ordered to the Middle East as the Pentagon prepares for potential ground operations in Iran, The Intercept reported Tuesday, citing two US government officials. The New York Times...

Trump Backs Off on Threat To Bomb Iran’s Power Plants

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump has backed off on his threat to bomb Iran’s power plants if the Strait of Hormuz wasn’t “fully opened” by Monday night and claimed that Washington and Tehran had held talks over the past two days, which has been denied by Iranian officials. “I...

Pope Leo XIV Suggests Aerial Bombing Campaigns Should Be ‘Banned Forever’

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Pope Leo XIV suggested on Monday that aerial bombing campaigns should have been “banned forever” following the atrocities committed from the sky during the 20th century, as he continues pushing an antiwar message following the start of the US-Israeli war against Iran. “Airplanes should always be carriers...
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